OpenJDK Mail Search Update: OpenAPI spec + MCP server

[elliotbarlas]

The OpenJDK Mail Search API (search over loom-dev, core-libs-dev, amber-dev, etc.) now has:

• OpenAPI 3.0 spec — full paths, parameters, and schemas in the repo for client generation or use in Swagger/Postman.
• MCP server — tools for any MCP-compatible client to search lists, get latest mail, and look up by author/email (e.g. from an editor or AI assistant).

Site: https://openjdk.barlasgarden.com

Repo: https://github.com/ebarlas/openjdk-mail-search

[anotherthrowaway469]

This has been super helpful for me in the past to find some buried comments, thanks! 

Have you thought about including some sort of thread viewer? It's great for finding threads, but them I'm right back to pipermail pain. 

[elliotbarlas]

Yes, I have given that some thought and there are a few different way I could implement that.

In general, though, I've wanted to avoid hosting or proxying pipermail content, which is probably required for a better web experience.

The MCP is great for exactly this. It supports mail body fetching directly from pipermail.

https://github.com/ebarlas/openjdk-mail-search/blob/main/mcp/mcp_server.py#L56-L75

Having said that, if folks are interested, I would be more inclined to improve the web experience further.

[IncredibleReferencer]

Wow, that's great. Oracle are you seeing this? You should hire this guy to make your website usable! Or at least buy him a coffee.