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Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections

Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections. 2 operations. Lead operation: List Collections. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Library Of Congress business surface.

Run with Naftiko Library Of CongressCollections

What You Can Do

GET
Listcollections — List Collections
/v1/collections
GET
Getcollection — Get Collection
/v1/collections/{name}

MCP Tools

list-collections

List Collections

read-only idempotent
get-collection

Get Collection

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

loc-gov-json-collections.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections
  description: 'Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections. 2 operations. Lead operation: List Collections. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one Library Of Congress business surface.'
  tags:
  - Library Of Congress
  - Collections
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS_API_KEY: LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: loc-gov-json-collections
    baseUri: https://www.loc.gov
    description: Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: collections
      path: /collections/
      operations:
      - name: listcollections
        method: GET
        description: List Collections
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: fo
          in: query
          type: string
    - name: collections-name
      path: /collections/{name}/
      operations:
      - name: getcollection
        method: GET
        description: Get Collection
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: name
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Collection slug.
          required: true
        - name: fo
          in: query
          type: string
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: loc-gov-json-collections-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections. One Spectral-compliant resource per
      consumed operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/collections
      name: collections
      description: REST surface for collections.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcollections
        description: List Collections
        call: loc-gov-json-collections.listcollections
        with:
          fo: rest.fo
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/collections/{name}
      name: collections-name
      description: REST surface for collections-name.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcollection
        description: Get Collection
        call: loc-gov-json-collections.getcollection
        with:
          name: rest.name
          fo: rest.fo
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: loc-gov-json-collections-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Collections. One tool per consumed operation, routed
      inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: list-collections
      description: List Collections
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: loc-gov-json-collections.listcollections
      with:
        fo: tools.fo
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-collection
      description: Get Collection
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: loc-gov-json-collections.getcollection
      with:
        name: tools.name
        fo: tools.fo
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.