Viam Component — Camera

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Viam Component — Camera
  description: Capture 2D images and 3D point clouds from any Viam camera component.
  tags: [Viam, Component, Camera]
  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-camera
    baseUri: '{{env.VIAM_MACHINE_ADDRESS}}'
    description: Viam CameraService.
    resources:
    - name: get-images
      path: /viam.component.camera.v1.CameraService/GetImages
      operations:
      - { name: getImages, method: POST, description: Capture images., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
    - name: get-point-cloud
      path: /viam.component.camera.v1.CameraService/GetPointCloud
      operations:
      - { name: getPointCloud, method: POST, description: Capture a 3D point cloud., outputRawFormat: json, inputParameters: [{ name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true }] }
    - name: get-properties
      path: /viam.component.camera.v1.CameraService/GetProperties
      operations:
      - { name: getProperties, method: POST, description: Get camera intrinsics., 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-camera-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for camera components.
    tools:
    - { name: viam-camera-images, description: Capture images., hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-camera.getImages, with: { body: tools.body } }
    - { name: viam-camera-point-cloud, description: Capture point cloud., hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-camera.getPointCloud, with: { body: tools.body } }
    - { name: viam-camera-properties, description: Get camera intrinsics., hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }, call: component-camera.getProperties, with: { body: tools.body } }