NIST NVD CVE API

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: NIST NVD CVE API
  description: The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) CVE API provides programmatic access to CVE records, CVSS metrics,
    weakness (CWE) data, and configuration information for security vulnerabilities.
  tags:
  - Nist
  - API
  created: '2026-05-06'
  modified: '2026-05-06'
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: nist
    baseUri: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json
    description: NIST NVD CVE API HTTP API.
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      in: header
      name: apiKey
      value: '{{NIST_TOKEN}}'
    resources:
    - name: cves-2-0
      path: /cves/2.0
      operations:
      - name: getcves
        method: GET
        description: Search CVE records
        inputParameters:
        - name: cveId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Returns a single CVE record by its CVE identifier.
        - name: cpeName
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Returns CVE records associated with the supplied CPE 2.3 name.
        - name: cvssV3Severity
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter results by CVSS v3 qualitative severity rating.
        - name: keywordSearch
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Returns CVE records where the description contains the keyword.
        - name: pubStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by CVE publish start date (ISO 8601).
        - name: pubEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by CVE publish end date (ISO 8601).
        - name: lastModStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by last modified start date (ISO 8601).
        - name: lastModEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by last modified end date (ISO 8601).
        - name: resultsPerPage
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Number of CVE records to return per page (max 2000).
        - name: startIndex
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Zero-based offset into the result set.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: cvehistory-2-0
      path: /cvehistory/2.0
      operations:
      - name: getcvehistory
        method: GET
        description: Retrieve CVE change history
        inputParameters:
        - name: cveId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Returns the change history for a single CVE.
        - name: changeStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter changes that occurred on or after this date (ISO 8601).
        - name: changeEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter changes that occurred on or before this date (ISO 8601).
        - name: resultsPerPage
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Number of change records to return per page (max 5000).
        - name: startIndex
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Zero-based offset into the result set.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    port: 8080
    namespace: nist-rest
    description: REST adapter for NIST NVD CVE API.
    resources:
    - path: /cves/2.0
      name: getcves
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcves
        description: Search CVE records
        call: nist.getcves
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /cvehistory/2.0
      name: getcvehistory
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcvehistory
        description: Retrieve CVE change history
        call: nist.getcvehistory
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    port: 9090
    namespace: nist-mcp
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for NIST NVD CVE API for AI agent use.
    tools:
    - name: getcves
      description: Search CVE records
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: nist.getcves
      with:
        cveId: tools.cveId
        cpeName: tools.cpeName
        cvssV3Severity: tools.cvssV3Severity
        keywordSearch: tools.keywordSearch
        pubStartDate: tools.pubStartDate
        pubEndDate: tools.pubEndDate
        lastModStartDate: tools.lastModStartDate
        lastModEndDate: tools.lastModEndDate
        resultsPerPage: tools.resultsPerPage
        startIndex: tools.startIndex
      inputParameters:
      - name: cveId
        type: string
        description: Returns a single CVE record by its CVE identifier.
      - name: cpeName
        type: string
        description: Returns CVE records associated with the supplied CPE 2.3 name.
      - name: cvssV3Severity
        type: string
        description: Filter results by CVSS v3 qualitative severity rating.
      - name: keywordSearch
        type: string
        description: Returns CVE records where the description contains the keyword.
      - name: pubStartDate
        type: string
        description: Filter by CVE publish start date (ISO 8601).
      - name: pubEndDate
        type: string
        description: Filter by CVE publish end date (ISO 8601).
      - name: lastModStartDate
        type: string
        description: Filter by last modified start date (ISO 8601).
      - name: lastModEndDate
        type: string
        description: Filter by last modified end date (ISO 8601).
      - name: resultsPerPage
        type: integer
        description: Number of CVE records to return per page (max 2000).
      - name: startIndex
        type: integer
        description: Zero-based offset into the result set.
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcvehistory
      description: Retrieve CVE change history
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: nist.getcvehistory
      with:
        cveId: tools.cveId
        changeStartDate: tools.changeStartDate
        changeEndDate: tools.changeEndDate
        resultsPerPage: tools.resultsPerPage
        startIndex: tools.startIndex
      inputParameters:
      - name: cveId
        type: string
        description: Returns the change history for a single CVE.
      - name: changeStartDate
        type: string
        description: Filter changes that occurred on or after this date (ISO 8601).
      - name: changeEndDate
        type: string
        description: Filter changes that occurred on or before this date (ISO 8601).
      - name: resultsPerPage
        type: integer
        description: Number of change records to return per page (max 5000).
      - name: startIndex
        type: integer
        description: Zero-based offset into the result set.
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    NIST_TOKEN: NIST_TOKEN