# Penn State Applied Research Lab

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/penn-state-applied-research-lab/  
**Website:** https://www.arl.psu.edu  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is a University Affiliated Research Center conducting essential research, development, and systems engineering across core competencies such as communications, information, navigation, fluid dynamics, acoustics, materials, manufacturing, and undersea systems. Founded in 1945, ARL partners with industry and government to advance technology and innovation.

## Kin Score — 12.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 46.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 14.7 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 2.9 (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 | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (2)

- **Penn State Applied Research Lab Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Penn State Applied Research Lab Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR

## Tags

Company, Research, Engineering, University, Defense, Technology

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