diff --git a/runbot/controllers/__init__.py b/runbot/controllers/__init__.py
index 96d149ab..a3adbc61 100644
--- a/runbot/controllers/__init__.py
+++ b/runbot/controllers/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 from . import frontend
 from . import hook
 from . import badge
+from . import public_api
diff --git a/runbot/controllers/public_api.py b/runbot/controllers/public_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff6f61ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot/controllers/public_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import json
+
+from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest, Forbidden
+
+from odoo.exceptions import AccessError
+from odoo.http import Controller, request, route
+from odoo.tools import mute_logger
+
+from odoo.addons.runbot.models.public_model_mixin import PublicModelMixin
+
+
+class PublicApi(Controller):
+
+    @mute_logger('odoo.addons.base.models.ir_model') # We don't care about logging acl errors
+    def _get_model(self, model: str) -> PublicModelMixin:
+        """
+        Returns the model from a model string.
+
+        Raises the appropriate exception if:
+            - The model does not exist
+            - The model is not a public model
+            - The current user can not read the model
+        """
+        pool = request.env.registry
+        try:
+            Model = pool[model]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise BadRequest('Unknown model')
+        if not issubclass(Model, pool['runbot.public.model.mixin']):
+            raise BadRequest('Unknown model')
+        Model = request.env[model]
+        Model.check_access('read')
+        if not Model._api_request_allow_direct_access():
+            raise Forbidden('This model does not allow direct access')
+        return Model
+
+    @route('/runbot/api/models', auth='public', methods=['GET'], readonly=True)
+    def models(self):
+        models = []
+        for model in request.env.keys():
+            try:
+                models.append(self._get_model(model))
+            except (BadRequest, AccessError, Forbidden):
+                pass
+        return request.make_json_response(
+            [Model._name for Model in models]
+        )
+
+    @route('/runbot/api/<model>/read', auth='public', methods=['POST'], readonly=True, csrf=False)
+    def read(self, *, model: str):
+        Model = self._get_model(model)
+        required_keys = Model._api_request_required_keys()
+        allowed_keys = Model._api_request_allowed_keys()
+        try:
+            data = request.get_json_data()
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            raise BadRequest('Invalid payload, missing or malformed json')
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise BadRequest('Invalid payload, should be a dict.')
+        if (missing_keys := required_keys - set(data.keys())):
+            raise BadRequest(f'Invalid payload, missing keys: {", ".join(missing_keys)}')
+        if (unknown_keys := set(data.keys()) - allowed_keys):
+            raise BadRequest(f'Invalid payload, unknown keys: {", ".join(unknown_keys)}')
+        if Model._api_request_requires_project():
+            if not isinstance(data['project_id'], int):
+                raise BadRequest('Invalid project_id, should be an int')
+            # This is an additional layer of protection for project_id
+            project = request.env['runbot.project'].browse(data['project_id']).exists()
+            if not project:
+                raise BadRequest('Unknown project_id')
+            project.check_access('read')
+            Model = Model.with_context(project_id=project.id)
+        return request.make_json_response(Model._api_request_read(data))
+
+    @route('/runbot/api/<model>/spec', auth='public', methods=['GET'], readonly=True)
+    def spec(self, *, model: str):
+        Model = self._get_model(model)
+        required_keys = Model._api_request_required_keys()
+        allowed_keys = Model._api_request_allowed_keys()
+        return request.make_json_response({
+            'requires_project': Model._api_request_requires_project(),
+            'default_page_size': Model._api_request_default_limit(),
+            'max_page_size': Model._api_request_max_limit(),
+            'required_keys': list(Model._api_request_required_keys()),
+            'allowed_keys': list(allowed_keys - required_keys),
+            'specification': self._get_model(model)._api_public_specification(),
+        })
diff --git a/runbot/models/__init__.py b/runbot/models/__init__.py
index dbd376be..c755616b 100644
--- a/runbot/models/__init__.py
+++ b/runbot/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from . import public_model_mixin
+
 from . import batch
 from . import branch
 from . import build
diff --git a/runbot/models/public_model_mixin.py b/runbot/models/public_model_mixin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75c1e628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot/models/public_model_mixin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest, Forbidden
+
