# FACTORY I/O

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/factory-i-o/  
**Website:** https://factoryio.com  
**APIs profiled:** 4

FACTORY I/O is a software simulation tool that allows users to create and simulate industrial automation systems in a virtual environment. It provides a realistic and interactive platform for training, testing, and troubleshooting automation processes without the need for physical equipment. Users can design their own control systems, program PLCs, and observe the behavior of machines and processes in real-time.

## Kin Score — 27.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 56.4 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 33.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| 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

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **FACTORY I/O Web API** — The web server in Factory I/O exposes a REST API for reading and writing simulation values from external clients. The web server uses conventional HTTP response codes to indicat...
- **FACTORY I/O Tag Values API** — Operations for reading and writing tag values by ID
- **FACTORY I/O Tag Values by Name API** — Operations for reading and writing tag values by name
- **FACTORY I/O Tags API** — Operations for listing and querying scene tags

## Agentic access (1)

- **Factory I O Agentic Access** — 15 operations · 10 acting

## Security (1)

- **Factory I O Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Factory I O Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Industrial Automation, Simulations, Software Simulation

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