Viam Component — Arm
Control any Viam robotic arm component — pose, joint positions, and stop.
Viam Component — Arm is a Naftiko capability published by Viam, one of 27 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 5 operations.
The capability includes 2 read-only operations and 3 state-changing operations. Lead operation: Get end position. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.
Tagged areas include Viam, Component, and Arm.
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Viam Component — Arm
description: Control any Viam robotic arm component — pose, joint positions, and stop.
tags: [Viam, Component, Arm]
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
VIAM_API_KEY: VIAM_API_KEY
VIAM_MACHINE_ADDRESS: VIAM_MACHINE_ADDRESS
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: component-arm
baseUri: '{{env.VIAM_MACHINE_ADDRESS}}'
description: Viam ArmService.
resources:
- name: get-end-position
path: /viam.component.arm.v1.ArmService/GetEndPosition
operations:
- { name: getEndPosition, method: POST, description: Get the end-effector pose., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
- name: move-to-position
path: /viam.component.arm.v1.ArmService/MoveToPosition
operations:
- { name: moveToPosition, method: POST, description: Move end effector to pose., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
- name: get-joint-positions
path: /viam.component.arm.v1.ArmService/GetJointPositions
operations:
- { name: getJointPositions, method: POST, description: Get joint positions., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
- name: move-to-joint-positions
path: /viam.component.arm.v1.ArmService/MoveToJointPositions
operations:
- { name: moveToJointPositions, method: POST, description: Move to joint configuration., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
- name: stop
path: /viam.component.arm.v1.ArmService/Stop
operations:
- { name: stop, method: POST, description: Stop the arm., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
authentication:
type: apikey
key: key
value: '{{env.VIAM_API_KEY}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: mcp
namespace: component-arm-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for arm components.
tools:
- { name: viam-arm-end-position, description: Get end position., hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-arm.getEndPosition, with: { body: tools.body } }
- { name: viam-arm-move-to-position, description: Move to pose., hints: { readOnly: false, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-arm.moveToPosition, with: { body: tools.body } }
- { name: viam-arm-joint-positions, description: Get joint positions., hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-arm.getJointPositions, with: { body: tools.body } }
- { name: viam-arm-move-joints, description: Move to joints., hints: { readOnly: false, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-arm.moveToJointPositions, with: { body: tools.body } }
- { name: viam-arm-stop, description: Stop arm., hints: { readOnly: false, destructive: true, idempotent: true }, call: component-arm.stop, with: { body: tools.body } }