# Git

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/git/  
**Website:** https://git-scm.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

Git is a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development. It is designed for coordinating work among programmers, but it can be used to track changes in any set of files.

## Kin Score — 25.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 25.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 83.3 |
| Contract Quality | 28.2 |
| Governance | 18.2 |
| Contract Governance | 18.2 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 23.7 |
| Access Clarity | 23.7 |

## Agent readiness — 28.6 (agent-aware)

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

- **Git CLI** — Git command-line interface for version control operations.
- **GitHub API** — RESTful API for GitHub's Git hosting platform.
- **GitLab API** — RESTful API for GitLab's Git repository management.
- **Gitea API** — RESTful API for Gitea's self-hosted Git service.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Git MCP Server**

## Security (3)

- **Git Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Git Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone
- **Git Trust Center** — trust center published

## Plans (1)

- **Git Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Distributed, Git, Open-Source, Source Code Management, Version Control

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