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USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog

USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog. 3 operations. Lead operation: USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one U S Geological Survey business surface.

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What You Can Do

GET
Listcatalogs — USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs
/v1/catalogs
GET
Listcontributors — USGS List Earthquake Data Contributors
/v1/contributors
GET
Getversion — USGS Get Earthquake API Version
/v1/version

MCP Tools

usgs-list-available-earthquake-catalogs

USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs

read-only idempotent
usgs-list-earthquake-data-contributors

USGS List Earthquake Data Contributors

read-only idempotent
usgs-get-earthquake-api-version

USGS Get Earthquake API Version

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

usgs-earthquake-catalog.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog
  description: 'USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog. 3 operations. Lead operation: USGS List
    Available Earthquake Catalogs. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one U S Geological Survey business surface.'
  tags:
  - U S Geological Survey
  - Catalog
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    U_S_GEOLOGICAL_SURVEY_API_KEY: U_S_GEOLOGICAL_SURVEY_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: usgs-earthquake-catalog
    baseUri: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1
    description: USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog business capability. Self-contained, no
      shared references.
    resources:
    - name: catalogs
      path: /catalogs
      operations:
      - name: listcatalogs
        method: GET
        description: USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: format
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Response format.
    - name: contributors
      path: /contributors
      operations:
      - name: listcontributors
        method: GET
        description: USGS List Earthquake Data Contributors
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: format
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Response format.
    - name: version
      path: /version
      operations:
      - name: getversion
        method: GET
        description: USGS Get Earthquake API Version
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: usgs-earthquake-catalog-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog. One Spectral-compliant
      resource per consumed operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/catalogs
      name: catalogs
      description: REST surface for catalogs.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcatalogs
        description: USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs
        call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.listcatalogs
        with:
          format: rest.format
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/contributors
      name: contributors
      description: REST surface for contributors.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcontributors
        description: USGS List Earthquake Data Contributors
        call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.listcontributors
        with:
          format: rest.format
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/version
      name: version
      description: REST surface for version.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getversion
        description: USGS Get Earthquake API Version
        call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.getversion
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: usgs-earthquake-catalog-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for USGS Earthquake Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services — Catalog. One tool per consumed operation,
      routed inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: usgs-list-available-earthquake-catalogs
      description: USGS List Available Earthquake Catalogs
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.listcatalogs
      with:
        format: tools.format
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: usgs-list-earthquake-data-contributors
      description: USGS List Earthquake Data Contributors
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.listcontributors
      with:
        format: tools.format
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: usgs-get-earthquake-api-version
      description: USGS Get Earthquake API Version
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usgs-earthquake-catalog.getversion
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.