# Packer

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/packer/  
**Website:** https://www.packer.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Packer is an open-source tool by HashiCorp for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. It automates the creation of pre-configured virtual machine and container images. HCP Packer adds a hosted artifact registry with a REST API for tracking image metadata, versions, channels, and security signals.

## Kin Score — 26.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 26.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 45.5 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| 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 · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (2)

- **Packer** — Open-source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.
- **Packer PackerService API** — The PackerService API from Packer — 13 operation(s) for packerservice.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Packer Agentic Access** — 24 operations · 13 acting

## Security (2)

- **Packer Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Packer Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Packer Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Automation, DevOps, HashiCorp, Image Building, Infrastructure as Code

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