# Akri

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/akri/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Akri is a CNCF Sandbox project that exposes heterogeneous leaf devices (such as IP cameras and USB devices) as resources in a Kubernetes cluster. It enables dynamic discovery and utilization of IoT edge devices through protocol-specific Discovery Handlers for ONVIF, OPC UA, and udev, with automatic workload scheduling and high availability.

## Kin Score — 27.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 66.7 |
| Contract Quality | 26.4 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 39.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 31.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Akri Metrics API** — Prometheus metrics endpoints for Akri Agent, Controller, and broker pods

## Agentic access (1)

- **Akri Agentic Access** — 1 operation

## Security (1)

- **Akri Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Akri Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Edge IoT Device Management** — Expose and manage IoT leaf devices such as IP cameras and USB sensors as first-class Kubernetes resources for edge computing workloads.
- **Industrial Automation Integration** — Connect industrial OPC UA servers and automation equipment to Kubernetes clusters for real-time monitoring and control workflows.
- **Computer Vision at the Edge** — Deploy ONVIF-compliant IP camera brokers automatically as cameras are discovered, enabling distributed computer vision processing.
- **Dynamic Hardware Resource Scheduling** — Automatically schedule GPU, FPGA, or specialized hardware workloads based on real-time device availability across cluster nodes.
- **Heterogeneous Device Fleet Management** — Manage fleets of diverse edge devices with different protocols from a single Kubernetes control plane using unified Configuration resources.

## Tags

Device Management, Edge Computing, IoT, Kubernetes, CNCF, Open-Source, OPC UA, ONVIF, udev

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/akri/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.