# United States Coast Guard

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/united-states-coast-guard/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the military responsible for enforcing maritime laws, protecting the nation's waterways and coastlines, and ensuring the safety and security of seafarers. They conduct search and rescue operations, respond to environmental disasters, combat illegal drug trafficking and immigration, and conduct security patrols to thwart terrorism threats. The USCG provides public APIs and data services through the CGMIX Maritime Information Exchange, the Navigation Center (NAVCEN), and the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC).

## Kin Score — 26.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 26.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 60.1 |
| Governance | 30.3 |
| Contract Governance | 30.3 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 31.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service** — The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web service that allows retrieval of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data, including Maritime Mobile Service Ide...
- **United States Coast Guard Equipment API** — USCG approved equipment certification data
- **United States Coast Guard Incident Reports API** — Incident Investigation Report data
- **United States Coast Guard Port State Information API** — Port State Information Exchange vessel safety data
- **United States Coast Guard Vessel Documentation API** — National Vessel Documentation Center vessel records

## Agentic access (1)

- **United States Coast Guard Agentic Access** — 8 operations

## Security (1)

- **United States Coast Guard Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **United States Coast Guard Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, Maritime Safety, Vessel Documentation, Emergency Response, Law Enforcement

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