CodeNOW

CodeNOW is a Prague-based governance and execution platform for AI-scale software delivery — a control plane that determines how software moves through the SDLC regardless of whether a human or an AI agent wrote it. Founded by an ex-IBM team, CodeNOW provides a governed execution layer that enforces organizational policies and standards across human and non-human actors, making every action auditable, stoppable, and structurally controlled. The platform manages applications, components, containers, libraries, builds, releases, deployments, environments and Kubernetes clusters, and is available in cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments. It exposes a versioned REST API (media-type versioning) authenticated with an API key, plus an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the API so AI assistants and agents can operate the platform directly.

CodeNOW publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, DevOps, Software Delivery, Platform Engineering, and Governance.

CodeNOW’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, authentication, changelog, engineering blog, support, and 16 more developer resources.

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33.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CompanyDevOpsSoftware DeliveryPlatform EngineeringGovernanceAI AgentsCI/CDDeploymentKubernetesModel Context Protocol

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 33.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 12.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

CodeNOW API

Versioned REST API for the CodeNOW platform covering applications, components, containers, libraries, builds, releases, triggers, deployments, environments, clusters, managed se...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

codenow-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Lifecycle

Conventions

Conformance

DataModel

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 6

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

StatusPage

Roadmap

ChangeLog

Support

Community

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: codenow
name: CodeNOW
description: CodeNOW is a Prague-based governance and execution platform for AI-scale software delivery — a control plane
  that determines how software moves through the SDLC regardless of whether a human or an AI agent wrote it. Founded by an
  ex-IBM team, CodeNOW provides a governed execution layer that enforces organizational policies and standards across human
  and non-human actors, making every action auditable, stoppable, and structurally controlled. The platform manages applications,
  components, containers, libraries, builds, releases, deployments, environments and Kubernetes clusters, and is available
  in cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments. It exposes a versioned REST API (media-type versioning) authenticated
  with an API key, plus an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the API so AI assistants and agents can
  operate the platform directly.
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x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://www.codenow.com/img/CN-icon-40x42px-dark-forwhite-bg.png
tags:
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- Software Delivery
- Platform Engineering
- Governance
- AI Agents
- CI/CD
- Deployment
- Kubernetes
- Model Context Protocol
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
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- FN: APIs.json
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apis:
- name: CodeNOW API
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    releases, triggers, deployments, environments, clusters, managed services, labels, teams and CI pipelines. Authenticated
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  - type: RateLimits
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  url: https://docs.codenow.com/
- type: Documentation
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- type: APIReference
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- type: GettingStarted
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- type: Authentication
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- type: MCPServer
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- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/codenow-rate-limits.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/codenow-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.codenow.com/
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://www.codenow.com/en/product/roadmap
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/codenow-changelog.yml
- type: Conventions
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- type: Conformance
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- type: DataModel
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- type: DomainSecurity
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- type: LLMsTxt
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- type: Blog
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- type: Support
  url: https://support.codenow.com/
- type: Community
  url: https://discord.gg/mjtQeHYFvJ
- type: SignUp
  url: https://cloud.codenow.com
- type: Login
  url: https://cloud.codenow.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.codenow.com/terms-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.codenow.com/privacy-policy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence