# INAM Protocol

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/inamprotocol-org/  
**Website:** https://inamprotocol.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

INAM Protocol provides tools to verify AI agents and x402 sellers before transactions. Using the npx inamprotocol command, developers can obtain PASS, CAUTION, or FAIL assessments based on ERC‑8004 standards, INAM receipts, and Web Bot Authentication. The service is open‑source, free, and integrates with popular package managers, offering a transparent trust layer for AI‑driven commerce.

## Kin Score — 31.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-11-13 under rubric 0.28.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 76.8 |
| Contract Quality | 20.2 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 4.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 38.1 |
| Access Clarity | 42.6 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 11.8 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 21.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | conformant |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | no |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Paid — onboarding: unknown, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (2)

- **INAM Protocol Registry API** — The open reputation, verification, and economic-history layer for the agent economy.
- **INAM Protocol API** — INAM Protocol API as documented publicly: 49 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelist (2026-11-12); not the provider's own document.

## Security (1)

- **INAM Protocol Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **INAM Protocol Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Artificial Intelligence, Security, Verification, Open Source, CLI

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