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Operator Framework

The Operator Framework is a CNCF incubating toolkit for building and managing Kubernetes Operators. It includes the Operator SDK for scaffolding and building operators using Go, Ansible, or Helm, the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for installing and managing operators on clusters, and OperatorHub for discovering and sharing operators. The framework codifies operational knowledge into software.

Operator Framework publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Automation, Cloud-Native, Incubating, Kubernetes, and Lifecycle Management.

Operator Framework’s developer surface includes documentation and 2 more developer resources.

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13.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
AutomationCloud-NativeIncubatingKubernetesLifecycle ManagementOperators

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 13.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20
Access Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 2

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

Operator Lifecycle Manager API

OLM extends Kubernetes with CRDs for operator lifecycle management including ClusterServiceVersion for describing operator capabilities and requirements, Subscription for tracki...

Operator SDK

The Operator SDK provides tools for building Kubernetes operators. It includes scaffolding commands, code generation for CRD types and controllers, integration testing harness, ...

Pricing Plans 1

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Operator Framework Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

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Operator Framework Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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Operator Framework Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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Operator Framework Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: operator-framework
name: Operator Framework
description: The Operator Framework is a CNCF incubating toolkit for building and managing Kubernetes Operators. It includes
  the Operator SDK for scaffolding and building operators using Go, Ansible, or Helm, the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM)
  for installing and managing operators on clusters, and OperatorHub for discovering and sharing operators. The framework
  codifies operational knowledge into software.
url: https://operatorframework.io
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/operator-framework.png
tags:
- Automation
- Cloud-Native
- Incubating
- Kubernetes
- Lifecycle Management
- Operators
tags_raw:
- Automation
- Cloud Native
- Incubating
- Kubernetes
- Lifecycle Management
- Operators
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
type: Index
apis:
- aid: operator-framework:olm-api
  name: Operator Lifecycle Manager API
  description: OLM extends Kubernetes with CRDs for operator lifecycle management including ClusterServiceVersion for describing
    operator capabilities and requirements, Subscription for tracking update channels, InstallPlan for managing operator installation,
    CatalogSource for defining operator repositories, and OperatorGroup for multi-tenant operator deployment scoping.
  humanURL: https://olm.operatorframework.io/docs/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://olm.operatorframework.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Installations
  - Lifecycle Management
  - Updates
  tags_raw:
  - Installation
  - Lifecycle Management
  - Updates
- aid: operator-framework:operator-sdk
  name: Operator SDK
  description: The Operator SDK provides tools for building Kubernetes operators. It includes scaffolding commands, code generation
    for CRD types and controllers, integration testing harness, scorecard for validating operator quality, and bundle commands
    for packaging operators for distribution through OLM catalogs.
  humanURL: https://sdk.operatorframework.io/docs/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sdk.operatorframework.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Code Generation
  - Scaffolding
  - SDK
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/operator-framework-domain-security.yml
- type: Documentation
  name: Operator Framework Documentation
  description: Official Operator Framework documentation.
  url: https://operatorframework.io/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: Operator Framework GitHub
  description: Source code repositories.
  url: https://github.com/operator-framework
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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