# The HDF Group

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/the-hdf-group/  
**Website:** https://www.hdfgroup.org  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The HDF Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring long‑term access and usability of HDF data. It develops and maintains the HDF5® library, HDF5® Server, HDF® View, and related tools, providing services such as priority support, training, cloud‑native HDF5 (HSDS), data conversion, and consulting. With over 25 years of experience, the group supports a global community of scientists and engineers through open‑source software, documentation, webinars, and community forums, fostering efficient and equitable data management across platforms.

## Kin Score — 26.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 62.5 |
| Contract Quality | 37.6 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 47.4 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 5.9 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 18.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| 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 | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## APIs (1)

- **HSDS REST API** — RESTful API for HDF Scalable Data Service (HSDS)

## Security (1)

- **The Hdf Group Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Data Management, Open Source, Scientific Computing, Nonprofit

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