+from typing import Dict, Union, List, Self, TypedDict
+
+from odoo import models, api, fields, tools
+from odoo.osv import expression
+
+
+class SubSpecification(TypedDict):
+    context: Dict
+    fields: Dict[str, 'SubSpecification']
+Specification = Dict[str, Union[Dict, 'SubSpecification']]
+
+SUPPORTED_FIELD_TYPES = { # Perhaps this should be a list of class instead
+    'boolean', 'integer', 'float', 'char', 'text', 'html',
+    'date', 'datetime', 'selection', 'jsonb',
+    'many2one', 'one2many', 'many2many',
+}
+RELATIONAL_FIELD_TYPES = {'many2one', 'one2many', 'many2many'}
+SPEC_MAX_DEPTH = 10
+SPEC_METADATA_FIELD = {
+    '__type', '__help',
+}
+DEFAULT_LIMIT = 20
+DEFAULT_MAX_LIMIT = 60
+
+def _cleaned_spec(spec: Specification | SubSpecification) -> Specification | SubSpecification:
+    """ Returns the specification without metadata fields. """
+    if not isinstance(spec, dict):
+        return spec
+    return {
+        k: v for k, v in spec.items()
+        if k not in SPEC_METADATA_FIELD
+    }
+
+class PublicModelMixin(models.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'runbot.public.model.mixin'
+    _description = 'Mixin for publicly accessible data'
+
+    @api.model
+    def _valid_field_parameter(self, field: fields.Field, name: str):
+        if field.type in SUPPORTED_FIELD_TYPES:
+            return name in (
+                # boolean, whether the field is readable through the public api,
+                # public fields on record on which the user does not have access are not exposed.
+                'public',
+            ) or super()._valid_field_parameter(field, name)
+        return super()._valid_field_parameter(field, name)
+
+    @api.model
+    def _get_public_fields(self) -> List[fields.Field]:
+        """ Returns a list of publicly readable fields. """
+        return [
+            field for field in self._fields.values()
+            if getattr(field, 'public', None) or field.name == 'id'
+        ]
+
+    ########## REQUESTS ##########
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_allow_direct_access(self) -> bool:
+        """ Returns whether this model is accessible directly through the api. """
+        return True
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_allowed_keys(self) -> set[str]:
+        """ Returns a list of allowed keys for request_data. """
+        return self._api_request_required_keys() | {
+            'context',
+            'limit', 'offset',
+        }
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_default_limit(self) -> int:
+        return DEFAULT_LIMIT
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_max_limit(self) -> int:
+        return DEFAULT_MAX_LIMIT
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_required_keys(self) -> set[str]:
+        """ Returns a list of required keys for request_data. """
+        required_keys = {'specification', 'domain'}
+        if self._api_request_requires_project():
+            required_keys.add('project_id')
+        return required_keys
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_requires_project(self) -> bool: #TODO: rename me
+        """ Public models are by default based on a project_id (filtered on project_id). """
+        return self._api_request_allow_direct_access()
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_project_id_field_path(self) -> str:
+        """ Returns the path from the current object to project_id. """
+        raise NotImplementedError('_api_project_id_field_path not implemented')
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_validate_domain(self, domain: list[str | tuple | list]):
+        """
+        Validates a domain against the public spec.
+
+        This only validates that all the fields in the domain are queryable fields,
+            the actual validity of the domain will be checked by the orm when
+            searching for records.
+
+        Returns:
+            domain: a transformed domain if necessary
+
+        Raises:
+            AssertionError: unknown domain leaf
+            Forbidden: invalid field used
+        """
+
+        try:
+            self._where_calc(domain)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise BadRequest('Invalid domain') from e
+
+        spec: Specification = self._api_public_specification()
+        # recompiles the spec into a list of fields that can be present in the domain
+        valid_fields: str[str] = set()
+        def _visit_spec(spec, prefix: str | None = None):
+            spec = _cleaned_spec(spec)
+            if not spec:
+                return
+            for field, sub_spec in spec.items():
+                this_field = f'{prefix}.{field}' if prefix else field
+                valid_fields.add(this_field)
+                if sub_spec and sub_spec.get('fields'):
+                    _visit_spec(sub_spec['fields'], prefix=this_field)
+        _visit_spec(spec)
+
+        for leaf in domain:
+            if not isinstance(leaf, (tuple, list)):
+                continue
+            assert len(leaf) == 3 # Can this happen in a valid domain?
