# Kernel

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/kernel/  
**Website:** https://www.kernel.sh  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Kernel is browser infrastructure for AI agents and automations. It runs sandboxed cloud Chromium browsers that spin up in under 30ms, with Playwright execution, computer-use controls, managed authentication into third-party sites, reusable browser profiles, proxies, pre-warmed browser pools, session replays, live telemetry, and a serverless App platform for deploying and invoking agent actions. Kernel exposes a REST API (OpenAPI 3.1, 135 operations across 22 tags), first-party TypeScript, Python and Go SDKs, a CLI, and a centrally hosted MCP server so agents can drive real browsers. Backed by General Catalyst.

## Kin Score — 48.2 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-30 under rubric 0.17.2. Trend: flat (-0.6 from 48.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 58.6 |
| Governance | 18.2 |
| Contract Governance | 18.2 |
| Operational Transparency | 42.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 73.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 18.4 |
| Access Clarity | 18.4 |

## Agent readiness — 36.0 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | served |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | verified |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (22)

- **Kernel API Keys API** — Create and manage API keys for organization and project-scoped access.
- **Kernel Apps API** — List applications and versions.
- **Kernel Audit Logs API** — Read audit log records for the authenticated organization.
- **Kernel Browser Computer Controls API** — Control mouse, keyboard, and screen on the browser instance.
- **Kernel Browser Filesystem API** — Read, write, and manage files on the browser instance.
- **Kernel Browser Logs API** — Stream logs from the browser instance.
- **Kernel Browser Playwright API** — Execute Playwright code against the browser instance.
- **Kernel Browser Pools API** — Create and manage browser pools for acquiring and releasing browsers.
- **Kernel Browser Processes API** — Execute and manage processes on the browser instance.
- **Kernel Browser Replays API** — Record and manage browser session video replays.
- **Kernel Browser Telemetry API** — Stream live telemetry events from a browser session.
- **Kernel Browsers API** — Create and manage browser sessions.
- **Kernel Credential Providers API** — Configure external credential providers like 1Password.
- **Kernel Credentials API** — Create and manage credentials for authentication.
- **Kernel Deployments API** — Create and manage app deployments and stream deployment events.
- **Kernel Extensions API** — Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser extensions.
- **Kernel Invocations API** — Invoke actions and stream or query invocation status and events.
- **Kernel Managed Auth API** — Create and manage auth connections for automated credential capture and login.
- **Kernel Organization API** — Read and manage organization-level limits.
- **Kernel Profiles API** — Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser profiles.
- **Kernel Projects API** — Create and manage projects for resource isolation within an organization.
- **Kernel Proxies API** — Create and manage proxy configurations for routing browser traffic.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Kernel MCP Server** — Centrally hosted, authenticated remote MCP server that lets any MCP-compatible model or agent launch Chromium browsers, execute Playwright code, capture video replays, manage pr...

## Agentic access (1)

- **Kernel Agentic Access** — 135 operations · 81 acting · 15 human-in-the-loop

## Security (3)

- **Kernel Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Kernel Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Kernel Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR

## Tags

Company, Browser Automation, Web Agents, Browser Infrastructure, AI Agents, Playwright, Cloud Browsers, Computer Use, MCP, Managed Auth

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