# Linkerd

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/linkerd/  
**Website:** https://linkerd.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

Service mesh without the mess. Linkerd adds security, observability, and reliability to any Kubernetes cluster without the complexity of bloat of other meshes.

## Kin Score — 36.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 56.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 23.5 (agent-aware)

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

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (11)

- **Linkerd Proxy Control Plane API** — The Linkerd Proxy Control Plane gRPC API defines the protobuf service contracts used by the data-plane proxy to communicate with the control plane. It includes the Destination A...
- **Linkerd Multicluster API** — The Linkerd Multicluster extension provides Kubernetes CRDs and a gateway component that enables transparent, secure cross-cluster service communication. It uses mTLS to authent...
- **Linkerd Discovery API** — API resource discovery
- **Linkerd Edges API** — Connection topology between resources
- **Linkerd Gateways API** — Multicluster gateway metrics
- **Linkerd Health API** — Health and readiness check endpoints
- **Linkerd Lifecycle API** — Proxy lifecycle management endpoints
- **Linkerd Metrics API** — Prometheus metrics endpoints
- **Linkerd Routes API** — Per-route metrics
- **Linkerd Statistics API** — Resource statistics and golden metrics
- **Linkerd Tap API** — Real-time traffic inspection

## Agentic access (1)

- **Linkerd Agentic Access** — 12 operations · 7 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (1)

- **Linkerd Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Plans (1)

- **Linkerd Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Kubernetes, mTLS, Observability, Security, Service Mesh

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