+            if leaf[0] not in valid_fields and not self.env.user.has_group('runbot.group_runbot_admin'):
+                raise Forbidden('Trying to filter from private field')
+
+        if self._api_request_requires_project():
+            assert 'project_id' in self.env.context
+            domain = expression.AND([
+                [(self._api_project_id_field_path(), '=', self.env.context['project_id'])],
+                domain
+            ])
+
+        return domain
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_read_get_offset_limit(self, request_data: dict) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        if 'limit' in request_data:
+            if not isinstance(request_data['limit'], int):
+                raise BadRequest('Invalid page size (should be int)')
+            limit = request_data['limit']
+            if limit > self._api_request_max_limit():
+                raise BadRequest('Page size exceeds max size')
+        else:
+            limit = self._api_request_default_limit()
+        offset = 0
+        if 'offset' in request_data:
+            if not isinstance(request_data['offset'], int):
+                raise BadRequest('Invalid page (should be int)')
+            offset = request_data['offset']
+        return limit, offset
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_read_get_records(self, request_data: dict) -> Self:
+        limit, offset = self._api_request_read_get_offset_limit(request_data)
+        return self.search(request_data['domain'], limit=limit, offset=offset)
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_read(self, request_data: dict) -> list[dict]:
+        """
+        Processes a frontend request and returns the data to be returned by the controller.
+
+        This method is allowed to raise Http specific exceptions.
+        """
+        specification, domain = request_data['specification'], request_data['domain']
+
+        try:
+            if not self._api_verify_specification(specification) and\
+                not self.env.user.has_group('runbot.group_runbot_admin'):
+                raise Forbidden('Invalid specification or trying to access private data.')
+        except (ValueError, AssertionError) as e:
+            raise BadRequest('Invalid specification') from e
+
+        request_data['domain'] = self._api_request_validate_domain(domain)
+        records = self._api_request_read_get_records(request_data)
+
+        return records._api_read(request_data['specification'])
+
+    ########## SPEC ##########
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_get_relation_field_key(self, field: fields.Field):
+        """ Returns a relation cache key for a field, a string defining the identity of the relationship. """
+        if isinstance(field, fields.Many2one):
+            return f'{self._name}__{field.name}'
+        elif isinstance(field, fields.Many2many):
+            if not field.store:
+                return f'{self._name}__{field.name}'
+            return field.relation
+        elif isinstance(field, fields.One2many):
+            if not field.store: # is this valid?
+                return f'{self._name}__{field.name}'
+            CoModel: PublicModelMixin = self.env[field.comodel_name]
+            inverse_field = CoModel._fields[field.inverse_name]
+            return CoModel._api_get_relation_field_key(inverse_field)
+        raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported field')
+
+    @tools.ormcache()
+    @api.model
+    def _api_public_specification(self) -> Specification:
+        """
+        Returns the public specification for the model.
+
+        The specification will go through all the fields marked as public.
+        For relational fields, the result will be nested (up to a depth of :code:`SPEC_MAX_DEPTH`).
+
+        The specification will contain metadata about each fields.
+        The specification returned by this method can be used directly with :code:`_api_read`.
+
+        Returns:
+            specification: The specification as a dictionary.
+        """
+        # We want to prevent infinite loops so we need to track which relations
+        # have already been explored, this concerns many2one, many2many
+        def _visit_model(model: PublicModelMixin, visited_relations: set[str], depth = 0) -> Specification | SubSpecification:
+            spec: Specification | SubSpecification = {}
+            for field in model._get_public_fields():
+                field_metadata = {
+                    '__type': field.type,
+                }
+                if field.help:
+                    field_metadata['__help'] = field.help
+                if field.relational and \
+                    issubclass(self.pool[field.comodel_name], PublicModelMixin):
+                    field_key = model._api_get_relation_field_key(field)
+                    if field_key in visited_relations or depth == SPEC_MAX_DEPTH:
+                        continue
+                    visited_relations.add(field_key)
+                    CoModel: PublicModelMixin = model.env[field.comodel_name]
+                    field_metadata.update(
+                        fields=_visit_model(CoModel, {*visited_relations}, depth + 1)
+                    )
+                spec[field.name] = field_metadata
+            return spec
+
+        return _visit_model(self, set())
+    
+    @api.model
+    def _api_verify_specification(self, specification: Specification) -> bool:
+        """
+        Verifies a given specification against the public specification.
