# Hex.pm

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/hex-pm/  
**APIs profiled:** 12

Package registry for the Erlang and Elixir ecosystems with a REST API for searching packages, accessing metadata, managing releases, user authentication, and organization management. Supports public and private packages with HexDocs integration.

## Kin Score — 39.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 56.9 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 2.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 67.1 |
| Access Clarity | 67.1 |

## Agent readiness — 38.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | verified |
| 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 (12)

- **Hex.pm API Keys API** — API key creation and management.
- **Hex.pm Authentication API** — Authentication verification.
- **Hex.pm Documentation API** — HexDocs package documentation.
- **Hex.pm Index API** — API index and discovery.
- **Hex.pm OAuth API** — OAuth2 Device Authorization Grant flow.
- **Hex.pm Organizations API** — Organization and member management.
- **Hex.pm Package Owners API** — Package ownership management.
- **Hex.pm Packages API** — Package search and metadata.
- **Hex.pm Releases API** — Package release publishing and management.
- **Hex.pm Repositories API** — Hex repository management.
- **Hex.pm Users API** — User account management.
- **Hex.pm Utilities API** — Utility endpoints.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Hex Pm Agentic Access** — 45 operations · 23 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Hex Pm Authentication** — apiKey/http · 3 schemes
- **Hex Pm Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

Package Registry, Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, BEAM, Open-Source, Package Manager

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