Roku · Capability

Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps

Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps. 7 operations. Lead operation: Roku Exit App. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Roku business surface.

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What You Can Do

POST
Exitapp — Roku Exit App
/v1/exit-app/{appid}
POST
Installapp — Roku Install App
/v1/install/{appid}
POST
Launchapp — Roku Launch App
/v1/launch/{appid}
GET
Queryactiveapp — Roku Query Active App
/v1/query/active-app
GET
Queryapps — Roku Query Installed Apps
/v1/query/apps
GET
Queryappicon — Roku Query App Icon
/v1/query/icon/{appid}
POST
Searchbrowse — Roku Search Browse
/v1/search/browse

MCP Tools

roku-exit-app

Roku Exit App

roku-install-app

Roku Install App

roku-launch-app

Roku Launch App

roku-query-active-app

Roku Query Active App

read-only idempotent
roku-query-installed-apps

Roku Query Installed Apps

read-only idempotent
roku-query-app-icon

Roku Query App Icon

read-only idempotent
roku-search-browse

Roku Search Browse

read-only

Capability Spec

external-control-protocol-apps.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps
  description: 'Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps. 7 operations. Lead operation: Roku Exit App. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one Roku business surface.'
  tags:
  - Roku
  - Apps
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    ROKU_API_KEY: ROKU_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: external-control-protocol-apps
    baseUri: http://{rokuDeviceIp}:8060
    description: Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: exit-app-appId
      path: /exit-app/{appId}
      operations:
      - name: exitapp
        method: POST
        description: Roku Exit App
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: appId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The Roku channel/app identifier
          required: true
    - name: install-appId
      path: /install/{appId}
      operations:
      - name: installapp
        method: POST
        description: Roku Install App
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: appId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The Roku channel/app identifier
          required: true
    - name: launch-appId
      path: /launch/{appId}
      operations:
      - name: launchapp
        method: POST
        description: Roku Launch App
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: appId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The Roku channel/app identifier (or `dev` for the side-loaded developer channel)
          required: true
        - name: contentId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Deep-link content identifier passed to the app
        - name: mediaType
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Deep-link content type (movie, episode, season, series, shortFormVideo, tvEpisode, special, live)
    - name: query-active-app
      path: /query/active-app
      operations:
      - name: queryactiveapp
        method: GET
        description: Roku Query Active App
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: query-apps
      path: /query/apps
      operations:
      - name: queryapps
        method: GET
        description: Roku Query Installed Apps
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: query-icon-appId
      path: /query/icon/{appId}
      operations:
      - name: queryappicon
        method: GET
        description: Roku Query App Icon
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: appId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The Roku channel/app identifier
          required: true
    - name: search-browse
      path: /search/browse
      operations:
      - name: searchbrowse
        method: POST
        description: Roku Search Browse
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: external-control-protocol-apps-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/exit-app/{appid}
      name: exit-app-appid
      description: REST surface for exit-app-appId.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: exitapp
        description: Roku Exit App
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.exitapp
        with:
          appId: rest.appId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/install/{appid}
      name: install-appid
      description: REST surface for install-appId.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: installapp
        description: Roku Install App
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.installapp
        with:
          appId: rest.appId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/launch/{appid}
      name: launch-appid
      description: REST surface for launch-appId.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: launchapp
        description: Roku Launch App
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.launchapp
        with:
          appId: rest.appId
          contentId: rest.contentId
          mediaType: rest.mediaType
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/query/active-app
      name: query-active-app
      description: REST surface for query-active-app.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: queryactiveapp
        description: Roku Query Active App
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryactiveapp
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/query/apps
      name: query-apps
      description: REST surface for query-apps.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: queryapps
        description: Roku Query Installed Apps
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryapps
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/query/icon/{appid}
      name: query-icon-appid
      description: REST surface for query-icon-appId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: queryappicon
        description: Roku Query App Icon
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryappicon
        with:
          appId: rest.appId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/search/browse
      name: search-browse
      description: REST surface for search-browse.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: searchbrowse
        description: Roku Search Browse
        call: external-control-protocol-apps.searchbrowse
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: external-control-protocol-apps-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) — Apps. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: roku-exit-app
      description: Roku Exit App
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.exitapp
      with:
        appId: tools.appId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-install-app
      description: Roku Install App
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.installapp
      with:
        appId: tools.appId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-launch-app
      description: Roku Launch App
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.launchapp
      with:
        appId: tools.appId
        contentId: tools.contentId
        mediaType: tools.mediaType
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-query-active-app
      description: Roku Query Active App
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryactiveapp
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-query-installed-apps
      description: Roku Query Installed Apps
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryapps
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-query-app-icon
      description: Roku Query App Icon
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.queryappicon
      with:
        appId: tools.appId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: roku-search-browse
      description: Roku Search Browse
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: external-control-protocol-apps.searchbrowse
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.