NCBI E-Utilities API — Info

NCBI E-Utilities API — Info. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get Database Information. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one United States National Library Of Medicine business surface.

Run with Naftiko United States National Library Of MedicineInfo

What You Can Do

GET
Getdatabaseinfo — Get Database Information
/v1/einfo-fcgi

MCP Tools

get-database-information

Get Database Information

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

ncbi-e-utilities-info.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: NCBI E-Utilities API — Info
  description: 'NCBI E-Utilities API — Info. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get Database Information. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one United States National Library Of Medicine business surface.'
  tags:
  - United States National Library Of Medicine
  - Info
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    UNITED_STATES_NATIONAL_LIBRARY_OF_MEDICINE_API_KEY: UNITED_STATES_NATIONAL_LIBRARY_OF_MEDICINE_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: ncbi-e-utilities-info
    baseUri: https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils
    description: NCBI E-Utilities API — Info business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: einfo.fcgi
      path: /einfo.fcgi
      operations:
      - name: getdatabaseinfo
        method: GET
        description: Get Database Information
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: db
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Database name (omit to list all databases)
        - name: api_key
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: retmode
          in: query
          type: string
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: api_key
      value: '{{env.UNITED_STATES_NATIONAL_LIBRARY_OF_MEDICINE_API_KEY}}'
      placement: query
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: ncbi-e-utilities-info-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for NCBI E-Utilities API — Info. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed
      with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/einfo-fcgi
      name: einfo-fcgi
      description: REST surface for einfo.fcgi.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getdatabaseinfo
        description: Get Database Information
        call: ncbi-e-utilities-info.getdatabaseinfo
        with:
          db: rest.db
          api_key: rest.api_key
          retmode: rest.retmode
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: ncbi-e-utilities-info-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for NCBI E-Utilities API — Info. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this
      capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: get-database-information
      description: Get Database Information
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: ncbi-e-utilities-info.getdatabaseinfo
      with:
        db: tools.db
        api_key: tools.api_key
        retmode: tools.retmode
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.