+
+        This step also provides some validation of the specification, enough that
+            the spec can be safely used with `_api_read` if the method does not
+            raise an exception.
+
+        Args:
+            specification: The requested specification.
+
+        Returns:
+            If the spec matches the public spec this method returns True
+                otherwise False.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If a sub spec is given for a non relational field.
+            ValueError: If a sub spec is given for a relational field that does
+                not allow public data (id only).
+        """
+        public_specification: Specification = self._api_public_specification()
+
+        def _visit_spec(
+            model_spec: Specification,
+            request_spec: Specification,
+        ) -> bool:
+            request_spec = _cleaned_spec(request_spec)
+            for field, sub_spec in request_spec.items():
+                sub_spec = _cleaned_spec(sub_spec)
+                if field not in model_spec:
+                    return False
+                if not isinstance(sub_spec, dict):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        'Invalid sub spec, should be a dict.'
+                    )
+                # For now we actually only have keys for relational fields.
+                sub_spec_allowed_keys = set()
+                if model_spec[field].get('__type') in RELATIONAL_FIELD_TYPES\
+                    and 'fields' in model_spec[field]:
+                    sub_spec_allowed_keys.add('fields')
+                    sub_spec_allowed_keys.add('context')
+                if set(sub_spec.keys()) - sub_spec_allowed_keys:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        'Invalid sub spec, contains unknown keys.'
+                    )
+                if not sub_spec or 'fields' not in sub_spec:
+                    continue
+                if 'fields' not in model_spec[field]:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f'Sub spec not available for field {field}'
+                    )
+                if not _visit_spec(model_spec[field]['fields'], sub_spec['fields']):
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        return _visit_spec(public_specification, specification)
+    
+    def _api_read(self, specification: Specification) -> list[dict]:
+        """ Forwards the specification to `web_read`. """
+        return self.web_read(specification)
diff --git a/runbot/tests/__init__.py b/runbot/tests/__init__.py
index e4410f29..85874773 100644
--- a/runbot/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/runbot/tests/__init__.py
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ from . import test_commit
 from . import test_upgrade
 from . import test_dockerfile
 from . import test_host
+from . import test_public_api
diff --git a/runbot/tests/test_public_api.py b/runbot/tests/test_public_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19293d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot/tests/test_public_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+import json
+
+from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest, Forbidden
+
+from odoo.osv import expression
+from odoo.tests.common import HttpCase, TransactionCase, tagged, new_test_user
+
+from odoo.addons.runbot.models.public_model_mixin import PublicModelMixin
+
+
+@tagged('-at_install', 'post_install')
+class TestPublicApi(HttpCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.project = cls.env['runbot.project'].create({'name': 'Tests', 'process_delay': 0})
+
+    def get_public_models(self):
+        for Model in self.registry.values():
+            if not issubclass(Model, PublicModelMixin) or Model._name == 'runbot.public.model.mixin':
+                continue
+            yield self.env[Model._name]
+
+
+    def test_requires_project_defines_project_id_path(self):
+        for Model in self.get_public_models():
+            if not Model._api_request_requires_project():
+                continue
+            # Try calling _api_project_id_field_path, none should fail
+            with self.subTest(model=Model._name):
+                try:
+                    Model._api_project_id_field_path()
+                except NotImplementedError:
+                    self.fail('_api_project_id_field_path not implemented')
+
+    def test_direct_access_disabled(self):
+        DisabledModel = self.env['runbot.commit.link']
+        self.assertFalse(DisabledModel._api_request_allow_direct_access())
+
+        resp = self.url_open('/runbot/api/models')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        data = resp.json()
+        self.assertNotIn(DisabledModel._name, data)
+
+        resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{DisabledModel._name}/spec')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+        resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{DisabledModel._name}/read', data="{}", headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}) # model checking happens before data checking
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_api_public_basics(self):
+        # This serves as a basic read test through the api
+        Model = self.env['runbot.bundle']
+        self.assertTrue(Model._api_request_allow_direct_access())
+
+        resp = self.url_open('/runbot/api/models')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        data = resp.json()
+        self.assertIn(Model._name, data)
+
+        resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{Model._name}/spec')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        
+        request_data = json.dumps({
+            'domain': [],
+            'specification': resp.json()['specification'],
+            'project_id': self.project.id,
+        })
+        resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{Model._name}/read', data=request_data, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_api_read_from_spec_public_models(self):
