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title: "Handshake — version and discovery"
method: GET
path: "/"
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# Handshake — version and discovery

`GET /`

Returns the implementing module's version, the handler name (always `Stratos`), and a link back to this documentation.

Used by the Stratos airline admin area to verify a newly-entered VA API base URL is reachable and speaking the Stratos contract — if the response shape matches and `handler` is `Stratos`, the setup is good.

## Response `200`

Server is up and speaks the Stratos API.

- HandshakeResponse
  - `api_version` string, required — Semver of the implementing module.
  - `handler` string, required — Always `Stratos` — confirms the server speaks the Stratos contract.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/skyvexsoftware/apis/stratos-core-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/skyvexsoftware/apis/stratos-core-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/skyvexsoftware/stratos-core-api/versions/0b7ba98ff0aa/schema)