Stack Overflow · Capability

Stack Overflow API — Search

Stack Overflow API — Search. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search Questions. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Stack Overflow business surface.

Run with Naftiko Stack OverflowSearch

What You Can Do

GET
Searchquestions — Search Questions
/v1/search
GET
Searchadvanced — Advanced Search
/v1/search/advanced
GET
Findsimilarquestions — Find Similar Questions
/v1/similar

MCP Tools

search-questions

Search Questions

read-only idempotent
advanced-search

Advanced Search

read-only idempotent
find-similar-questions

Find Similar Questions

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

stack-overflow-search.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Stack Overflow API — Search
  description: 'Stack Overflow API — Search. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search Questions. Self-contained Naftiko capability
    covering one Stack Overflow business surface.'
  tags:
  - Stack Overflow
  - Search
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    STACK_OVERFLOW_API_KEY: STACK_OVERFLOW_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: stack-overflow-search
    baseUri: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
    description: Stack Overflow API — Search business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: search
      path: /search
      operations:
      - name: searchquestions
        method: GET
        description: Search Questions
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: intitle
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Text that must appear in question titles
        - name: nottagged
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Semicolon-delimited tags to exclude from results
    - name: search-advanced
      path: /search/advanced
      operations:
      - name: searchadvanced
        method: GET
        description: Advanced Search
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: q
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Full-text search query
        - name: accepted
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Filter for questions with accepted answers
        - name: answers
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Minimum number of answers required
        - name: body
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Text that must appear in the question body
        - name: closed
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Filter for closed or open questions
        - name: title
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Text that must appear in the question title
        - name: user
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Filter by user ID
        - name: views
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Minimum number of views required
    - name: similar
      path: /similar
      operations:
      - name: findsimilarquestions
        method: GET
        description: Find Similar Questions
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: title
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Question title to find similar questions for
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.STACK_OVERFLOW_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: stack-overflow-search-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Stack Overflow API — Search. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed
      with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/search
      name: search
      description: REST surface for search.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchquestions
        description: Search Questions
        call: stack-overflow-search.searchquestions
        with:
          intitle: rest.intitle
          nottagged: rest.nottagged
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/search/advanced
      name: search-advanced
      description: REST surface for search-advanced.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchadvanced
        description: Advanced Search
        call: stack-overflow-search.searchadvanced
        with:
          q: rest.q
          accepted: rest.accepted
          answers: rest.answers
          body: rest.body
          closed: rest.closed
          title: rest.title
          user: rest.user
          views: rest.views
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/similar
      name: similar
      description: REST surface for similar.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: findsimilarquestions
        description: Find Similar Questions
        call: stack-overflow-search.findsimilarquestions
        with:
          title: rest.title
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: stack-overflow-search-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Stack Overflow API — Search. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this
      capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: search-questions
      description: Search Questions
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-overflow-search.searchquestions
      with:
        intitle: tools.intitle
        nottagged: tools.nottagged
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: advanced-search
      description: Advanced Search
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-overflow-search.searchadvanced
      with:
        q: tools.q
        accepted: tools.accepted
        answers: tools.answers
        body: tools.body
        closed: tools.closed
        title: tools.title
        user: tools.user
        views: tools.views
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: find-similar-questions
      description: Find Similar Questions
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-overflow-search.findsimilarquestions
      with:
        title: tools.title
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.