Stack Exchange API v2.3 — Answers

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Stack Exchange API v2.3 — Answers
  description: 'Answers surface of the Stack Exchange API. 4 operations. Lead operation: List Answers. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Stack Exchange business surface.'
  tags:
  - Stack Exchange
  - Q And A
  - Answers
  created: '2026-05-29'
  modified: '2026-05-29'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    STACK_EXCHANGE_KEY: STACK_EXCHANGE_KEY
    STACK_EXCHANGE_ACCESS_TOKEN: STACK_EXCHANGE_ACCESS_TOKEN
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: stack-exchange-answers
    baseUri: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
    description: Stack Exchange API v2.3 — Answers business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: key
      value: '{{env.STACK_EXCHANGE_KEY}}'
      placement: query
    resources:
    - name: answers
      path: /answers
      operations:
      - name: listAnswers
        method: GET
        description: List Answers
        inputParameters:
        - name: site
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Target Q&A community. Either the api_site_parameter from a `/sites` entry (e.g. `stackoverflow`, `serverfault`, `superuser`) or a full domain (`stackoverflow.com`).
        - name: key
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: App key from stackapps.com. Raises the daily quota to 10,000/IP.
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: Custom response filter id created via /filters/create.
        - name: page
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: 1-indexed page number.
        - name: pagesize
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: Items per page (max 100).
        - name: order
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: Sort direction.
        - name: fromdate
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: Unix epoch seconds — earliest creation_date.
        - name: todate
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: Unix epoch seconds — latest creation_date.
        - name: sort
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: sort parameter
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: answers-ids
      path: /answers/{ids}
      operations:
      - name: getAnswersByIds
        method: GET
        description: Get Answers by Ids
        inputParameters:
        - name: ids
          in: path
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Up to 100 semicolon-delimited ids of the resource.
        - name: site
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Target Q&A community. Either the api_site_parameter from a `/sites` entry (e.g. `stackoverflow`, `serverfault`, `superuser`) or a full domain (`stackoverflow.com`).
        - name: key
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: App key from stackapps.com. Raises the daily quota to 10,000/IP.
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: Custom response filter id created via /filters/create.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: answers-ids-comments
      path: /answers/{ids}/comments
      operations:
      - name: listCommentsOnAnswers
        method: GET
        description: List Comments on Answers
        inputParameters:
        - name: ids
          in: path
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Up to 100 semicolon-delimited ids of the resource.
        - name: site
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Target Q&A community. Either the api_site_parameter from a `/sites` entry (e.g. `stackoverflow`, `serverfault`, `superuser`) or a full domain (`stackoverflow.com`).
        - name: key
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: App key from stackapps.com. Raises the daily quota to 10,000/IP.
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: Custom response filter id created via /filters/create.
        - name: page
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: 1-indexed page number.
        - name: pagesize
          in: query
          type: integer
          required: false
          description: Items per page (max 100).
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: answers-ids-questions
      path: /answers/{ids}/questions
      operations:
      - name: getQuestionsForAnswers
        method: GET
        description: Get Questions for Answers
        inputParameters:
        - name: ids
          in: path
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Up to 100 semicolon-delimited ids of the resource.
        - name: site
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Target Q&A community. Either the api_site_parameter from a `/sites` entry (e.g. `stackoverflow`, `serverfault`, `superuser`) or a full domain (`stackoverflow.com`).
        - name: key
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: App key from stackapps.com. Raises the daily quota to 10,000/IP.
        - name: filter
          in: query
          type: string
          required: false
          description: Custom response filter id created via /filters/create.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: stack-exchange-answers-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Stack Exchange API v2.3 — Answers. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/answers
      name: answers
      description: REST surface for answers.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listAnswers
        description: List Answers
        call: stack-exchange-answers.listAnswers
        with:
          site: rest.site
          key: rest.key
          filter: rest.filter
          page: rest.page
          pagesize: rest.pagesize
          order: rest.order
          fromdate: rest.fromdate
          todate: rest.todate
          sort: rest.sort
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/answers/{ids}
      name: answers
      description: REST surface for answers.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getAnswersByIds
        description: Get Answers by Ids
        call: stack-exchange-answers.getAnswersByIds
        with:
          ids: rest.ids
          site: rest.site
          key: rest.key
          filter: rest.filter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/answers/{ids}/comments
      name: comments
      description: REST surface for answers.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listCommentsOnAnswers
        description: List Comments on Answers
        call: stack-exchange-answers.listCommentsOnAnswers
        with:
          ids: rest.ids
          site: rest.site
          key: rest.key
          filter: rest.filter
          page: rest.page
          pagesize: rest.pagesize
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/answers/{ids}/questions
      name: questions
      description: REST surface for answers.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getQuestionsForAnswers
        description: Get Questions for Answers
        call: stack-exchange-answers.getQuestionsForAnswers
        with:
          ids: rest.ids
          site: rest.site
          key: rest.key
          filter: rest.filter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: stack-exchange-answers-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Stack Exchange API v2.3 — Answers. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: list-answers
      description: List Answers
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-exchange-answers.listAnswers
      with:
        site: tools.site
        key: tools.key
        filter: tools.filter
        page: tools.page
        pagesize: tools.pagesize
        order: tools.order
        fromdate: tools.fromdate
        todate: tools.todate
        sort: tools.sort
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-answers-ids
      description: Get Answers by Ids
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-exchange-answers.getAnswersByIds
      with:
        ids: tools.ids
        site: tools.site
        key: tools.key
        filter: tools.filter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: list-comments-answers
      description: List Comments on Answers
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-exchange-answers.listCommentsOnAnswers
      with:
        ids: tools.ids
        site: tools.site
        key: tools.key
        filter: tools.filter
        page: tools.page
        pagesize: tools.pagesize
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-questions-answers
      description: Get Questions for Answers
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: stack-exchange-answers.getQuestionsForAnswers
      with:
        ids: tools.ids
        site: tools.site
        key: tools.key
        filter: tools.filter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.