+        # This is not ideal as we don't have any data but it is better than nothing
+        for Model in self.get_public_models():
+            if not Model._api_request_allow_direct_access():
+                continue
+            with self.subTest(model=Model._name):
+                resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{Model._name}/spec')
+                self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+                data = resp.json()
+                if set(data['required_keys']) > self.env['runbot.public.model.mixin']._api_request_required_keys():
+                    self.skipTest('Skipping, request requires unknown keys, create a specific test')
+                request_data = {
+                    'domain': [],
+                    'specification': data['specification'],
+                }
+                if Model._api_request_requires_project():
+                    request_data['project_id'] = self.project.id
+                request_data = json.dumps(request_data)
+                resp = self.url_open(f'/runbot/api/{Model._name}/read', data=request_data, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+                self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_api_read_homepage(self):
+        # Arbitrary test testing the initial schema required for the homepage
+        # We only check that the response is successful
+        request_data = json.dumps({
+            'domain': [['last_batch', '!=', False]],
+            'project_id': self.project.id,
+            # 'category_id': False Ignored for the sake of the test
+            'specification': {
+                "name": {},
+                "branch_ids": {
+                    "fields": {
+                        "dname": {},
+                        "branch_url": {}
+                    }
+                },
+                "last_batchs": {
+                    "fields": {
+                        "age": {},
+                        "last_update": {},
+                        "slot_ids": {
+                            "fields": {
+                                "link_type": {},
+                                "trigger_id": {
+                                    "fields": {
+                                        "name": {}
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "build_id": {
+                                    "fields": {
+                                        "local_state": {},
+                                        "local_result": {},
+                                        "global_state": {},
+                                        "global_result": {},
+                                        "requested_action": {},
+                                        "log_list": {},
+                                        "version_id": {},
+                                        "config_id": {},
+                                        "trigger_id": {},
+                                        "create_batch_id": {},
+                                        "host_id": {
+                                            "fields": {
+                                                "name": {}
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        "database_ids": {
+                                            "fields": {
+                                                "name": {}
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "commit_link_ids": {
+                            "fields": {
+                                "match_type": {},
+                                "commit_id": {
+                                    "fields": {
+                                        "dname": {},
+                                        "subject": {}
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        resp = self.url_open('/runbot/api/runbot.bundle/read', data=request_data, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+
+@tagged('-at_install', 'post_install')
+class TestPublicModelApi(TransactionCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.project = self.env['runbot.project'].create({'name': 'Tests', 'process_delay': 0})
+        self.basic_user = new_test_user(self.env, 'runbot')
+        self.uid = self.basic_user
+        # Context key used in some tests.
+        self.BundleModel = self.env['runbot.bundle']\
+            .with_context(project_id=self.project.id)\
+            .with_user(self.basic_user)
+
+    def test_invalid_domain(self):
+        # Unknown field
+        with self.assertRaises(BadRequest):
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_validate_domain([['booger', '=', 1]])
+
+        # Private field
+        self.assertFalse(
+            getattr(self.BundleModel._fields['modules'], 'public', False),
+            'modules field is not private anymore, change to another private field',
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(Forbidden):
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_validate_domain(
+                [('modules', '=', 1)]
+            )
+
+    def test_valid_domain_add_project_id(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.BundleModel._api_request_requires_project())
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_validate_domain([]),
+            [('project_id', '=', self.project.id)]
+        )
+
+    def test_valid_domain(self):
+        domain = [
+            ('name', '=', 'master'), # Basic field
+            ('project_id.name', '=', 'R&D'), # 1-level related field
+            ('project_id.trigger_ids.name', '=', 'Enterprise run'), # 2-level related field
+        ]
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_validate_domain(domain),
+            expression.AND([
+                [('project_id', '=', self.project.id)],
+                domain,
+            ])
+        )
+
+    def test_process_read_limits(self):
+        request_data = {
+            'domain': [],
