# GitHub Container Registry

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/github-container-registry/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

GitHub Container Registry stores container images within your GitHub organization or personal account, allows you to associate images with repositories, and provides fine-grained permissions for managing access. It supports Docker and OCI image formats and is integrated with GitHub Actions for automated workflows.

## Kin Score — 39.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 35.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 31.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| 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 · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **GitHub Container Registry Organization Packages API** — Manage container packages owned by an organization
- **GitHub Container Registry User Namespace Packages API** — View packages owned by a user
- **GitHub Container Registry User Packages API** — Manage container packages owned by the authenticated user

## Agentic access (1)

- **Github Container Registry Agentic Access** — 18 operations · 7 acting

## Security (1)

- **Github Container Registry Authentication** — http · 1 scheme

## Plans (1)

- **Github Container Registry Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Container Images, Containers, GitHub, Packages, Registry

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