Crossref — Journals

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Crossref — Journals
  description: 'Crossref — Journals. 3 operations. Lead operation: Journals. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one
    Crossref business surface.'
  tags:
  - Crossref
  - Journals
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    CROSSREF_API_KEY: CROSSREF_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: crossref-journals
    baseUri: ''
    description: Crossref — Journals business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: journals
      path: /journals
      operations:
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: Return a list of journals in the Crossref database.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to deep page through large result sets, where offset would cause performance problems
        - name: query
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to free text query certain fields
        - name: rows
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: The number of rows per page
        - name: mailto
          in: query
          type: string
          description: The email address to identify yourself and be in the "polite pool"
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: The number of rows to skip before returning
    - name: journals-issn
      path: /journals/{issn}
      operations:
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: Returns information about a journal with the given ISSN, as an example use ISSN 03064530
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: issn
          in: path
          type: array
          description: The ISSN identifier associated with the journal
          required: true
    - name: journals-issn-works
      path: /journals/{issn}/works
      operations:
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: Returns a list of works in the journal identified by {issn}.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: rows
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: The number of rows per page
        - name: order
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Combined with sort can be used to specify the order of results, e.g. asc or desc
        - name: facet
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to retrieve counts for pre-defined facets e.g. `type-name:*` returns counts of
            all works by type
        - name: sample
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Exposes the ability to return `N` randomly sampled items
        - name: sort
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to sort results by a certain field, e.g. `score`
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: The number of rows to skip before returning
        - name: mailto
          in: query
          type: string
          description: The email address to identify yourself and be in the "polite pool"
        - name: select
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to select certain fields, supports a comma separated list of fields, e.g. `DOI,volume`
        - name: query
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to free text query certain fields
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to filter by certain fields, supports a comma separated list of lucene filters,
            e.g. `content-domain:psychoceramics.labs.crossref.org`
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Exposes the ability to deep page through large result sets, where offset would cause performance problems
        - name: issn
          in: path
          type: array
          description: The ISSN identifier associated with the journal
          required: true
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: crossref-journals-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Crossref — Journals. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed with
      /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/journals
      name: journals
      description: REST surface for journals.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: Return a list of journals in the Crossref database.
        call: crossref-journals.get
        with:
          cursor: rest.cursor
          query: rest.query
          rows: rest.rows
          mailto: rest.mailto
          offset: rest.offset
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/journals/{issn}
      name: journals-issn
      description: REST surface for journals-issn.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: Returns information about a journal with the given ISSN, as an example use ISSN 03064530
        call: crossref-journals.get
        with:
          issn: rest.issn
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/journals/{issn}/works
      name: journals-issn-works
      description: REST surface for journals-issn-works.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: Returns a list of works in the journal identified by {issn}.
        call: crossref-journals.get
        with:
          rows: rest.rows
          order: rest.order
          facet: rest.facet
          sample: rest.sample
          sort: rest.sort
          offset: rest.offset
          mailto: rest.mailto
          select: rest.select
          query: rest.query
          filter: rest.filter
          cursor: rest.cursor
          issn: rest.issn
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: crossref-journals-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Crossref — Journals. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this capability's
      consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: return-list-journals-crossref-database
      description: Return a list of journals in the Crossref database.
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: crossref-journals.get
      with:
        cursor: tools.cursor
        query: tools.query
        rows: tools.rows
        mailto: tools.mailto
        offset: tools.offset
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: returns-information-about-journal-given
      description: Returns information about a journal with the given ISSN, as an example use ISSN 03064530
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: crossref-journals.get
      with:
        issn: tools.issn
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: returns-list-works-journal-identified
      description: Returns a list of works in the journal identified by {issn}.
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: crossref-journals.get
      with:
        rows: tools.rows
        order: tools.order
        facet: tools.facet
        sample: tools.sample
        sort: tools.sort
        offset: tools.offset
        mailto: tools.mailto
        select: tools.select
        query: tools.query
        filter: tools.filter
        cursor: tools.cursor
        issn: tools.issn
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.