Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the ShortPixel Image Optimization API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fshortpixel.com%2Fshortpixel" | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fshortpixel.com%2Fshortpixel" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with ShortPixel Image Optimization API.
Optimize images by URL
Manage crm data programmatically
Integrate ShortPixel Image Optimization API into automated workflows
Query and filter ShortPixel Image Optimization API records by parameters
Monitor ShortPixel Image Optimization API operational status and events
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Patterns agents use ShortPixel Image Optimization API for, with concrete tasks.
★ CRM Operations
Use the ShortPixel Image Optimization API to perform crm operations programmatically. The API provides 3 endpoints covering core functionality including optimize images by url, optimize a single image synchronously, optimize images by file upload.
Call POST /reducer.php to optimize images by url
Automated Post Reducer.Php Management
Automate post reducer.php operations by combining multiple ShortPixel Image Optimization API endpoints. Agents can optimize a single image synchronously and then optimize images by file upload in a single workflow.
Call POST /reducer-sync.php to optimize a single image synchronously, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call ShortPixel Image Optimization API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'optimize images by url', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
3 endpoints — shortpixel api for image optimization, compression, resizing, format conversion, and background removal.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/reducer.php
Optimize images by URL
/reducer-sync.php
Optimize a single image synchronously
/post-reducer.php
Optimize images by file upload
/reducer.php
Optimize images by URL
/reducer-sync.php
Optimize a single image synchronously
/post-reducer.php
Optimize images by file upload
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the ShortPixel Image Optimization API by hand means sending your API key on every reducer request against api.shortpixel.com and handling its synchronous and asynchronous optimization responses yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the ShortPixel Image Optimization API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
ShortPixel takes the images to optimize in the request body rather than as owned path resources, so you limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as the synchronous or the queued reducer, and it can call nothing beyond the operations you choose.
Credential isolation
Your ShortPixel key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'optimize images by URL' or 'optimize images synchronously', and Jentic returns the matching ShortPixel operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using ShortPixel Image Optimization API through Jentic.
What authentication does the ShortPixel Image Optimization API use?
The ShortPixel Image Optimization API uses an API key passed in the `key` query. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I optimize images by url with the ShortPixel Image Optimization API?
Yes. Use the POST /reducer.php endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the ShortPixel Image Optimization API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I optimize images by url through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'optimize images by url'. Jentic returns the matching ShortPixel Image Optimization API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the ShortPixel Image Optimization API have?
The ShortPixel Image Optimization API exposes 3 endpoints covering post reducer.php, reducer sync.php, reducer.php operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the ShortPixel Image Optimization API?
Yes. Jentic One is self-hosted, so you set the rules that decide which ShortPixel operations and credentials your agent may use. Because ShortPixel takes the images to optimize in the request body rather than as owned path resources, you grant only the operations the agent needs, such as the synchronous reducer, the queued reducer, or file upload, and it can call nothing beyond the operations you allow. Your API key is injected at execution time and never enters the agent's prompt or logs.
For Agents
Programmatically optimize images by url, optimize a single image synchronously. Covers 3 operations with apiKey authentication.
Use for: I need to optimize images by url, I want to optimize a single image synchronously, Search for optimize images by file upload, List all records from ShortPixel Image Optimization API
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or developer tools - use for crm only.
ShortPixel API for image optimization, compression, resizing, format conversion, and background removal. Supports lossy, lossless, and glossy compression modes. The API exposes 3 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.
This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.
Base layer of spec validity and structural soundness.
Aggregated quality score from linter diagnostics, weighted by severity.
Percentage of `$ref` references that resolve successfully.
Checks whether the API description parses successfully and conforms to its declared specification (e.g., OpenAPI).
Structural correctness score based on schema issues using logarithmic dampening.
Clarity, completeness, and ingestion readiness for developers and tooling.
How richly the API is illustrated with examples.
Percentage of examples that conform to their schemas.
Percentage of operations with complete response definitions (success, client error, server error).
Health of API ingestion, bundling, and resolution within Jentic pipelines.
Semantic breadth, depth, and agent comprehension for AI systems.
Coverage of descriptions across API elements.
Coverage of RFC 9457 Problem Details for error responses.
Coverage, uniqueness, and casing consistency of operationIds for AI inference.
Coverage of summaries across operations/tags/info.
Functional utility, complexity comfort, and AI orchestration readiness.
Agent comfort level based on API operational and structural complexity.
Trust, risk posture, and security compliance.
Average quality of security schemes based on authentication method strength (weakest link for OAuth2).
Findability, semantic richness, and reasoning readiness.
Clarity and depth of descriptions across API elements.
Score it yourself
Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>