+            'specification': {},
+        }
+        # Test with non int limit
+        with self.assertRaises(BadRequest):
+            request_data['limit'] = 'test'
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_read(request_data)
+        # Test with limit above max
+        with self.assertRaises(BadRequest):
+            request_data['limit'] = self.BundleModel._api_request_max_limit() + 10
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_read(request_data)
+        request_data.pop('limit')
+        # Test with invalid offset
+        with self.assertRaises(BadRequest):
+            request_data['offset'] = 'test'
+            self.BundleModel._api_request_read(request_data)
+
+    def test_verify_spec_invalid(self):
+        check = self.BundleModel._api_verify_specification
+        # Test with unknown field
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check({
+                'invalid_field': {}
+            })
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check({
+                'project_id': {
+                    'fields': {
+                        'invalid_field': {}
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        )
+        # Test with sub_spec not dict
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            check({
+                'name': ['i', 'don\'t', 'know']
+            })
+        # Test with unknown key in dict
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            check({
+                'name': {'fields': {}} # Non relational fields do not allow 'fields'
+            })
diff --git a/runbot_test/__init__.py b/runbot_test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..253f5724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import models as models
diff --git a/runbot_test/__manifest__.py b/runbot_test/__manifest__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d4c9a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/__manifest__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+{
+    'name': "runbot test",
+    'summary': "Runbot test",
+    'description': "Runbot test",
+    'author': "Odoo SA",
+    'website': "http://runbot.odoo.com",
+    'category': 'Website',
+    'version': '1.0',
+    'depends': ['runbot'],
+    'license': 'LGPL-3',
+    'data': [
+        'security/ir.model.access.csv',
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/runbot_test/models.py b/runbot_test/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bebcbdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from odoo import models, api, fields
+from odoo.addons.runbot.fields import JsonDictField
+
+
+class TestModelParent(models.Model):
+    _name = 'runbot.test.model.parent'
+    _inherit = ['runbot.public.model.mixin']
+    _description = 'parent'
+
+    private_field = fields.Boolean(public=False)
+
+    field_bool = fields.Boolean(public=True)
+    field_integer = fields.Integer(public=True)
+    field_float = fields.Float(public=True)
+    field_char = fields.Char(public=True)
+    field_text = fields.Text(public=True)
+    field_html = fields.Html(public=True)
+    field_date = fields.Date(public=True)
+    field_datetime = fields.Datetime(public=True)
+    field_selection = fields.Selection(selection=[('a', 'foo'), ('b', 'bar')], public=True)
+    field_json = JsonDictField(public=True)
+
+    field_many2one = fields.Many2one('runbot.test.model.parent', public=True)
+    field_one2many = fields.One2many('runbot.test.model.child', 'parent_id', public=True)
+    field_one2many_private = fields.One2many('runbot.test.model.child.private', 'parent_id', public=True)
+    field_many2many = fields.Many2many(
+        'runbot.test.model.parent', relation='test_model_relation', public=True,
+        column1='col_1', column2='col_2',
+    )
+
+    field_one2many_computed = fields.One2many('runbot.test.model.child', compute='_compute_one2many', public=True)
+    field_many2many_computed = fields.Many2many('runbot.test.model.parent', compute='_compute_many2many', public=True)
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_allow_direct_access(self):
+        return False
+
+    @api.depends()
+    def _compute_one2many(self):
+        self.field_one2many_computed = self.env['runbot.test.model.child'].search([])
+
+    @api.depends()
+    def _compute_many2many(self):
+        for rec in self:
+            rec.field_many2many_computed = self.env['runbot.test.model.parent'].search([
+                ('id', '!=', rec.id),
+            ])
+
+
+class TestModelChild(models.Model):
+    _name = 'runbot.test.model.child'
+    _inherit = ['runbot.public.model.mixin']
+    _description = 'child'
+
+    parent_id = fields.Many2one('runbot.test.model.parent', required=True, public=True)
+
+    data = fields.Integer(public=True)
+
+    @api.model
+    def _api_request_allow_direct_access(self):
+        return False
+
+
+class TestPrivateModelChild(models.Model):
+    _name = 'runbot.test.model.child.private'
+    _description = 'Private Child'
+
+    parent_id = fields.Many2one('runbot.test.model.parent', required=True)
+
+    data = fields.Integer()
diff --git a/runbot_test/security/ir.model.access.csv b/runbot_test/security/ir.model.access.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5df93c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+id,name,model_id:id,group_id:id,perm_read,perm_write,perm_create,perm_unlink
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_parent,access_runbot_test_model_parent,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_parent,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_child,access_runbot_test_model_child,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_child,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_child_private,access_runbot_test_model_child_private,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_child_private,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
+
