# pncp-dev

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pncp-dev/  
**Website:** https://pncp.dev/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

pncp.dev provides an unblocked proxy to the public API of Brazil's National Procurement Portal (PNCP). It mirrors the routes of pncp.gov.br, allowing developers to replace the base address with api.pncp.dev and include their API key in a request header. The service is free to start, requires no credit card, and offers documentation, pricing, and terms in Portuguese.

## Kin Score — 58.5 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 56.7 |
| Contract Quality | 46.9 |
| Contract Governance | 79.1 |
| Operational Transparency | 44.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 40.5 |
| Access Clarity | 73.2 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 34.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 41.4 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | served |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| 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 | served |
| Protected Resource Metadata | verified |
| Dynamic Client Registration | yes |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | distinct |

## APIs (2)

- **PNCP API** — Proxy API exposing public procurement data from pncp.gov.br without access restrictions.
- **pncp-dev API** — pncp-dev API as documented publicly: 4 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelist (2026-10-30); not the provider's own document.

## MCP servers (1)

- **pncp-dev MCP Server** — Remote MCP server at api.pncp.dev requiring an API key.

## Security (2)

- **Pncp Dev Authentication** — 2 schemes
- **Pncp Dev Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Plans (1)

- **Pncp Dev Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Company, API Proxy, Public Data, Brazil, Procurement, Open Data

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