CORE API v2
apiauth · remoteuk.ac.core/api · v2.0
You can use the CORE API to access the resources harvested and enriched by CORE. If you encounter any problems with the API, please report them to us.
run it
on your own machines, one way per deploy methodgenerated from the record, not tested yet
An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
# once, as root:
# as_mcp DIR COMMAND...: runs COMMAND as the mcp user in DIR, its home, sandboxed as the
# units are: a package's install scripts can write to DIR only, as the server later can
as_mcp() {
local dir="$1"; shift
systemd-run --quiet --wait --pipe --collect --uid=mcp --gid=mcp \
-p WorkingDirectory="$dir" -p Environment=HOME="$dir" -p ReadWritePaths="$dir" \
-p NoNewPrivileges=true -p ProtectSystem=strict -p ProtectHome=true -p PrivateTmp=true \
-- "$@" </dev/null
}
install -d -m 0750 -o mcp -g mcp /var/lib/mcp/core
# core: its packages, installed whole before its unit starts (no session installs)
systemctl stop mcp-my-agent-core.service 2>/dev/null || true
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/core uv tool install awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/core uv tool install mcp-proxy
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# core (uk.ac.core/api), recipe baremetal (generated).
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent"; started by mcp-my-agent-core.service.
set -euo pipefail
export HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=8101
export API_NAME=core
export API_SPEC_URL=https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json
export API_BASE_URL=http://core.ac.uk/api-v2
export AUTH_TYPE=none
exec uvx mcp-proxy --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8101 --pass-environment -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
[Unit]
Description=MCP server core (toolset my-agent), generated by Hub
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=mcp
Group=mcp
EnvironmentFile=/etc/mcp/my-agent.env
Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mcp/core
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mcp/core
ExecStart=/opt/mcp/my-agent/bin/core.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
NoNewPrivileges=true
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
PrivateTmp=true
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/mcp/core
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
generated from the record, not tested yet
An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8101:8000 -e API_NAME -e API_SPEC_URL -e API_BASE_URL -e AUTH_TYPE ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim sh -c 'uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server'
generated from the record, not tested yet
An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T17:03:35+00:00).
# Each package server runs behind a stdio->HTTP bridge and listens on localhost only.
# cp .env.example .env # fill the ${VAR}s
# docker compose up -d && bash smoke.sh
# Remote servers are not here: clients reach them directly (see clients/).
name: mcp-my-agent
services:
core:
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
command:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
ports:
- 127.0.0.1:8101:8000
volumes:
- uv-cache:/root/.cache/uv
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD
- python3
- -c
- import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/status')
interval: 30s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 2m
restart: unless-stopped
x-note: An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
environment:
API_NAME: core
API_SPEC_URL: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json
API_BASE_URL: http://core.ac.uk/api-v2
AUTH_TYPE: none
volumes:
npm-cache: {}
uv-cache: {}
generated from the record, not tested yet
An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T17:03:35+00:00).
# kubectl create namespace mcp
# kubectl -n mcp create secret generic mcp-credentials --from-env-file=.env
# kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml
# Services are cluster-internal: <name>.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8000/mcp. Put an ingress
# with auth in front before exposing any of them.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: mcp
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: core
namespace: mcp
labels: &id001
app: core
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels: *id001
template:
metadata:
labels: *id001
spec:
containers:
- name: core
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: API_NAME
value: core
- name: API_SPEC_URL
value: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json
- name: API_BASE_URL
value: http://core.ac.uk/api-v2
- name: AUTH_TYPE
value: none
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: core
namespace: mcp
spec:
selector:
app: core
ports:
- port: 8000
targetPort: http
name: http
generated from the record, not tested yet
An OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge, for clients without callbus in front.
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T17:03:35+00:00).
# Credentials come from the Secret 'mcp-credentials' (kubectl create secret generic ... --from-env-file=.env).
# Each server under `servers` is one Deployment + Service; the keys after it configure
# upstream charts a worker verified.
servers:
core:
enabled: true
replicas: 1
port: 8000
path: /mcp
container:
name: core
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: API_NAME
value: core
- name: API_SPEC_URL
value: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json
- name: API_BASE_URL
value: http://core.ac.uk/api-v2
- name: AUTH_TYPE
value: none
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
# helm install my-agent helm/my-agent -n mcp
in the cloud
one click: the provider's deploy form opens filled in, in your own account- koyeb
-
Clients connect to the service's https://…koyeb.app address plus /mcp.
- azure
-
A Container Apps environment with one app per server, each with HTTPS ingress and one replica. The deployment's outputs list the endpoints.
connect to it
copy what your client needsuvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"core": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"awslabs.openapi-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"API_NAME": "core",
"API_SPEC_URL": "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json",
"API_BASE_URL": "http://core.ac.uk/api-v2",
"AUTH_TYPE": "none"
}
}
}
}
#!/usr/bin/env bash # Registers every server with Claude Code (run once; `claude mcp list` to check). set -euo pipefail set -a; [ -f .env ] && source .env; set +a claude mcp add core -e API_NAME=core -e API_SPEC_URL=https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json -e API_BASE_URL=http://core.ac.uk/api-v2 -e AUTH_TYPE=none -- uvx awslabs.openapi-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"core": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"awslabs.openapi-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"API_NAME": "core",
"API_SPEC_URL": "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json",
"API_BASE_URL": "http://core.ac.uk/api-v2",
"AUTH_TYPE": "none"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"core": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"awslabs.openapi-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"API_NAME": "core",
"API_SPEC_URL": "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/core.ac.uk/2.0/swagger.json",
"API_BASE_URL": "http://core.ac.uk/api-v2",
"AUTH_TYPE": "none"
}
}
}
}
name: my-agent target: local servers: - hub: uk.ac.core/api
- not probed yet: tools unpinned, ingest lists them
- the API key goes in the query (apiKey): callbus sends headers only, use the OpenAPI bridge (callbus: false)
operations
Probe result: failedremote: Swagger 2.0: the hub's entry needs an OpenAPI 3 spec
runs · 2
the latest tests of this entry by the hub and its workers, newest first| date | worker | method | status | sandbox | reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 09:52 | local-mac | remote | failed | none | remote: Swagger 2.0: the hub's entry needs an OpenAPI 3 spec |
| 2026-10-16 09:42 | local-mac | remote | failed | none | remote: Swagger 2.0: the hub's entry needs an OpenAPI 3 spec |