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gVisor

gVisor is an application kernel written in Go that implements a substantial portion of the Linux system surface. It provides an additional layer of isolation between running applications and the host operating system, intercepting and handling application system calls in user space to reduce the attack surface of the host kernel.

gVisor publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Containers, Kernel, Linux, Open Source, and Sandboxing.

gVisor’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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20.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
ContainersKernelLinuxOpen SourceSandboxingSecurity

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 20.8/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 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.

gVisor

gVisor is an open-source application kernel written in Go that provides an additional layer of isolation between containerized applications and the host operating system. It imp...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Gvisor Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Gvisor Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Gvisor Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Gvisor Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Gvisor Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: gvisor
name: gVisor
description: gVisor is an application kernel written in Go that implements a substantial portion of the Linux system surface.
  It provides an additional layer of isolation between running applications and the host operating system, intercepting and
  handling application system calls in user space to reduce the attack surface of the host kernel.
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/gvisor.png
tags:
- Containers
- Kernel
- Linux
- Open Source
- Sandboxing
- Security
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gvisor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: gvisor:gvisor
  name: gVisor
  description: gVisor is an open-source application kernel written in Go that provides an additional layer of isolation between
    containerized applications and the host operating system. It implements a substantial portion of the Linux system call
    interface in user space, making it compatible with most Linux applications while providing stronger security guarantees
    than traditional container runtimes.
  humanURL: https://gvisor.dev/
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Kernel
  - Linux
  - Open Source
  - Sandboxing
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gvisor.dev/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://gvisor.dev/docs/user_guide/quick_start/docker/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/gvisor-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/gvisor-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://gvisor.dev/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/google
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/google/gvisor
- type: Documentation
  url: https://gvisor.dev/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://gvisor.dev/blog/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com