Elementary

Elementary is an AI-powered machine-vision inspection company for manufacturing, founded in 2017 in South Pasadena, California (originally Elementary Robotics). Its VisionStream self-training edge AI detects production defects in seconds without rules, labeling, or tuning, while the QualityOS cloud platform delivers traceability, analytics, and MES/ERP integration across production lines. Elementary inspects over one billion parts annually for Fortune 500 manufacturers across food & beverage, automotive, consumer packaged goods, electronics, and life sciences, and is backed by Rockwell Automation, Tiger Global, Toyota Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Fika Ventures, and Idealab. The company exposes no public developer API; this profile captures its identity, security posture, and public web properties.

Elementary is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Ai, Machine Vision, Computer Vision, and Manufacturing.

Elementary’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, and 8 more developer resources.

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10.2/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyAiMachine VisionComputer VisionManufacturingQuality InspectionIndustrial AutomationDefect Detection

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Composite quality — 10.2/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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

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Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Website

About

Blog

Partners

Careers

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: elementary
name: Elementary
description: Elementary is an AI-powered machine-vision inspection company for manufacturing, founded in 2017 in South Pasadena,
  California (originally Elementary Robotics). Its VisionStream self-training edge AI detects production defects in seconds
  without rules, labeling, or tuning, while the QualityOS cloud platform delivers traceability, analytics, and MES/ERP integration
  across production lines. Elementary inspects over one billion parts annually for Fortune 500 manufacturers across food &
  beverage, automotive, consumer packaged goods, electronics, and life sciences, and is backed by Rockwell Automation, Tiger
  Global, Toyota Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Fika Ventures, and Idealab. The company exposes no public developer API; this
  profile captures its identity, security posture, and public web properties.
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- type: Partners
  url: https://www.elementaryml.com/partners
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