Sensu

Sensu (Sensu by Sumo Logic) is an observability pipeline that delivers monitoring as code across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Sensu Go codifies monitoring workflows into declarative, versionable configuration and exposes a backend REST API (core/v2 plus namespaced and cluster-wide enterprise APIs) for managing checks, events, entities, filters, handlers, mutators, pipelines, assets, silences, roles, and users. It integrates with Nagios, StatsD, Telegraf, and Prometheus, automates registration and de-registration of servers, containers, services, and functions, and drives self-healing and automated diagnosis from bare metal to Kubernetes. The platform ships the sensuctl command-line interface, an open-source Go codebase, and role-based access control, with JWT access tokens and persistent API keys for authentication and OIDC single sign-on for operators.

Sensu publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Monitoring, Observability, Infrastructure, and DevOps.

Sensu’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 8 more developer resources.

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27.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyMonitoringObservabilityInfrastructureDevOpsMetricsEventsAlertingMonitoring as CodeKubernetes

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 27.1/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Sensu Go Backend REST API

The Sensu Go backend REST API for managing observability resources: checks, events, entities, filters, handlers, mutators, hooks, pipelines, assets, silences, namespaces, roles,...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

sensu-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Sensu Authentication

http/apiKey/openIdConnect · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Sensu Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: sensu
name: Sensu
description: Sensu (Sensu by Sumo Logic) is an observability pipeline that delivers monitoring as code across multi-cloud
  and hybrid environments. Sensu Go codifies monitoring workflows into declarative, versionable configuration and exposes
  a backend REST API (core/v2 plus namespaced and cluster-wide enterprise APIs) for managing checks, events, entities, filters,
  handlers, mutators, pipelines, assets, silences, roles, and users. It integrates with Nagios, StatsD, Telegraf, and Prometheus,
  automates registration and de-registration of servers, containers, services, and functions, and drives self-healing and
  automated diagnosis from bare metal to Kubernetes. The platform ships the sensuctl command-line interface, an open-source
  Go codebase, and role-based access control, with JWT access tokens and persistent API keys for authentication and OIDC single
  sign-on for operators.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sensu/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- battery-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
image: https://sensu.io/img/sensu-logo.png
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Monitoring
- Observability
- Infrastructure
- DevOps
- Metrics
- Events
- Alerting
- Monitoring as Code
- Kubernetes
apis:
- name: Sensu Go Backend REST API
  description: 'The Sensu Go backend REST API for managing observability resources: checks, events, entities, filters, handlers,
    mutators, hooks, pipelines, assets, silences, namespaces, roles, role bindings, cluster roles, API keys, and users. Core
    endpoints follow /api/core/v2/namespaces/<namespace>; enterprise endpoints follow /api/enterprise/<group>/v2. Authenticates
    with JWT access tokens (via /auth) or persistent API keys (Authorization: Key <uuid>). Supports limit/continue pagination,
    labelSelector/fieldSelector filtering, and Etag conditional requests.'
  humanURL: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/api/
  baseURL: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/api/
  tags:
  - Monitoring
  - Observability
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/sensu-authentication.yml
  - type: CLI
    url: cli/sensu-cli.yml
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/sensu-packages.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: packages/sensu-packages.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/sensu-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/sensu-lifecycle.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/sensu-changelog.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/sensu-conformance.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/sensu-data-model.yml
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/sensu-mcp.yml
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/sensu-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://sensu.io
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/api/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/operations/deploy-sensu/install-sensu/
- type: Support
  url: https://discourse.sensu.io
- type: Blog
  url: https://sensu.io/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/sensu
- type: Pricing
  url: https://sensu.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://account.sensu.io/users/sign_up
- type: Login
  url: https://account.sensu.io/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.sumologic.com/terms-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.sumologic.com/privacy-statement/
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/sensu-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 11
  pass: local-v1