# Nexus Repository Manager

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/nexus/  
**Website:** https://www.sonatype.com/products/nexus-repository  
**APIs profiled:** 9

Nexus Repository Manager by Sonatype is an enterprise-grade artifact repository manager supporting multiple package formats including Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI, NuGet, RubyGems, Helm, Go, and more. It provides a central hub for managing software supply chain components, proxying remote repositories, hosting private artifacts, and grouping repositories. Nexus exposes a comprehensive REST API documented via an OpenAPI/Swagger specification served at `<nexus_url>/service/rest/swagger.json` on each instance.

## Kin Score — 27.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 44.2 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| 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 |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (9)

- **Nexus Repository Manager REST API** — Comprehensive REST API for managing repositories, components, assets, search, security, blob stores, capabilities, tasks, tags, staging, and scripts in Sonatype Nexus Repository...
- **Nexus Repository Manager Assets API** — The Assets API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for assets.
- **Nexus Repository Manager BlobStores API** — The BlobStores API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for blobstores.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Components API** — The Components API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for components.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Repositories API** — The Repositories API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for repositories.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Search API** — The Search API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for search.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Security API** — The Security API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for security.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Status API** — The Status API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for status.
- **Nexus Repository Manager Tasks API** — The Tasks API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for tasks.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Nexus Agentic Access** — 16 operations · 3 acting

## Security (2)

- **Nexus Authentication** — http · 2 schemes
- **Nexus Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Nexus Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Artifact Management, DevOps, Docker, Maven, npm, Package Management, Repository Manager, Software Supply Chain

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