Science Museum Group · Capability
Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects
Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects. 2 operations. Lead operation: Get Collection Object. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Science Museum Group business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Getobject
— Get Collection Object
/v1/objects/{id}
GET
Searchobjects
— Search Collection Objects
/v1/search/objects
MCP Tools
get-collection-object
Get Collection Object
read-only
idempotent
search-collection-objects
Search Collection Objects
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects
description: 'Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects. 2 operations. Lead operation: Get Collection Object. Self-contained
Naftiko capability covering one Science Museum Group business surface.'
tags:
- Science Museum Group
- Objects
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
SCIENCE_MUSEUM_GROUP_API_KEY: SCIENCE_MUSEUM_GROUP_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: collection-objects
baseUri: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
description: Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: objects-id
path: /objects/{id}
operations:
- name: getobject
method: GET
description: Get Collection Object
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: id
in: path
type: string
description: Unique collection object identifier (e.g., co26704)
required: true
- name: search-objects
path: /search/objects
operations:
- name: searchobjects
method: GET
description: Search Collection Objects
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: q
in: query
type: string
description: Full-text search query term
- name: type
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by object type
- name: makers
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by maker or manufacturer name
- name: people
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by associated person
- name: categories
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by collection category
- name: museum
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by museum code (NRM, SMG, NMeM, MSI)
- name: on_display
in: query
type: boolean
description: Filter to objects currently on display
- name: location
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by gallery or storage location
- name: images
in: query
type: boolean
description: Filter to objects with available images
- name: places
in: query
type: string
description: Filter by geographical association
- name: date[from]
in: query
type: string
description: Filter from date
- name: date[to]
in: query
type: string
description: Filter to date
- name: page[number]
in: query
type: integer
description: Zero-indexed page number
- name: page[size]
in: query
type: integer
description: Results per page (max 100)
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: collection-objects-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
operation, prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/objects/{id}
name: objects-id
description: REST surface for objects-id.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getobject
description: Get Collection Object
call: collection-objects.getobject
with:
id: rest.id
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/search/objects
name: search-objects
description: REST surface for search-objects.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchobjects
description: Search Collection Objects
call: collection-objects.searchobjects
with:
q: rest.q
type: rest.type
makers: rest.makers
people: rest.people
categories: rest.categories
museum: rest.museum
on_display: rest.on_display
location: rest.location
images: rest.images
places: rest.places
date[from]: rest.date[from]
date[to]: rest.date[to]
page[number]: rest.page[number]
page[size]: rest.page[size]
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: collection-objects-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for Science Museum Group Collection API — Objects. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
through this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: get-collection-object
description: Get Collection Object
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: collection-objects.getobject
with:
id: tools.id
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: search-collection-objects
description: Search Collection Objects
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: collection-objects.searchobjects
with:
q: tools.q
type: tools.type
makers: tools.makers
people: tools.people
categories: tools.categories
museum: tools.museum
on_display: tools.on_display
location: tools.location
images: tools.images
places: tools.places
date[from]: tools.date[from]
date[to]: tools.date[to]
page[number]: tools.page[number]
page[size]: tools.page[size]
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.