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LightSource

LightSource is an AI-native direct materials procurement platform that connects engineering, procurement, and suppliers across the full sourcing lifecycle from concept to award. The product automates RFX creation and distribution, AI-assisted bid analysis, supplier collaboration and quote normalization across custom quote formats, and ongoing cost tracking, with more than 20,000 suppliers live on the network. It is sold to procurement and supply-chain teams in automotive, electronics, chemicals, medical devices, construction, and forest products, and the company reports sourcing cost reductions of 3-25% for customers including Time Manufacturing (Versalift), Arxada, BRP, and Canada Goose. LightSource is SOC 2 Type 2 attested and supports SSO and role-based access control. As of July 2026 the company publishes no public API, developer portal, or OpenAPI specification; its docs host is an end-user and supplier help center.

LightSource is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Direct Materials.

LightSource’s developer surface includes documentation, support, engineering blog, and 13 more developer resources.

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23.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
0 APIs
CompanyProcurementSupply ChainSourcingDirect MaterialsManufacturingArtificial IntelligenceEnterprise Software

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 23.2/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
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 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 3

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

Lightsource Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Lightsource Vulnerability Disclosure

contact published

SECURITY

Lightsource Trust Center

SOC 2 Type 2

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login
Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Security
Security
 Compliance
Compliance
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: lightsource
name: LightSource
description: LightSource is an AI-native direct materials procurement platform that connects engineering, procurement, and
  suppliers across the full sourcing lifecycle from concept to award. The product automates RFX creation and distribution,
  AI-assisted bid analysis, supplier collaboration and quote normalization across custom quote formats, and ongoing cost tracking,
  with more than 20,000 suppliers live on the network. It is sold to procurement and supply-chain teams in automotive, electronics,
  chemicals, medical devices, construction, and forest products, and the company reports sourcing cost reductions of 3-25%
  for customers including Time Manufacturing (Versalift), Arxada, BRP, and Canada Goose. LightSource is SOC 2 Type 2 attested
  and supports SSO and role-based access control. As of July 2026 the company publishes no public API, developer portal, or
  OpenAPI specification; its docs host is an end-user and supplier help center.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://lightsource.ai/favicon.ico
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightsource/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enriched-no-public-api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Procurement
- Supply Chain
- Sourcing
- Direct Materials
- Manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Enterprise Software
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://lightsource.ai/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.lightsource.ai/public/en/
- type: Support
  url: https://lightsource.ai/contact
- type: Blog
  url: https://lightsource.ai/blog
- type: Login
  url: https://app.lightsource.ai/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://lightsource.ai/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://lightsource.ai/privacypolicy
- type: Security
  url: https://lightsource.ai/security
- type: Compliance
  url: https://lightsource.ai/security
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.lightsource.ai/
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/lightsource-llms.txt
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/lightsource-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/lightsource-conformance.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lightsource-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/lightsource-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/lightsource-trust-center.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence