# AvantGuard

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/avantguard/  
**Website:** https://www.avantguardinc.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

AvantGuard is a Cornell University‑based spin‑out developing antimicrobial technologies to combat Candida auris and other pathogens. The company leverages N‑halamine chemistry to create surface‑protecting solutions for healthcare, consumer, and industrial markets, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional antibiotics. Founded in 2018 as Halomine, AvantGuard has secured multiple NIH grants and a $1.7 M seed round to advance its decolonization platform.

## Kin Score — 6.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-23 under rubric 0.25.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 6.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 66.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 2.4 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Health**: 4.7 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (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 | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## APIs (1)

- **AvantGuard API** — API services offered by AvantGuard

## Security (1)

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

## Tags

Company, Antimicrobial, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Startups

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