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, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision, Computer-Vision, and Manufacturing.

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

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7.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

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CompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine VisionComputer-VisionManufacturingQuality InspectionIndustrial AutomationDefect Detection

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Composite quality — 7.6/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.5 / 20

Access Clarity 2.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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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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