# Grype

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/grype/  
**Website:** https://anchore.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 17.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 17.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 7.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| 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 (1)

- **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)

- **MCP Server**

## Security (1)

- **Grype Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Grype Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Container Images, Containers, Open-Source, SBOM, Security, Vulnerability Scanning

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