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 10 more developer resources.

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35.9/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

2 APIs

Containers Kubernetes Package ManagerCUE

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 35.9/100 · thin

Contract Quality 15.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.7 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 3.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 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 2

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

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.

JSON Schema 1

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

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

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)

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: '0.23'
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: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni/blob/main/LICENSE
- 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

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