> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.patch.gg/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Staff picks, in order

> Up to five projects Patch staff picked for the top of Discover; the first is the lead. Each comes with its host games, latest public release and first clip.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /featured
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Patch API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The public API behind patch.gg, the desktop app and pch. Changes within v1
    are additive only. Errors are { error: { code, message, details } }; branch
    on code.
servers:
  - url: https://patch.gg/api/v1
security: []
paths:
  /featured:
    get:
      tags:
        - Projects
      summary: Staff picks, in order
      description: >-
        Up to five projects Patch staff picked for the top of Discover; the
        first is the lead. Each comes with its host games, latest public release
        and first clip.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The staff picks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/StaffPick'
                required:
                  - data
components:
  schemas:
    StaffPick:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        - type: object
          properties:
            clip:
              anyOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media'
                - type: 'null'
          required:
            - clip
    Project:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        owner:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        handle:
          type: string
          example: patch/demo-mod
        name:
          type: string
        summary:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        kind:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          enum:
            - web_game
            - mod
            - crossover_mod
            - remix
            - null
          description: Derived from the latest published release
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - archived
            - removed
        cover_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        min_players:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        max_players:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        source_visibility:
          type: string
          enum:
            - open_source
            - source_available
            - source_private
          description: >-
            open_source: anyone can read and fork it. source_available:
            readable, no forks. source_private: shared with reviewers only.
        code_license:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9.+-]*$
          example: MIT
          description: License of the code; defaults to MIT
        art_license:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9.+-]*$
          example: MIT
          description: License of original art and other assets; defaults to CC-BY-4.0
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            discord:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://discord.gg/patch
            x:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://x.com/patchgg
            telegram:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://t.me/patchgg
            youtube:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://youtube.com/@patchgg
            twitch:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://twitch.tv/patchgg
            github:
              type: string
              maxLength: 300
              example: https://github.com/patchgg/demo-mod
        host_games:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              slug:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              role:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - host
                  - companion
                  - related
                description: >-
                  host: the game it plays in. companion: another game it needs
                  on the player's PC. related: a game it's only related to.
              cover_url:
                type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                description: The game's own cover art, if Patch has it
            required:
              - slug
              - name
              - role
              - cover_url
        latest_release:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
          properties:
            version:
              type: string
            channel:
              type: string
            published_at:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            trust_tier:
              type: string
              enum:
                - sandboxed
                - game_files_only
                - runs_code
              description: >-
                What the release can do on the player's PC, worked out from its
                recipe and files: runs sandboxed in Patch, changes game files
                only, or runs code. Drives the consent sheet and review.
          required:
            - version
            - channel
            - published_at
            - trust_tier
        urls:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectUrls'
        created_at:
          type: string
        updated_at:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - owner
        - slug
        - handle
        - name
        - summary
        - description
        - kind
        - status
        - cover_url
        - min_players
        - max_players
        - source_visibility
        - code_license
        - art_license
        - links
        - host_games
        - latest_release
        - created_at
        - updated_at
    Media:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - cover
            - screenshot
            - clip
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - ready
          description: >-
            pending until the upload is completed; only the project's managers
            see it
        url:
          type: string
          description: Where it's served from, once it's ready
        content_type:
          type: string
        sha256:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
        width:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        height:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        alt:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        position:
          type: integer
          description: Order among media of the same kind
        created_at:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - kind
        - status
        - url
        - content_type
        - sha256
        - size
        - width
        - height
        - alt
        - position
        - created_at
    ProjectUrls:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: string
          description: Its game page on Patch
        play:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Where it plays on Patch, while a browser game version is live
        game:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            The live browser game on the game host, its own origin
            (https://<site>-<env>.patchusercontent.com/). Null where there's no
            game host.
      required:
        - page
        - play
        - game
      description: Where it is on Patch. On single-project responses, not in lists.

````

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