Materials Project · Capability
Materials Project API — Materials Tasks
Materials Project API — Materials Tasks. 4 operations. Lead operation: Get TaskDoc documents. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Materials Project business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Searchmaterialstasksget
— Get TaskDoc documents
/v1/materials/tasks
GET
Searchmaterialstasksdeprecationget
— Get DeprecationDoc documents
/v1/materials/tasks/deprecation
GET
Searchmaterialstasksentriesget
— Get EntryDoc documents
/v1/materials/tasks/entries
GET
Searchmaterialstaskstrajectoryget
— Get TrajectoryDoc documents
/v1/materials/tasks/trajectory
MCP Tools
get-taskdoc-documents
Get TaskDoc documents
read-only
idempotent
get-deprecationdoc-documents
Get DeprecationDoc documents
read-only
idempotent
get-entrydoc-documents
Get EntryDoc documents
read-only
idempotent
get-trajectorydoc-documents
Get TrajectoryDoc documents
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Materials Project API — Materials Tasks
description: 'Materials Project API — Materials Tasks. 4 operations. Lead operation: Get TaskDoc documents. Self-contained
Naftiko capability covering one Materials Project business surface.'
tags:
- Materials Project
- Materials Tasks
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
MATERIALS_PROJECT_API_KEY: MATERIALS_PROJECT_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: materials-project-materials-tasks
baseUri: ''
description: Materials Project API — Materials Tasks business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: materials-tasks
path: /materials/tasks/
operations:
- name: searchmaterialstasksget
method: GET
description: Get TaskDoc documents
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: batch_id
in: query
type: string
description: Query by batch identifier
- name: batch_id_not_eq
in: query
type: string
description: Exclude batch identifier
- name: batch_id_eq_any
in: query
type: string
description: Query by a comma-separated list of batch identifiers
- name: batch_id_neq_any
in: query
type: string
description: Exclude a comma-separated list of batch identifiers
- name: formula
in: query
type: string
description: Query by formula including anonymized formula or by including wild cards. A comma delimited string
list of anonymous formulas or regular formulas can also be pr
- name: elements
in: query
type: string
description: Query by elements in the material composition as a comma-separated list
- name: exclude_elements
in: query
type: string
description: Query by excluded elements in the material composition as a comma-separated list
- name: task_ids
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of task_ids to query on
- name: last_updated_min
in: query
type: string
description: Minimum last updated UTC datetime
- name: last_updated_max
in: query
type: string
description: Maximum last updated UTC datetime
- name: _forward
in: query
type: boolean
description: Whether to page forward (True) or backward (False) in the search results.
- name: _pagination_token
in: query
type: string
description: Pagination token for the next set of results.
- name: _skip
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to skip in the search.
- name: _limit
in: query
type: integer
description: Max number of entries to return in a single query. Limited to 1000.
- name: _fields
in: query
type: string
description: 'Fields to project from TaskDoc as a list of comma separated strings. Fields include:
`nsites` `elements` `nelements` `composition` `compositi'
- name: _all_fields
in: query
type: boolean
description: Include all fields.
- name: materials-tasks-deprecation
path: /materials/tasks/deprecation/
operations:
- name: searchmaterialstasksdeprecationget
method: GET
description: Get DeprecationDoc documents
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: task_ids
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of task_ids to query on
required: true
- name: _page
in: query
type: integer
description: Page number to request (takes precedent over _limit and _skip).
- name: _per_page
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to show per page (takes precedent over _limit and _skip). Limited to 1000.
- name: _skip
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to skip in the search.
- name: _limit
in: query
type: integer
description: Max number of entries to return in a single query. Limited to 1000.
- name: materials-tasks-entries
path: /materials/tasks/entries/
operations:
- name: searchmaterialstasksentriesget
method: GET
description: Get EntryDoc documents
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: task_ids
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of task_ids to query on
- name: _page
in: query
type: integer
description: Page number to request (takes precedent over _limit and _skip).
- name: _per_page
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to show per page (takes precedent over _limit and _skip). Limited to 1000.
- name: _skip
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to skip in the search.
