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Corelight

Corelight is a network detection and response (NDR) company founded by the creators of the open-source Zeek (formerly Bro) network security monitor. Its Open NDR Platform transforms network traffic into high-fidelity security evidence — logs, alerts, and metadata — powering threat detection, hunting, investigation, and incident response across on-premises and cloud environments. Corelight Sensors expose a comprehensive RESTful API for remote configuration and control, driven by the open-source corelight-client command-line client, with a Fleet Manager for centralized fleet management. Backed by Accel and General Catalyst, Corelight is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace (In Process, Moderate).

Corelight publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Cybersecurity, Network Detection and Response, NDR, and Network Security.

Corelight’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, support, pricing, CLI, authentication, and 14 more developer resources.

31.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-30 · rubric v0.17.2
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs
CompanyCybersecurityNetwork Detection and ResponseNDRNetwork SecurityThreat DetectionZeekIncident ResponseSecurity

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-30 · rubric v0.17.2
Composite quality — 31.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.5 / 20
Access Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13
Contract Governance 2.2 / 12
Discoverability 7.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 1

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

Corelight Sensor API

RESTful API for remotely configuring and controlling a Corelight Sensor and Fleet Manager. Device-local and account-gated (no public OpenAPI); driven by the official open-source...

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Corelight Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Corelight Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Corelight Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · contact published

SECURITY

Corelight Trust Center

FedRAMP, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: corelight
name: Corelight
description: Corelight is a network detection and response (NDR) company founded by the creators of the open-source Zeek (formerly
  Bro) network security monitor. Its Open NDR Platform transforms network traffic into high-fidelity security evidence — logs,
  alerts, and metadata — powering threat detection, hunting, investigation, and incident response across on-premises and cloud
  environments. Corelight Sensors expose a comprehensive RESTful API for remote configuration and control, driven by the open-source
  corelight-client command-line client, with a Fleet Manager for centralized fleet management. Backed by Accel and General
  Catalyst, Corelight is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace (In Process, Moderate).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/corelight/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- accel
- general-catalyst
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://corelight.com/hubfs/images/thumbs/Corelight_LinkShare_Thumbnail_V2.png
tags:
- Company
- Cybersecurity
- Network Detection and Response
- NDR
- Network Security
- Threat Detection
- Zeek
- Incident Response
- Security
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Corelight Sensor API
  description: RESTful API for remotely configuring and controlling a Corelight Sensor and Fleet Manager. Device-local and
    account-gated (no public OpenAPI); driven by the official open-source corelight-client CLI. Authentication is HTTP Basic
    with admin (unlimited) and monitor (read-only) users, plus 2FA when using a Fleet Manager.
  humanURL: https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client
  baseURL: https://docs.corelight.com
  tags:
  - NDR
  - Network Security
  - Sensor
  properties:
  - type: CLI
    url: cli/corelight-cli.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/corelight-authentication.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: http://www.corelight.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client
- type: Documentation
  url: https://corelight.com/support/training
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/corelight
- type: Blog
  url: https://corelight.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://corelight.com/support/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://corelight.com/products/open-ndr
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://corelight.com/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://corelight.com/legal/privacy
- type: Packages
  url: packages/corelight-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/corelight-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/corelight-cli.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/corelight-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/corelight-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/corelight-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://corelight.com/support/security
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/corelight-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://corelight.com/trust-and-compliance
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/corelight-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/corelight-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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