Cumulocity · Capability

Cumulocity Inventory API — Child References

Manage parent/child references between Cumulocity managed objects (childDevices, childAssets, childAdditions).

Cumulocity Inventory API — Child References is a Naftiko capability published by Cumulocity, one of 31 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 2 operations.

The capability includes 1 read-only operation and 1 state-changing operation. Lead operation: List child devices of a Cumulocity managed object. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include Cumulocity, Inventory, and Hierarchy.

Run with Naftiko CumulocityInventoryHierarchy

MCP Tools

cumulocity-list-child-devices

List child devices of a Cumulocity managed object.

read-only idempotent

cumulocity-add-child-device

Add a child device reference to a managed object.

Capability Spec

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Cumulocity Inventory API — Child References
  description: Manage parent/child references between Cumulocity managed objects (childDevices, childAssets, childAdditions).
  tags: [Cumulocity, Inventory, Hierarchy]
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    C8Y_BASE_URL: C8Y_BASE_URL
    C8Y_USER: C8Y_USER
    C8Y_PASSWORD: C8Y_PASSWORD
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: inventory-child-references
    baseUri: '{{env.C8Y_BASE_URL}}'
    resources:
    - name: child-devices
      path: /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childDevices
      operations:
      - name: listchilddevices
        method: GET
        description: List Child Devices
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
      - name: addchilddevice
        method: POST
        description: Add A Child Device
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
        - {name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true}
    - name: child-assets
      path: /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childAssets
      operations:
      - name: listchildassets
        method: GET
        description: List Child Assets
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
      - name: addchildasset
        method: POST
        description: Add A Child Asset
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
        - {name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true}
    authentication:
      type: basic
      username: '{{env.C8Y_USER}}'
      password: '{{env.C8Y_PASSWORD}}'
  exposes:
  - type: mcp
    namespace: inventory-child-references-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    tools:
    - name: cumulocity-list-child-devices
      description: List child devices of a Cumulocity managed object.
      hints: {readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true}
      call: inventory-child-references.listchilddevices
      with: {id: tools.id}
    - name: cumulocity-add-child-device
      description: Add a child device reference to a managed object.
      hints: {readOnly: false, destructive: false, idempotent: false}
      call: inventory-child-references.addchilddevice
      with: {id: tools.id, body: tools.body}