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_parent_admin,access_runbot_test_model_parent_admin,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_parent,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_child_admin,access_runbot_test_model_child_admin,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_child,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
+runbot_test.access_runbot_test_model_child_admin_private,access_runbot_test_model_child_admin_private,runbot_test.model_runbot_test_model_child_private,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
diff --git a/runbot_test/tests/__init__.py b/runbot_test/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a0a9b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import test_spec as test_spec
diff --git a/runbot_test/tests/test_spec.py b/runbot_test/tests/test_spec.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff82192e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_test/tests/test_spec.py
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+from odoo import fields
+from odoo.tests.common import TransactionCase, tagged, new_test_user
+
+
+@tagged('-at_install', 'post_install')
+class TestSpec(TransactionCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+
+        cls.Parent = cls.env['runbot.test.model.parent']
+        cls.Child = cls.env['runbot.test.model.child']
+        cls.user_basic = new_test_user(
+            cls.env, 'basic',
+        )
+
+    def test_parent_spec(self):
+        spec = self.Parent._api_public_specification()
+        self.assertNotIn('private_field', spec)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            spec['field_bool'],
+            {
+                '__type': 'boolean',
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertIn('field_many2one', spec)
+        sub_spec = spec['field_many2one']['fields']
+        self.assertIn('field_many2many', spec)
+        self.assertIn('field_many2many', sub_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.Parent._api_verify_specification(spec))
+
+    def test_child_spec(self):
+        spec = self.Child._api_public_specification()
+
+        self.assertIn('parent_id', spec)
+        self.assertIn('data', spec)
+
+        sub_spec = spec['parent_id']
+        # The reverse relation should not be part of the sub spec, as we already
+        # traversed that relation
+        self.assertNotIn('field_one2many', sub_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.Child._api_verify_specification(spec))
+
+    def test_parent_read_basic(self):
+        today = fields.Date.today()
+        now = fields.Datetime.now()
+        parent = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_bool': True,
+            'field_date': today,
+            'field_datetime': now,
+            'field_json': {'test': 1}
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent._api_read({'field_bool': {}, 'field_date': {}, 'field_datetime': {}, 'field_json': {}}),
+            [{
+                'id': parent.id,
+                'field_bool': True,
+                'field_date': today,
+                'field_datetime': now,
+                'field_json': {'test': 1}
+            }]
+        )
+
+    def test_parent_read_m2o(self):
+        parent_1 = self.Parent.create({'field_integer': 1})
+        parent_2 = self.Parent.create({'field_integer': 2, 'field_many2one': parent_1.id})
+
+        # Read without sub spec
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_1._api_read({'field_many2one': {}}),
+            [{'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': False}]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_2._api_read({'field_many2one': {}}),
+            [{'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': parent_1.id}]
+        )
+        # Read with sub spec
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_1._api_read({'field_many2one': {'fields': {'field_integer': {}}}}),
+            [{'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': False}]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_2._api_read({'field_many2one': {'fields': {'field_integer': {}}}}),
+            [{'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_integer': parent_1.field_integer}}]
+        )
+        both = parent_1 | parent_2
+        # Read both with sub spec
+        self.assertEqual(
+            both._api_read({'field_integer': {}, 'field_many2one': {'fields': {'field_integer': {}}}}),
+            [
+                {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_integer': parent_1.field_integer, 'field_many2one': False},
+                {'id': parent_2.id, 'field_integer': parent_2.field_integer, 'field_many2one': {
+                    'id': parent_1.id, 'field_integer': parent_1.field_integer,
+                }},
+            ]
+        )
+
+    def test_parent_read_one2many(self):
+        parent = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_float': 13.37,
+            'field_one2many': [
+                (0, 0, {'data': 1}),
+                (0, 0, {'data': 2}),
+                (0, 0, {'data': 3}),
+            ]
+        })
+        parent_no_o2m = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_float': 13.37,
+        })
+
+        # Basic read
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent._api_read({
+                'field_float': {},
+                'field_one2many': {
+                    'fields': {
+                        'data': {}
+                    },
+                }
+            }),
+            [{
+                'id': parent.id,
+                'field_float': 13.37,
+                'field_one2many': [
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[0].id, 'data': 1},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[1].id, 'data': 2},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[2].id, 'data': 3},
+                ]
+            }]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_no_o2m._api_read({
+                'field_float': {},
