# Operator Framework

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/operator-framework/  
**Website:** https://operatorframework.io  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 13.4 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 66.7 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (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 |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **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, ...

## Security (1)

- **Operator Framework Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Operator Framework Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Automation, Cloud-Native, Incubating, Kubernetes, Lifecycle Management, Operators

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