# Forward Networks

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/forward-networks/  
**Website:** https://www.forwardnetworks.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Forward Networks builds network digital-twin software (Forward Enterprise) that creates a mathematically accurate, vendor-agnostic model of large hybrid and multi-cloud networks. Networking, security, cloud, and compliance teams use it to verify network behavior before and after changes, trace packet paths, run automated policy checks, analyze CVE/vulnerability exposure, and query the network as structured data through the Network Query Engine (NQE). The Forward Enterprise Complete API is an OpenAPI 3.2.0 surface of 189 operations across 108 paths — covering Networks, Snapshots, Checks, Path Search, NQE, Vulnerability Analysis, and system administration — secured with HTTP Basic authentication and complemented by a Go client, a Terraform provider, and an open-source MCP server.

## Kin Score — 39.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-30 under rubric 0.17.2. Trend: flat (-0.6 from 39.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 4.5 |
| Contract Governance | 4.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 39.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 31.6 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (20)

- **Forward Networks Aliases API** — Define groups of network infrastructure elements or packet header values
- **Forward Networks Checks API** — Enable or define automated checks that verify network policy and behavior
- **Forward Networks Classic Devices API** — Specify the network devices to collect from and model
- **Forward Networks Credentials API** — Provide network device credentials needed for network collection
- **Forward Networks Current Version API** — Get current API version information
- **Forward Networks Device Tags API** — List or manage tags associated with network devices and endpoints
- **Forward Networks Jump Servers API** — Configure jump servers to assist in reaching network devices
- **Forward Networks Network Collection API** — Configure configuration and state collection from network devices
- **Forward Networks Network Devices API** — List the modeled network devices
- **Forward Networks Network Endpoints API** — Configure network endpoint profiles and specify the network endpoints to collect from
- **Forward Networks Network Locations API** — Get, create, update, or delete a network's user-defined locations
- **Forward Networks Network Snapshots API** — List or manage the network Snapshots collected from network devices
- **Forward Networks Network Topology API** — List the links inferred between network devices and override them if necessary
- **Forward Networks Networks API** — Create, list, rename, or delete model networks
- **Forward Networks NQE API** — Ask the Network Query Engine for structured, vendor-agnostic network information
- **Forward Networks Path Search API** — Trace packets through the network model
- **Forward Networks Synthetic Devices API** — Model a network’s internet connections, intranets, L2VPNs, L3VPNs, WAN circuits, and encryptors
- **Forward Networks System Administration API** — Administer the system, including database backups
- **Forward Networks User Accounts API** — Manage user accounts
- **Forward Networks Vulnerability Analysis API** — Identify network devices potentially impacted by CVEs

## MCP servers (1)

- **Forward Networks MCP Server** — Open-source MCP server (Go, stdio transport) published in the Forward Networks GitHub org. Exposes 54 tools plus 6 workflow prompts and a network-context resource, validated aga...

## Agentic access (1)

- **Forward Networks Agentic Access** — 189 operations · 121 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (4)

- **Forward Networks Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Forward Networks Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Forward Networks Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Forward Networks Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR

## Tags

Company, Networks, Network Automation, Network Digital Twin, Network Security, Network Verification, Path Analysis, Vulnerability Management, NQE, Compliance

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