Binaris

Binaris was a fast, low-latency Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform for running production Node.js workloads in the cloud. Founded in 2017 and backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, its developer surface centered on the `bn` command-line tool and Node.js SDK (published to npm as `binaris` and to Docker Hub as `binaris/bn`), which let developers scaffold, deploy, invoke, and inspect serverless functions in seconds. Authentication was via a Binaris API key (`BINARIS_API_KEY`). The company later explored a "Shift" programming model (`@binaris/shift-fetch-runtime`). The hosted platform at binaris.io / binaris.com is no longer in service, but the first-party client packages and a 42-repository GitHub organization remain publicly available and are captured here.

Binaris is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Serverless, Functions as a Service, FaaS, and Compute.

Binaris’ developer surface includes CLI and 4 more developer resources.

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10.0/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyServerlessFunctions as a ServiceFaaSComputeCloudNode.jsDeveloper Tools

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 10.0/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

Packages

SDKs

CLI

Source (apis.yml)

aid: binaris
name: Binaris
description: Binaris was a fast, low-latency Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform for running production Node.js workloads
  in the cloud. Founded in 2017 and backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, its developer surface centered on the `bn` command-line
  tool and Node.js SDK (published to npm as `binaris` and to Docker Hub as `binaris/bn`), which let developers scaffold, deploy,
  invoke, and inspect serverless functions in seconds. Authentication was via a Binaris API key (`BINARIS_API_KEY`). The company
  later explored a "Shift" programming model (`@binaris/shift-fetch-runtime`). The hosted platform at binaris.io / binaris.com
  is no longer in service, but the first-party client packages and a 42-repository GitHub organization remain publicly available
  and are captured here.
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  trial: false
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  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27725492?v=4
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Serverless
- Functions as a Service
- FaaS
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
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