# Bootc

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/bootc/  
**Website:** https://bootc.dev  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Bootc is an open source tool that enables transactional, in-place operating system updates using OCI/Docker container images as the source for OS updates. It applies the container layering model to bootable host systems, using standard OCI containers as a transport and delivery format for base operating system updates. The container image includes a Linux kernel, and when deployed the base userspace runs normally with systemd as PID 1. Bootc is a CNCF Sandbox project with a stable CLI and API.

## Kin Score — 11.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 11.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## 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 |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

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

## Use cases (4)

- **OS Image Updates**
- **OS Image Installation**
- **Container Image Switching**
- **Immutable Infrastructure**

## Tags

CNCF, Container Images, Infrastructure, OCI, Open-Source, Operating Systems, System Updates

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