# Apache Ant

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-ant/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool and library developed by the Apache Software Foundation, used to automate software build processes. It uses XML-based build files to define targets and tasks for compiling, testing, packaging, and deploying Java applications. Ant provides a Java API for programmatic build execution, custom task (Antlib) development, and build file manipulation. The companion Apache Ivy project provides dependency management and artifact resolution for Ant-based builds.

## Kin Score — 22.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 22.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 33.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (2)

- **Apache Ant Build Tool** — Apache Ant provides a Java library and command-line tool for automating build processes through XML-based build files. It supports compilation, testing, packaging, and deploymen...
- **Apache Ivy** — Apache Ivy is a dependency manager for Ant builds, enabling declaration, resolution, and retrieval of project dependencies from Maven repositories and other sources. It integrat...

## Security (2)

- **Apache Ant Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Ant Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Ant Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **Java Application Builds** — Compile, test, package, and deploy Java applications using declarative XML build scripts.
- **Legacy Build Automation** — Maintain and modernize legacy Java build systems that predate Maven and Gradle.
- **Custom Build Orchestration** — Orchestrate complex multi-step build processes with conditional logic and property-driven configuration.
- **Ant-Based CI Pipelines** — Run Ant targets as build steps in Jenkins, TeamCity, or other CI/CD systems.
- **Dependency Management with Ivy** — Resolve and cache project dependencies from Maven Central and custom repositories using Apache Ivy.
- **Non-Java Build Automation** — Automate C/C++ or other non-Java project builds using Ant's exec and cc tasks.

## Tags

Apache, Automation, Build Tools, CI/CD, Java, Open-Source, XML

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