npx skills add ...
npx skills add iii-hq/iii --skill iii-sdk-reference
Use when working with iii SDK APIs across Node.js, browser, Python, or Rust: package installation, worker initialization, function/trigger registration, invocation, channels, logging, OpenTelemetry, and language-specific caveats.
npx skills add iii-hq/iii --skill iii-sdk-reference
Use this skill for language-specific SDK details. Use iii-core-primitives for the common model and
iii-error-handling for exception handling.
| SDK | Package | Best for | Important caveat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node.js | iii-sdk | Server-side TypeScript/JavaScript workers | Supports custom headers, Logger, OpenTelemetry, HTTP-invoked functions |
| Browser | iii-browser-sdk | Web apps and interactive UI callbacks | Connect through an RBAC-protected listener; keep secrets server-side |
| Python | iii-sdk | Sync or async Python workers | Use trigger_async inside async handlers |
| Rust | iii-sdk | High-performance tokio workers | Handler error type should map into iii_sdk::Error |
Logger/OpenTelemetry, HTTP request/response types, stream, queue, and worker-connection types live in
the helpers package — @iii-dev/helpers (Node, with submodules like /observability and /http) or
iii-helpers (Python iii_helpers.*, Rust iii_helpers::*) — installed alongside the SDK.
| Capability | Node | Python | Rust |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect worker | registerWorker(url, options?) | register_worker(address, options?) | register_worker(url, InitOptions) |
| Register local function | registerFunction(id, handler, options?) | register_function(id, handler, **options) | register_function(RegisterFunction::new(...)) |
| Register trigger | registerTrigger({ type, function_id, config }) | register_trigger({...}) | register_trigger(RegisterTriggerInput { ... }) |
| Invoke function | trigger({ function_id, payload }) | trigger(request) / trigger_async(request) | trigger(TriggerRequest) |
| Durable enqueue | TriggerAction.Enqueue({ queue }) | {"type": "enqueue", "queue": name} | TriggerAction::Enqueue { queue } |
| Channels | createChannel() | create_channel() / create_channel_async() | create_channel(None).await |
Node supports custom WebSocket headers, Logger, OpenTelemetry options, HTTP-invoked function
registration, trigger metadata, channels, and custom trigger types.
Do not expose the private engine worker port to untrusted browsers. Browser workers cannot send custom WebSocket headers and must not hold backend secrets.
Python handlers may be sync or async. Use await iii.trigger_async(request) inside async handlers,
and iii.trigger(request) in sync contexts. HttpResponse (from iii_helpers.http) uses camelCase statusCode.
Rust supports typed handlers and schema extraction when input/output types derive
schemars::JsonSchema. Add the otel feature when using OpenTelemetry helpers.
readerRef or writerRef through a function payload.iii-core-primitives.iii-engine-config.iii-error-handling.import { registerWorker } from "iii-sdk";
import { Logger } from "@iii-dev/helpers/observability";
const iii = registerWorker("ws://localhost:49134", {
workerName: "node-worker",
invocationTimeoutMs: 30000,
});
iii.registerFunction("users::lookup", async (input) => {
new Logger().info("looking up user", { userId: input.userId });
return { userId: input.userId, name: "Ada" };
});import { registerWorker, TriggerAction } from "iii-browser-sdk";
const iii = registerWorker("wss://api.example.com/worker?token=session-token");
const result = await iii.trigger({
function_id: "backend::get-user",
payload: { userId: "123" },
});
await iii.trigger({
function_id: "analytics::track",
payload: { event: "page_view" },
action: TriggerAction.Void(),
});from iii import InitOptions, register_worker
from iii_helpers.observability import Logger
iii = register_worker(
address="ws://localhost:49134",
options=InitOptions(worker_name="python-worker"),
)
def lookup_user(data):
Logger().info("looking up user", {"userId": data["userId"]})
return {"userId": data["userId"], "name": "Ada"}
iii.register_function("users::lookup", lookup_user)use iii_sdk::{register_worker, InitOptions, RegisterFunction};
use serde_json::json;
let iii = register_worker("ws://127.0.0.1:49134", InitOptions::default());
iii.register_function(
RegisterFunction::new("users::lookup", |input: serde_json::Value| {
Ok(json!({ "userId": input["userId"], "name": "Ada" }))
}).description("Look up a user"),
)?;