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Grype

Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It works with Syft-generated SBOMs and supports major OS package ecosystems and language-specific packages including Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Rust, and .NET.

Grype publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Container Images, Containers, Open Source, SBOM, and Security.

Grype’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, and 5 more developer resources.

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26.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 14/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Container ImagesContainersOpen SourceSBOMSecurityVulnerability Scanning

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 26.8/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 14/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Grype

Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilit...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Grype Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Grype Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Grype Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Grype Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Open Source
Open Source

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: grype
name: Grype
description: Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It works
  with Syft-generated SBOMs and supports major OS package ecosystems and language-specific packages including Go, Java, JavaScript,
  Python, Ruby, Rust, and .NET.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/grype.png
tags:
- Container Images
- Containers
- Open Source
- SBOM
- Security
- Vulnerability Scanning
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/grype/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: grype:grype
  name: Grype
  description: Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It
    scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities, supporting Docker, OCI, and Singularity image
    formats.
  humanURL: https://github.com/anchore/grype
  tags:
  - Container Images
  - Containers
  - SBOM
  - Security
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/grype-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://anchore.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/anchore
- type: Open Source
  url: https://anchore.com/opensource/
- type: Blog
  url: https://anchore.com/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://anchore.com/pricing/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://anchore.com/integrations/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/anchore/grype-mcp
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: Anchore
- name: Icon
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com