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Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items

Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get Item. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Library Of Congress business surface.

Run with Naftiko Library Of CongressItems

What You Can Do

GET
Getitem — Get Item
/v1/item/{itemid}

MCP Tools

get-item

Get Item

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

loc-gov-json-items.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items
  description: 'Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get Item. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one Library Of Congress business surface.'
  tags:
  - Library Of Congress
  - Items
  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-items
    baseUri: https://www.loc.gov
    description: Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: item-itemId
      path: /item/{itemId}/
      operations:
      - name: getitem
        method: GET
        description: Get Item
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: itemId
          in: path
          type: string
          required: true
        - name: fo
          in: query
          type: string
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: loc-gov-json-items-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/item/{itemid}
      name: item-itemid
      description: REST surface for item-itemId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getitem
        description: Get Item
        call: loc-gov-json-items.getitem
        with:
          itemId: rest.itemId
          fo: rest.fo
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: loc-gov-json-items-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Library of Congress loc.gov JSON API — Items. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: get-item
      description: Get Item
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: loc-gov-json-items.getitem
      with:
        itemId: tools.itemId
        fo: tools.fo
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.