Marginalia Search API

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Marginalia Search API
  description: The Marginalia Search API provides programmatic access to the Marginalia independent search engine, focused
    on non-commercial content. The new API is hosted at api2.marginalia-search.com; legacy endpoints at api.marginalia.nu
    and api.marginalia-search.com remain available but deprecated. Search results are available under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 for
    non-commercial use.
  tags:
  - Marginalia
  - Search
  - API
  created: '2026-05-06'
  modified: '2026-05-06'
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: marginalia-search
    baseUri: https://api2.marginalia-search.com
    description: Marginalia Search API HTTP API.
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      in: header
      name: API-Key
      value: '{{MARGINALIA_SEARCH_TOKEN}}'
    resources:
    - name: search
      path: /search
      operations:
      - name: search
        method: GET
        description: Execute a web search
        inputParameters:
        - name: query
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Search terms.
        - name: count
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Number of results to return.
        - name: timeout
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum execution time in milliseconds.
        - name: dc
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum results per domain.
        - name: page
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Result page (1-indexed).
        - name: nsfw
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: NSFW content filtering (experimental).
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Apply a named filter previously created via /filter.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: filter
      path: /filter
      operations:
      - name: listfilters
        method: GET
        description: List configured filters
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: filter-name
      path: /filter/{name}
      operations:
      - name: getfilter
        method: GET
        description: Retrieve a filter definition
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: createfilter
        method: POST
        description: Create a named filter
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: deletefilter
        method: DELETE
        description: Delete a filter
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    port: 8080
    namespace: marginalia-search-rest
    description: REST adapter for Marginalia Search API.
    resources:
    - path: /search
      name: search
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: search
        description: Execute a web search
        call: marginalia-search.search
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /filter
      name: listfilters
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listfilters
        description: List configured filters
        call: marginalia-search.listfilters
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /filter/{name}
      name: getfilter
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getfilter
        description: Retrieve a filter definition
        call: marginalia-search.getfilter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /filter/{name}
      name: createfilter
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: createfilter
        description: Create a named filter
        call: marginalia-search.createfilter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /filter/{name}
      name: deletefilter
      operations:
      - method: DELETE
        name: deletefilter
        description: Delete a filter
        call: marginalia-search.deletefilter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    port: 9090
    namespace: marginalia-search-mcp
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Marginalia Search API for AI agent use.
    tools:
    - name: search
      description: Execute a web search
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: marginalia-search.search
      with:
        query: tools.query
        count: tools.count
        timeout: tools.timeout
        dc: tools.dc
        page: tools.page
        nsfw: tools.nsfw
        filter: tools.filter
      inputParameters:
      - name: query
        type: string
        description: Search terms.
        required: true
      - name: count
        type: integer
        description: Number of results to return.
      - name: timeout
        type: integer
        description: Maximum execution time in milliseconds.
      - name: dc
        type: integer
        description: Maximum results per domain.
      - name: page
        type: integer
        description: Result page (1-indexed).
      - name: nsfw
        type: integer
        description: NSFW content filtering (experimental).
      - name: filter
        type: string
        description: Apply a named filter previously created via /filter.
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: listfilters
      description: List configured filters
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: marginalia-search.listfilters
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getfilter
      description: Retrieve a filter definition
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: marginalia-search.getfilter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: createfilter
      description: Create a named filter
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: marginalia-search.createfilter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: deletefilter
      description: Delete a filter
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: true
        idempotent: true
      call: marginalia-search.deletefilter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    MARGINALIA_SEARCH_TOKEN: MARGINALIA_SEARCH_TOKEN