Shell Scripting

A collection of APIs and resources for Shell Scripting development, including utilities, documentation, and tools.

Shell Scripting publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: ShellCheck API and Shell Script Compiler API. Tagged areas include Automation, Bash, CLI, DevOps, and Linux.

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16.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 16/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemium

5 APIs

AutomationBashCLI DevOps Linux Scripting Shell Unix

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 16.2/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 6.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 16/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

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

ShellCheck API

A static analysis tool for shell scripts that provides API access for linting and validation.

Bash Snippets API

A collection of shell script utilities and code snippets accessible via API.

ExplainShell API

API for parsing and explaining shell commands in natural language.

Shell Script Compiler API

API for compiling and optimizing shell scripts.

Shellharden API

API for correcting and hardening shell scripts for better reliability.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Shell Scripting Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shell Scripting Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Shell Scripting Finops

FINOPS

Source (apis.yml)

name: Shell Scripting
description: A collection of APIs and resources for Shell Scripting development, including utilities, documentation, and tools.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://example.com/shell-scripting-logo.png
created: 2024-01-15 00:00:00+00:00
modified: 2024-01-15 00:00:00+00:00
specificationVersion: '0.23'
url: https://example.com/apis.yaml
apis:
- name: ShellCheck API
  description: A static analysis tool for shell scripts that provides API access for linting and validation.
  image: https://www.shellcheck.net/favicon.ico
  humanUrl: https://www.shellcheck.net/
  baseUrl: https://api.shellcheck.net/v1
  tags:
  - Linting
  - Shell
  - Static Analysis
  - Validation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.shellcheck.net/v1/openapi.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck
  contact:
  - type: Support
    url: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/issues
- name: Bash Snippets API
  description: A collection of shell script utilities and code snippets accessible via API.
  humanUrl: https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets
  baseUrl: https://api.bash-snippets.org/v1
  tags:
  - Bash
  - Scripts
  - Snippets
  - Utilities
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets/wiki
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets
- name: ExplainShell API
  description: API for parsing and explaining shell commands in natural language.
  image: https://explainshell.com/favicon.ico
  humanUrl: https://explainshell.com/
  baseUrl: https://api.explainshell.com/v1
  tags:
  - Documentation
  - Education
  - Parsing
  - Shell Commands
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://explainshell.com/about
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/idank/explainshell
  - type: API Endpoint
    url: https://api.explainshell.com/v1/explain
- name: Shell Script Compiler API
  description: API for compiling and optimizing shell scripts.
  humanUrl: https://shell-compiler.example.com
  baseUrl: https://api.shell-compiler.example.com/v1
  tags:
  - Compiler
  - Optimization
  - Shell
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shell-compiler.example.com/docs
  - type: Swagger
    url: https://api.shell-compiler.example.com/v1/swagger.json
- name: Shellharden API
  description: API for correcting and hardening shell scripts for better reliability.
  humanUrl: https://github.com/anordal/shellharden
  baseUrl: https://api.shellharden.org/v1
  tags:
  - Best Practices
  - Linting
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/anordal/shellharden/blob/master/README.md
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/anordal/shellharden
maintainers:
- name: Shell Scripting Community
  email: contact@shell-scripting-apis.org
  url: https://shell-scripting-apis.org
tags:
- Automation
- Bash
- CLI
- DevOps
- Linux
- Scripting
- Shell
- Unix
include:
- name: Related Resources
  url: https://example.com/related-apis.yaml

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