# Otterize

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/otterize/  
**Website:** https://otterize.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Otterize is an open-source, Kubernetes-native platform for intent-based access control (IBAC). Application teams declare which services need to talk to which other services using ClientIntents, and Otterize automatically calculates, provisions, and enforces the underlying access controls: Kubernetes NetworkPolicies, AWS/GCP/Azure IAM, Istio Authorization Policies, Kafka ACLs, and MySQL/PostgreSQL grants. It ships three open-source operators (intents operator, credentials operator, network mapper) deployed via Helm, a Go CLI, and a managed Otterize Cloud. Its developer surface is the CLI, Kubernetes Custom Resources, and Helm/Terraform tooling rather than a public REST API. Otterize was surfaced as an Index Ventures portfolio company; otterize.com now redirects to Cyera following acquisition, while the open-source components, documentation, and CLI remain live.

## Kin Score — 18.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 18.4 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 52.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 8.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## Security (2)

- **Otterize Authentication** — oauth2/apiKey · 3 schemes
- **Otterize Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Business Applications, Kubernetes, Access Control, Cloud Native Security, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, IAM, Open-Source

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