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OpenKruise

OpenKruise is a CNCF incubating project providing advanced workload management and deployment automation for Kubernetes. It extends Kubernetes with enhanced controllers including CloneSet for efficient stateless updates, Advanced StatefulSet with in-place updates, Advanced DaemonSet, SidecarSet for sidecar container management, BroadcastJob for node-level tasks, and ImagePullJob for pre-pulling container images.

OpenKruise publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Apis API. Tagged areas include Cloud Native, Controllers, Deployment, Incubating, and Kubernetes.

OpenKruise’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 4 more developer resources.

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37.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
Cloud NativeControllersDeploymentIncubatingKubernetesWorkload ManagementCRDs

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 37.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

OpenKruise Workload API

OpenKruise provides Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for advanced workload management. CloneSet offers efficient rolling updates with partition control, Advanced St...

OpenKruise Apis API

The Apis API from OpenKruise — 9 operation(s) for apis.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

OpenKruise Workload API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Openkruise Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Openkruise Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Openkruise Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Openkruise Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Openkruise Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Openkruise Agentic Access

17 operations · 8 acting

17 operations · 8 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: openkruise
name: OpenKruise
description: OpenKruise is a CNCF incubating project providing advanced workload management and deployment automation for
  Kubernetes. It extends Kubernetes with enhanced controllers including CloneSet for efficient stateless updates, Advanced
  StatefulSet with in-place updates, Advanced DaemonSet, SidecarSet for sidecar container management, BroadcastJob for node-level
  tasks, and ImagePullJob for pre-pulling container images.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/openkruise.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openkruise/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Cloud Native
- Controllers
- Deployment
- Incubating
- Kubernetes
- Workload Management
- CRDs
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: openkruise:openkruise-api
  name: OpenKruise Workload API
  description: OpenKruise provides Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for advanced workload management. CloneSet
    offers efficient rolling updates with partition control, Advanced StatefulSet supports in-place container updates, Advanced
    DaemonSet provides surge and partitioned updates, SidecarSet manages sidecar containers across pods, BroadcastJob runs
    tasks on all nodes, and ImagePullJob pre-pulls images. Each controller extends standard Kubernetes capabilities with fine-grained
    deployment control through the apps.kruise.io/v1alpha1 and v1beta1 API groups.
  humanURL: https://openkruise.io/docs/
  baseURL: https://kubernetes.example.com/apis/apps.kruise.io/v1beta1
  tags:
  - Deployment
  - In-Place Updates
  - Workload Controllers
  - Kubernetes CRDs
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openkruise.io/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://openkruise.io/docs/reference/cloneset-api
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openkruise/kruise
- aid: openkruise:openkruise-apis-api
  name: OpenKruise Apis API
  description: The Apis API from OpenKruise — 9 operation(s) for apis.
  humanURL: https://openkruise.io/docs/
  baseURL: https://kubernetes.example.com/apis/apps.kruise.io/v1beta1
  tags:
  - Apis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openkruise-apis-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/openkruise-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/openkruise-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/openkruise-authentication.yml
- type: Documentation
  name: OpenKruise Documentation
  description: Official OpenKruise documentation.
  url: https://openkruise.io/docs/
- type: Website
  name: OpenKruise Website
  url: https://openkruise.io/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: OpenKruise GitHub
  description: Source code repository.
  url: https://github.com/openkruise
- url: https://openkruise.io/blog/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com