# Perl

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/perl/  
**Website:** https://www.perl.org  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over 37 years of development. It is best known for text processing, system administration, web development, and rapid scripting, supported by the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) with more than 25,000 open source extension modules and a global community of developers, blogs, and local user groups. The Perl Foundation supports ongoing development of Perl and its sister language Raku.

## Kin Score — 9.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 9.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 40.7 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (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 | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Perl Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

Open-Source, Programming Language, Scripting, Text Processing

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