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Lichess API — Opening Explorer
Lichess API — Opening Explorer. 4 operations. Lead operation: Masters database. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Lichess business surface.
Lichess API — Opening Explorer is a Naftiko capability published by Lichess, one of 23 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 4 operations across the GET method.
The capability includes 4 read-only operations. Lead operation: Masters database. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.
Tagged areas include Lichess and Opening Explorer.
What You Can Do
GET
Openingexplorermaster
— Masters database
/v1/masters
GET
Openingexplorerlichess
— Lichess games
/v1/lichess
GET
Openingexplorerplayer
— Player games
/v1/player
GET
Openingexplorermastergame
— OTB master game
/v1/masters/pgn/{gameId}
MCP Tools
lichess-openingexplorermaster
Masters database
read-only
lichess-openingexplorerlichess
Lichess games
read-only
lichess-openingexplorerplayer
Player games
read-only
lichess-openingexplorermastergame
OTB master game
read-only
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Lichess API — Opening Explorer
description: 'Lichess API — Opening Explorer. 4 operations. Lead operation: Masters database. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Lichess business surface.'
tags:
- Lichess
- Opening Explorer
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
LICHESS_API_TOKEN: LICHESS_API_TOKEN
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: opening-explorer
baseUri: https://lichess.org
description: Lichess Opening Explorer business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: masters
path: /masters
operations:
- name: openingexplorermaster
method: GET
description: 'Masters database'
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: fen
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: play
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: since
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: until
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: moves
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: topGames
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: lichess
path: /lichess
operations:
- name: openingexplorerlichess
method: GET
description: 'Lichess games'
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: variant
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: fen
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: play
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: speeds
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: ratings
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: since
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: until
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: moves
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: topGames
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: recentGames
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: history
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: player
path: /player
operations:
- name: openingexplorerplayer
method: GET
description: 'Player games'
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: player
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: color
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: variant
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: fen
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: play
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: speeds
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: modes
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: since
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: until
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: moves
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: recentGames
in: query
type: string
required: false
- name: masters-pgn-gameid
path: /masters/pgn/{gameId}
operations:
- name: openingexplorermastergame
method: GET
description: 'OTB master game'
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: gameId
in: path
type: string
required: true
authentication:
type: bearer
value: '{{env.LICHESS_API_TOKEN}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: opening-explorer-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for Lichess Opening Explorer. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation.
resources:
- path: /v1/masters
name: masters
description: REST surface for masters.
operations:
- method: GET
name: openingexplorermaster
description: 'Masters database'
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorermaster
with:
fen: rest.query.fen
play: rest.query.play
since: rest.query.since
until: rest.query.until
moves: rest.query.moves
topGames: rest.query.topGames
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/lichess
name: lichess
description: REST surface for lichess.
operations:
- method: GET
name: openingexplorerlichess
description: 'Lichess games'
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorerlichess
with:
variant: rest.query.variant
fen: rest.query.fen
play: rest.query.play
speeds: rest.query.speeds
ratings: rest.query.ratings
since: rest.query.since
until: rest.query.until
moves: rest.query.moves
topGames: rest.query.topGames
recentGames: rest.query.recentGames
history: rest.query.history
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/player
name: player
description: REST surface for player.
operations:
- method: GET
name: openingexplorerplayer
description: 'Player games'
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorerplayer
with:
player: rest.query.player
color: rest.query.color
variant: rest.query.variant
fen: rest.query.fen
play: rest.query.play
speeds: rest.query.speeds
modes: rest.query.modes
since: rest.query.since
until: rest.query.until
moves: rest.query.moves
recentGames: rest.query.recentGames
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/masters/pgn/{gameId}
name: masters-pgn-gameid
description: REST surface for masters-pgn-gameid.
operations:
- method: GET
name: openingexplorermastergame
description: 'OTB master game'
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorermastergame
with:
gameId: rest.path.gameId
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: opening-explorer-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for Lichess Opening Explorer. One tool per consumed operation.
tools:
- name: lichess-openingexplorermaster
description: 'Masters database'
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: false
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorermaster
with:
fen: tools.fen
play: tools.play
since: tools.since
until: tools.until
moves: tools.moves
topGames: tools.topGames
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: lichess-openingexplorerlichess
description: 'Lichess games'
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: false
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorerlichess
with:
variant: tools.variant
fen: tools.fen
play: tools.play
speeds: tools.speeds
ratings: tools.ratings
since: tools.since
until: tools.until
moves: tools.moves
topGames: tools.topGames
recentGames: tools.recentGames
history: tools.history
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: lichess-openingexplorerplayer
description: 'Player games'
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: false
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorerplayer
with:
player: tools.player
color: tools.color
variant: tools.variant
fen: tools.fen
play: tools.play
speeds: tools.speeds
modes: tools.modes
since: tools.since
until: tools.until
moves: tools.moves
recentGames: tools.recentGames
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: lichess-openingexplorermastergame
description: 'OTB master game'
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: false
call: opening-explorer.openingexplorermastergame
with:
gameId: tools.gameId
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.