# conda-forge

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/conda-forge/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

conda-forge is a community-led conda package channel providing over 33,000 open-source packages for scientific computing, data science, and general Python development. The project offers programmatic access through the Anaconda.org REST API for querying package metadata, searching packages by name, retrieving version histories, and accessing distribution file details. Additionally, the conda repository format exposes repodata and channeldata JSON indices that enumerate all packages, versions, platforms, and dependency metadata across every supported architecture.

## Kin Score — 28.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 28.2 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 18.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **Anaconda.org Package API** — REST API hosted on api.anaconda.org that provides read access to conda-forge package metadata including package details, version lists, platform availability, download counts, l...
- **conda-forge Channel Repodata API** — Static JSON index files served over HTTPS from conda.anaconda.org for each supported platform subdirectory (linux-64, osx-64, win-64, etc.). repodata.json and repodata.json.zst ...

## Security (2)

- **Conda Forge Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Conda Forge Vulnerability Disclosure** — Intigriti · security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

Conda, Packages, Scientific Computing, Python, Open-Source

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