Codeforces API Client Skill

Purpose

Interface with the Codeforces API to fetch contest data, problem sets, submissions, and user statistics for competitive programming workflows.

Capabilities

• Fetch contest problems and metadata
• Submit solutions and retrieve verdicts
• Access user standings and rating history
• Retrieve editorials and problem tags
• Virtual contest management
• Fetch recent submissions and status
• Access problemset by tags and difficulty

Target Processes

• codeforces-contest
• progress-tracking
• skill-gap-analysis
• upsolving workflows

Integration

Uses the official Codeforces API (https://codeforces.com/apiHelp) with proper rate limiting and authentication when required.

Input Schema

json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "action": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["getContestProblems", "getUserSubmissions", "getProblemset", "getStandings", "getUserRating"]
    },
    "contestId": { "type": "integer" },
    "handle": { "type": "string" },
    "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
    "count": { "type": "integer", "default": 10 }
  },
  "required": ["action"]
}

Output Schema

json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": { "type": "boolean" },
    "data": { "type": "object" },
    "error": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["success"]
}

Usage Example

javascript
{
  "action": "getContestProblems",
  "contestId": 1900
}