- name: _limit
in: query
type: integer
description: Max number of entries to return in a single query. Limited to 1000.
- name: materials-tasks-trajectory
path: /materials/tasks/trajectory/
operations:
- name: searchmaterialstaskstrajectoryget
method: GET
description: Get TrajectoryDoc documents
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: task_ids
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of task_ids to query on
- name: _page
in: query
type: integer
description: Page number to request (takes precedent over _limit and _skip).
- name: _per_page
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to show per page (takes precedent over _limit and _skip). Limited to 1000.
- name: _skip
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of entries to skip in the search.
- name: _limit
in: query
type: integer
description: Max number of entries to return in a single query. Limited to 1000.
authentication:
type: apikey
key: X-API-KEY
value: '{{env.MATERIALS_PROJECT_API_KEY}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: materials-project-materials-tasks-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for Materials Project API — Materials Tasks. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/materials/tasks
name: materials-tasks
description: REST surface for materials-tasks.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchmaterialstasksget
description: Get TaskDoc documents
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksget
with:
batch_id: rest.batch_id
batch_id_not_eq: rest.batch_id_not_eq
batch_id_eq_any: rest.batch_id_eq_any
batch_id_neq_any: rest.batch_id_neq_any
formula: rest.formula
elements: rest.elements
exclude_elements: rest.exclude_elements
task_ids: rest.task_ids
last_updated_min: rest.last_updated_min
last_updated_max: rest.last_updated_max
_forward: rest._forward
_pagination_token: rest._pagination_token
_skip: rest._skip
_limit: rest._limit
_fields: rest._fields
_all_fields: rest._all_fields
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/materials/tasks/deprecation
name: materials-tasks-deprecation
description: REST surface for materials-tasks-deprecation.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchmaterialstasksdeprecationget
description: Get DeprecationDoc documents
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksdeprecationget
with:
task_ids: rest.task_ids
_page: rest._page
_per_page: rest._per_page
_skip: rest._skip
_limit: rest._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/materials/tasks/entries
name: materials-tasks-entries
description: REST surface for materials-tasks-entries.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchmaterialstasksentriesget
description: Get EntryDoc documents
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksentriesget
with:
task_ids: rest.task_ids
_page: rest._page
_per_page: rest._per_page
_skip: rest._skip
_limit: rest._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/materials/tasks/trajectory
name: materials-tasks-trajectory
description: REST surface for materials-tasks-trajectory.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchmaterialstaskstrajectoryget
description: Get TrajectoryDoc documents
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstaskstrajectoryget
with:
task_ids: rest.task_ids
_page: rest._page
_per_page: rest._per_page
_skip: rest._skip
_limit: rest._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: materials-project-materials-tasks-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for Materials Project API — Materials Tasks. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: get-taskdoc-documents
description: Get TaskDoc documents
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksget
with:
batch_id: tools.batch_id
batch_id_not_eq: tools.batch_id_not_eq
batch_id_eq_any: tools.batch_id_eq_any
batch_id_neq_any: tools.batch_id_neq_any
formula: tools.formula
elements: tools.elements
exclude_elements: tools.exclude_elements
task_ids: tools.task_ids
last_updated_min: tools.last_updated_min
last_updated_max: tools.last_updated_max
_forward: tools._forward
_pagination_token: tools._pagination_token
_skip: tools._skip
_limit: tools._limit
_fields: tools._fields
_all_fields: tools._all_fields
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-deprecationdoc-documents
description: Get DeprecationDoc documents
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksdeprecationget
with:
task_ids: tools.task_ids
_page: tools._page
_per_page: tools._per_page
_skip: tools._skip
_limit: tools._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-entrydoc-documents
description: Get EntryDoc documents
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstasksentriesget
with:
task_ids: tools.task_ids
_page: tools._page
_per_page: tools._per_page
_skip: tools._skip
_limit: tools._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-trajectorydoc-documents
description: Get TrajectoryDoc documents
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: materials-project-materials-tasks.searchmaterialstaskstrajectoryget
with:
task_ids: tools.task_ids
_page: tools._page
_per_page: tools._per_page
_skip: tools._skip
_limit: tools._limit
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.