# Merit Systems Protection Board

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/merit-systems-protection-board/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent quasi-judicial agency that protects federal merit systems against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices. It safeguards the rights of federal employees and adjudicates employee appeals.

## Kin Score — 9.3 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 9.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 22.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| 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 (1)

- **Merit Systems Protection Board** — The Merit Systems Protection Board protects federal merit systems and safeguards the rights of federal employees against prohibited personnel practices under 5 U.S.C. 2301(b).

## Security (2)

- **Merit Systems Protection Board Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Merit Systems Protection Board Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Plans (1)

- **Merit Systems Protection Board Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Civil Service, Employment, Federal-Government, Government

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