# Carbon Design System

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/carbondesignsystem-com/  
**Website:** https://www.carbondesignsystem.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Carbon is IBM’s open source design system for products and digital experiences. It provides a comprehensive set of UI components, design guidelines, and resources to help teams build consistent, accessible, and performant digital products. The system is built on the IBM Design Language and is maintained by a vibrant community of contributors, offering extensive documentation, tooling, and support for developers and designers alike.

## Kin Score — 9.6 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-11-06 under rubric 0.27.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 13.1 |
| Access Clarity | 6.6 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 5.9 (matched via fallback).

## 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 |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

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

## APIs (1)

- **Carbon Design System API** — The Carbon Design System provides UI components and design guidelines. Documentation is available at the API reference page.

## Security (1)

- **Carbondesignsystem Com Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

Design Systems, Open Source, UI Components, Accessibility, Digital Experience, IBM

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