LF Edge

LF Edge is an umbrella organization under the Linux Foundation establishing an open, interoperable framework for edge computing independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. It hosts projects like Akraino, EdgeX Foundry, and Open Horizon.

LF Edge publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Edge Computing, IoT, Linux Foundation, and Open Source.

LF Edge’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 4 more developer resources.

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19.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Edge ComputingIoTLinux FoundationOpen Source

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 19.9/100 · 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 5.0 / 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.

LF Edge API

Programmatic access to LF Edge project resources, APIs, and edge computing framework tools.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Lf Edge Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Lf Edge Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Lf Edge Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Lf Edge Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Projects

Projects

Source (apis.yml)

aid: lf-edge
name: LF Edge
description: LF Edge is an umbrella organization under the Linux Foundation establishing an open, interoperable framework
  for edge computing independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. It hosts projects like Akraino, EdgeX Foundry,
  and Open Horizon.
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
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/lf-edge.png
tags:
- Edge Computing
- IoT
- Linux Foundation
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lf-edge/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: lf-edge:lf-edge-api
  name: LF Edge API
  description: Programmatic access to LF Edge project resources, APIs, and edge computing framework tools.
  humanURL: https://lfedge.org/projects/
  tags:
  - Edge Computing
  - IoT
  - Linux Foundation
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://lfedge.org/projects/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lf-edge-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lf-edge
- type: Documentation
  name: LF Edge Documentation
  description: Official documentation for LF Edge.
  url: https://lfedge.org/projects/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: LF Edge GitHub
  description: Source code and repositories for LF Edge.
  url: https://github.com/lf-edge
- type: Projects
  name: LF Edge Projects
  description: Portfolio of edge computing projects including Akraino, EdgeX Foundry, EVE, Fledge, EdgeLake, FIDO Device Onboard,
    Open Horizon, State of the Edge, eKuiper, InfiniEdge AI, InstantX, NanoMQ, Nexoedge, and Ocre.
  url: https://lfedge.org/projects/
- url: https://lfedge.org/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com