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Timoni

Timoni is a package manager for Kubernetes powered by CUE that provides a type-safe alternative to Helm charts. It enables software vendors to define complex application deployments packaged as Modules using CUE definitions, distributed as OCI artifacts in container registries with semantic versioning and cryptographic signing.

Timoni publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Artifacts API and Modules API. Tagged areas include Containers, Kubernetes, Package Manager, and CUE.

The Timoni catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Timoni’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, and 9 more developer resources.

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51.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
ContainersKubernetesPackage ManagerCUE

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 51.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
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APIs 2

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

Timoni Artifacts API

OCI artifact operations for Timoni packages

Timoni Modules API

Timoni module management and distribution

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Timoni Module Registry API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Timoni Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Timoni Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Timoni Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Timoni Context

33 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Timoni API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Timoni Module

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Timoni Module Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Timoni List Module Tags Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Timoni Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Timoni Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Timoni Agentic Access

3 operations

3 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Concepts
Concepts

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: timoni
name: Timoni
description: Timoni is a package manager for Kubernetes powered by CUE that provides a type-safe alternative to Helm charts.
  It enables software vendors to define complex application deployments packaged as Modules using CUE definitions, distributed
  as OCI artifacts in container registries with semantic versioning and cryptographic signing.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/timoni.png
tags:
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Package Manager
- CUE
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: timoni:timoni-artifacts-api
  name: Timoni Artifacts API
  description: OCI artifact operations for Timoni packages
  humanURL: https://timoni.sh/
  baseURL: https://ghcr.io
  tags:
  - Artifacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timoni-artifacts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://timoni.sh/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-schema/timoni-module-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-structure/timoni-module-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-ld/timoni-context.jsonld
- aid: timoni:timoni-modules-api
  name: Timoni Modules API
  description: Timoni module management and distribution
  humanURL: https://timoni.sh/
  baseURL: https://ghcr.io
  tags:
  - Modules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timoni-modules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://timoni.sh/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-schema/timoni-module-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-structure/timoni-module-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-ld/timoni-context.jsonld
features:
- Type-safe Kubernetes configuration via CUE
- OCI artifact distribution and signing
- Semantic versioning for modules
- Bundle-based multi-instance management
- Kubernetes CRD lifecycle management
- Drift detection and correction
- Bundle Runtime API for dynamic configuration
- Cryptographic signing and verification
useCases:
- Kubernetes application packaging and distribution
- Type-safe alternative to Helm charts
- Multi-service deployment orchestration
- GitOps-compatible application delivery
- Kubernetes module versioning and rollback
integrations:
- GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io)
- Docker Hub
- Any OCI-compatible container registry
- Kubernetes clusters
- Flux CD
solutions:
- Cloud-native application delivery
- Kubernetes package management
- Infrastructure as code
- CUE-based configuration management
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/timoni-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/timoni-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/timoni-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://timoni.sh/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://timoni.sh/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://timoni.sh/quickstart/
- type: Concepts
  url: https://timoni.sh/concepts/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/openapi/timoni-openapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-schema/timoni-module-schema.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/json-ld/timoni-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timoni/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/timoni-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com