# OpenChain

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/openchain/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

OpenChain is an international standard (ISO/IEC 5230) under the Linux Foundation for open source license compliance programs. It helps organizations manage open source licensing consistently by providing a benchmark for trust between organizations in the software supply chain.

## Kin Score — 13.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## 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)

- **OpenChain API** — API for accessing OpenChain open source license compliance resources, standards documentation, and organizational benchmarking tools for software supply chain trust.

## Security (1)

- **Openchain Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Openchain Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Compliance, Licensing, Linux Foundation, Standards

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