> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.octavehq.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Generate Alternatives > Generate status quo / incumbent alternative analysis from source materials using AI. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /api/v2/alternative/generate openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: 1.0.0 title: Octave API description: API for Octave workspace management and AI-powered content generation servers: - url: https://app.octavehq.com security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /api/v2/alternative/generate: post: tags: - Alternative summary: Generate Alternatives description: >- Generate status quo / incumbent alternative analysis from source materials using AI. operationId: generateAlternatives requestBody: description: Alternative generation input with source materials content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: primaryOfferingOId: type: string description: >- Primary Offering to use as context when generating alternatives. If not provided, the primary company attached to the Workspace will be used. example: o_123456 linkingStrategy: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkingStrategy' - description: >- Strategy for linking generated alternatives to offerings (products/services) alternatives: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeGenerationInputs' brandVoiceOId: type: string description: Brand voice oId to apply to generated alternatives example: bv_123456 required: - alternatives responses: '200': description: Alternatives generated successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: _metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' data: type: array items: type: object properties: oId: type: string createdAt: type: string nullable: true updatedAt: type: string nullable: true deletedAt: type: string nullable: true archivedAt: type: string nullable: true name: type: string internalName: type: string description: type: string active: type: boolean default: true data: type: object nullable: true properties: whereItWorks: type: array items: type: string whereItBreaks: type: array items: type: string whoChampionsThisApproach: type: array items: type: string whyOurApproachIsSuperior: type: array items: type: string perceivedBenefits: type: array items: type: string hiddenCostsAndPitfalls: type: array items: type: string customFields: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataFields' required: - whereItWorks - whereItBreaks - whoChampionsThisApproach - whyOurApproachIsSuperior - perceivedBenefits - hiddenCostsAndPitfalls user: type: object nullable: true properties: oId: type: string nullable: true firstName: type: string nullable: true description: >- The first name of the user who created the alternative example: John lastName: type: string nullable: true description: >- The last name of the user who created the alternative example: Doe workspace: type: object nullable: true properties: oId: type: string nullable: true required: - oId - createdAt - updatedAt - name - internalName - description required: - _metadata - data '400': description: Bad request - invalid sources or unable to process content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: _metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' message: type: string required: - _metadata - message '404': description: Offering not found content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: _metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' message: type: string required: - _metadata - message deprecated: false components: schemas: LinkingStrategy: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkingStrategyAll' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkingStrategySpecific' discriminator: propertyName: mode mapping: ALL: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkingStrategyAll' SPECIFIC: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkingStrategySpecific' default: mode: ALL description: Strategy for linking this persona to offerings (products/services) AlternativeGenerationInputs: type: array items: type: object properties: name: type: string description: >- Optional name for the alternative - if provided, will be used as the entity name example: Spreadsheet + email stack sources: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - TEXT - URL - RESOURCE description: The type of source material example: TEXT value: type: string minLength: 1 description: The source content (text, URL, or name) example: Lead generation and qualification for enterprise sales required: - type - value description: Source materials to generate the alternative analysis from required: - sources minItems: 1 description: >- Array of alternative generation requests - each object generates one status-quo / incumbent analysis Metadata: type: object properties: usage: type: number default: 0 description: API usage example: 0 requestId: type: string description: Request ID example: requestId message: type: string description: Message example: message timestamp: type: string description: Timestamp example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z' required: - requestId - timestamp CustomDataFields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataFieldItem' LinkingStrategyAll: type: object properties: mode: type: string enum: - ALL description: >- Link to all active offerings in the workspace (products, services, and solutions) example: ALL required: - mode LinkingStrategySpecific: type: object properties: mode: type: string enum: - SPECIFIC description: >- Link to specific offerings by their IDs (products, services, and solutions) example: SPECIFIC offeringOIds: type: array items: type: string minLength: 1 minItems: 1 description: >- Array of offering IDs to link to (supports product, service, and solution oIds) example: - px_123 - sc_456 - sv_789 required: - mode - offeringOIds CustomDataFieldItem: type: object properties: title: type: string value: type: array items: type: string required: - title - value securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: api_key ````