# Renovate

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/renovate-json/  
**Website:** https://www.mend.io/renovate/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Renovate is an Open Source, cross-platform dependency automation tool by Mend.io that automatically creates pull requests to keep software dependencies up to date. It supports over 90 package managers and language ecosystems including npm, PyPI, Maven, Docker, Helm, Go modules, Ruby Gems, NuGet, and more. Renovate runs as a CLI, Docker container, GitHub Action, or hosted cloud service (Mend Renovate App). It integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Gitea, Forgejo, and AWS CodeCommit. Configuration is done via a number of different locations in the repository: most commonly a `renovate.json` file in the repository root. The tool supports advanced scheduling, monorepo support, preset sharing, merge confidence scoring, and automatic replacement of deprecated packages.

## Kin Score — 13.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-17 under rubric 0.11.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 12.9 |
| Governance | 10.4 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 15.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | 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 |

## Tags

Automation, CI/CD, Configuration, Dependency Management, Open Source, DevOps

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