Obol

Obol builds distributed validator infrastructure for Ethereum, letting a validator be run across multiple independent operators and machines (a Distributed Validator, or DV) instead of a single node, which removes single points of failure in proof-of-stake staking. Its core software is Charon, a Go middleware client that coordinates the operators, plus the DV Launchpad dapp, the Obol Splits smart contracts, and the Obol API (api.obol.tech) with a TypeScript SDK for creating and managing clusters. The Obol API exposes cluster definitions, cluster locks, validator states, exits, deposits, fee recipients, effectiveness, peer scores, Techne credentials, and network staking metrics.

Obol publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network, including API OpenAPI (live), and 1 more. Tagged areas include Company, Crypto, Ethereum, Staking, and Distributed Validators.

Obol’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, authentication, CLI, and 26 more developer resources.

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46.5/100 developing Agent 72/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4

2 APIs 1 MCP Servers 0 Features

CompanyCryptoEthereumStakingDistributed ValidatorsBlockchain InfrastructureWeb3

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scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4

Composite quality — 46.5/100 · developing

Contract Quality 9.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 17.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.2 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 72/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

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Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

OpenAPI

OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

AgentSkill

AgenticAccess

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

DataModel

Conformance

Lifecycle

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

Packages

SDKs

CLI

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

SecurityTxt

SecurityTxt

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: obol
name: Obol
description: Obol builds distributed validator infrastructure for Ethereum, letting a validator be run across multiple independent
  operators and machines (a Distributed Validator, or DV) instead of a single node, which removes single points of failure
  in proof-of-stake staking. Its core software is Charon, a Go middleware client that coordinates the operators, plus the
  DV Launchpad dapp, the Obol Splits smart contracts, and the Obol API (api.obol.tech) with a TypeScript SDK for creating
  and managing clusters. The Obol API exposes cluster definitions, cluster locks, validator states, exits, deposits, fee recipients,
  effectiveness, peer scores, Techne credentials, and network staking metrics.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/obol/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- pantera-capital
x-tier: active
x-tier-reason: enriched-has-api
image: https://obol.org/obolnetwork.png
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Crypto
- Ethereum
- Staking
- Distributed Validators
- Blockchain Infrastructure
- Web3
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Obol API
  description: REST API for creating and managing Ethereum Distributed Validator clusters — cluster definitions, locks, validator
    states, exits, deposits, fee recipients, effectiveness, peer scores, Techne credentials, and network staking metrics (OpenAPI
    3.0.0).
  humanURL: https://docs.obol.org/api
  baseURL: https://api.obol.tech
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/obol-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/obol-openapi-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.obol.org/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.obol.org/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.obol.org/next/run-a-dv/start
- name: Obol API OpenAPI (live)
  description: Live-served OpenAPI 3.0.0 document for the Obol API.
  humanURL: https://api.obol.tech/docs
  baseURL: https://api.obol.tech
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.obol.tech/docs-json
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.obol.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.obol.org/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.obol.org/api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.obol.org/next/run-a-dv/start
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.obol.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ObolNetwork
- type: Support
  url: https://community.obol.org/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://obol.org/terms.pdf
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://obol.org/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.obol.tech
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/obol-authentication.yml
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/obol-openapi-original.json
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/obol-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/obol-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/obol-agentic-access.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/obol-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/obol-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/obol-cli.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/obol-llms.txt
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/obol-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/obol-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/obol-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/obol-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/obol-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/obol-changelog.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/obol-sandbox.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/obol-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/obol-security.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/obol-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.obol.org/adv/security/overview
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/obol-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://obol.org/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 20
  pass: local-v1

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