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Trivy

Trivy is a comprehensive and versatile open-source security scanner from Aqua Security that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds, and more. Trivy runs as a CLI tool, in client/server mode with an HTTP API, and as a Kubernetes Operator (trivy-operator) that continuously scans clusters and generates security reports as native Kubernetes Custom Resources.

Trivy publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Health API and Server API. Tagged areas include Containers, Kubernetes, SBOM, Security, and Vulnerability Scanning.

The Trivy catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Trivy’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, release notes, and 19 more developer resources.

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51.3/100 developing ▼ -5.5 Agent 48/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs 1 MCP Servers
ContainersKubernetesSBOMSecurityVulnerability ScanningOpen SourceDevSecOpsCloud Security

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 51.3/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 48/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 4

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

Trivy Operator

The Trivy Operator is a Kubernetes-native security toolkit that automatically scans clusters and generates security reports as Kubernetes Custom Resources. It defines 12 CRDs co...

Trivy CLI

The primary interface for Trivy is its command-line tool, which scans container images, filesystems, Git repositories, Kubernetes clusters, virtual machine images, and SBOMs. Su...

Trivy Health API

Server health and liveness checks

Trivy Server API

Server metadata and version information

Open Collections 1

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

Trivy Server API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

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

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Trivy Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Trivy Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Trivy Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Trivy Context

25 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Trivy API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Trivy API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

Trivy Scan Result

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Trivy Vulnerability Report

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Trivy Scan Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Trivy Health Check Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Trivy Vulnerability Report Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Trivy Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Trivy Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Trivy Agentic Access

2 operations

2 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Kubernetes CRDs 12

Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions published by this provider.

aquasecurity.github.io clustercompliancereports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io clusterconfigauditreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io clusterinfraassessmentreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io clusterrbacassessmentreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io clustersbomreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io clustervulnerabilityreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io configauditreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io exposedsecretreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io infraassessmentreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io rbacassessmentreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io sbomreports

CRD

aquasecurity.github.io vulnerabilityreports

CRD

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Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 MCPServer
MCPServer

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONStructure
JSONStructure
 JSONLD
JSONLD
 SpectralRules
SpectralRules
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository
 GitHub Action
GitHub Action
 VS Code Extension
VS Code Extension

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Trivy Operator
Trivy Operator
 Helm Chart
Helm Chart
 Docker Image
Docker Image
 x-profiled
x-profiled

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: trivy
name: Trivy
description: Trivy is a comprehensive and versatile open-source security scanner from Aqua Security that finds vulnerabilities,
  misconfigurations, secrets, and SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds, and more. Trivy runs as a CLI
  tool, in client/server mode with an HTTP API, and as a Kubernetes Operator (trivy-operator) that continuously scans clusters
  and generates security reports as native Kubernetes Custom Resources.
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/trivy.png
tags:
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- SBOM
- Security
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Open Source
- DevSecOps
- Cloud Security
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trivy/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: trivy:trivy-operator
  name: Trivy Operator
  description: The Trivy Operator is a Kubernetes-native security toolkit that automatically scans clusters and generates
    security reports as Kubernetes Custom Resources. It defines 12 CRDs covering vulnerability reports, config audit reports,
    exposed secret reports, SBOM reports, RBAC assessment reports, infrastructure assessment reports, and compliance reports.
  humanURL: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-operator
  baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
  tags:
  - Kubernetes
  - Security
  - CRD
  - Operator
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-operator/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-operator
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_vulnerabilityreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_configauditreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_exposedsecretreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_sbomreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clustercompliancereports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clusterconfigauditreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clusterinfraassessmentreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clusterrbacassessmentreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clustersbomreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_clustervulnerabilityreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_infraassessmentreports.yaml
  - type: KubernetesCRD
    url: crd/aquasecurity.github.io_rbacassessmentreports.yaml
- aid: trivy:trivy-cli
  name: Trivy CLI
  description: The primary interface for Trivy is its command-line tool, which scans container images, filesystems, Git repositories,
    Kubernetes clusters, virtual machine images, and SBOMs. Supports multiple output formats including JSON, SARIF, CycloneDX,
    SPDX, and table output for CI/CD integration.
  humanURL: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/
  baseURL: https://trivy.dev
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Security
  - DevSecOps
  - Containers
  - Kubernetes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://trivy.dev/latest/getting-started/installation/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
- aid: trivy:trivy-health-api
  name: Trivy Health API
  description: Server health and liveness checks
  humanURL: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/references/modes/client-server/
  baseURL: http://localhost:4954
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trivy-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/references/modes/client-server/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
- aid: trivy:trivy-server-api
  name: Trivy Server API
  description: Server metadata and version information
  humanURL: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/references/modes/client-server/
  baseURL: http://localhost:4954
  tags:
  - Server
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trivy-server-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/references/modes/client-server/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/trivy-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/trivy-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/trivy-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://trivy.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy/latest/getting-started/installation/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
- type: Trivy Operator
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-operator
- type: GitHub Action
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action
- type: VS Code Extension
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-vscode-extension
- type: Helm Chart
  url: https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/aqua/trivy-operator
- type: Docker Image
  url: https://hub.docker.com/r/aquasec/trivy
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/trivy-server-openapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/trivy-vulnerability-report-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/trivy-scan-result-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/trivy-scan-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/trivy-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/trivy-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/trivy-vocabulary.yml
- type: x-profiled
  url: 2026-05
- type: Integrations
  url: https://trivy.dev/partners
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-mcp
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: Minimus
- name: Root
- name: Echo
- name: Seal Security
- name: ActiveState
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com