# Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine/  
**Website:** https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine  
**APIs profiled:** 3

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides a managed environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Google infrastructure. GKE runs on Kubernetes, providing automated cluster management, auto-scaling, auto-repair, and integrated logging and monitoring for container workloads.

## Kin Score — 48.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 48.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 52.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| 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)

- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Clusters API** — Manage GKE clusters
- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine NodePools API** — Manage node pools within clusters
- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Operations API** — View long-running operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Compute, Containers, GKE, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Orchestration

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