+                'field_one2many': {
+                    'fields': {
+                        'data': {},
+                    }
+                },
+            }),
+            [{
+                'id': parent_no_o2m.id,
+                'field_float': 13.37,
+                'field_one2many': [],
+            }]
+        )
+
+        # Reading parent_id through field_one2many_computed is allowed since relationship is not known
+        self.env.invalidate_all()
+        spec = {
+            'field_float': {},
+            'field_one2many': {
+                'fields': {
+                    'data': {},
+                    'parent_id': {
+                        'fields': {
+                            'field_float': {},
+                        }
+                    },
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent._api_read(spec),
+            [{
+                'id': parent.id,
+                'field_float': 13.37,
+                'field_one2many': [
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[0].id, 'data': 1, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[1].id, 'data': 2, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[2].id, 'data': 3, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                ]
+            }]
+        )
+        # It should not work with basic user
+        self.assertFalse(parent.with_user(self.user_basic)._api_verify_specification(spec))
+        # It should however work with the computed version
+        spec['field_one2many_computed'] = spec['field_one2many']
+        spec.pop('field_one2many')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent.with_user(self.user_basic)._api_read(spec),
+            [{
+                'id': parent.id,
+                'field_float': 13.37,
+                'field_one2many_computed': [
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[0].id, 'data': 1, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[1].id, 'data': 2, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                    {'id': parent.field_one2many[2].id, 'data': 3, 'parent_id': {'id': parent.id, 'field_float': 13.37}},
+                ]
+            }]
+        )
+
+    def test_parent_read_one2many_private(self):
+        # Check the private one2many (field is public, model is not), we can read id but nothing else
+        parent = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_float': 13.37,
+            'field_one2many_private': [
+                (0, 0, {'data': 1}),
+            ]
+        }).with_user(self.user_basic)
+        spec = parent._api_public_specification()
+        self.assertNotIn('fields', spec['field_one2many_private'])
+        result = parent._api_read(spec)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result[0]['field_one2many_private'],
+            [parent.field_one2many_private.id],
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            parent._api_verify_specification({
+                'field_one2many_private': {
+                    'fields': {
+                        'data': {}
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+
+
+    def test_parent_read_m2m(self):
+        parent = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_integer': 1,
+            'field_many2many': [
+                (0, 0, {'field_integer': 2}),
+            ],
+        })
+        other_parent = parent.field_many2many
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent._api_read({'field_integer': {}, 'field_many2many': {}}),
+            [
+                {'id': parent.id, 'field_many2many': list(parent.field_many2many.ids), 'field_integer': 1},
+            ],
+        )
+        self.env.invalidate_all()
+        spec = {
+            'field_many2many_computed': {
+                'fields': {
+                    'field_many2many_computed': {
+                        'fields': {
+                            'field_integer': {}
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent._api_read(spec),
+            [
+                {'id': parent.id, 'field_many2many_computed': [
+                    {'id': other_parent.id, 'field_many2many_computed': [
+                        {'id': parent.id, 'field_integer': 1}
+                    ]}
+                ]}
+            ]
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(parent.with_user(self.user_basic)._api_verify_specification(spec))
+
+    def test_parent_read_cyclic_parent(self):
+        parent_1 = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_integer': 1,
+        })
+        parent_2 = self.Parent.create({
+            'field_integer': 2,
+            'field_many2one': parent_1.id,
+        })
+        parent_1.field_many2one = parent_2
+        self.env.invalidate_all()
+        both = (parent_1 | parent_2)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            both._api_read({'field_many2one': {}}),
+            [
+                {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': parent_2.id},
+                {'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': parent_1.id},
+            ]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            both.with_user(self.user_basic)._api_read({'field_many2one': {}}),
+            [
+                {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': parent_2.id},
+                {'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': parent_1.id},
+            ]
+        )
+        spec = {'field_many2one': {'fields': {'field_many2one': {}}}}
+        self.assertEqual(
+            both._api_read(spec),
+            [
+                {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': {'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': parent_1.id}},
+                {'id': parent_2.id, 'field_many2one': {'id': parent_1.id, 'field_many2one': parent_2.id}},
+            ]
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(both.with_user(self.user_basic)._api_verify_specification(spec))
+
+