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Violetlabs

Violet Labs is the connective tissue for hardware engineering data. Its cloud platform gives hardware, systems, and manufacturing teams a single workspace that harmonizes the software stack — PLM, ERP, CAD, PDM, MES, requirements, and procurement tools — through no-code integrations, data-sync workflows, parameters, native Python/Julia/MATLAB scripts, requirements management, reporting, and dashboards. Violet exposes a REST API (the Explore endpoint) authenticated with an x-api-key header, an OAuth 2.0 authorization server with dynamic client registration for its hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, and an AI chat/agent surface. The platform is ITAR/EAR-aware, SOC 2 certified, and NIST/CMMC/FedRAMP-aligned, with on-premises and VioletGov deployment options for defense and regulated hardware programs.

Violetlabs publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Hardware, Engineering, Manufacturing, and PLM.

Violetlabs’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, engineering blog, pricing, support, and 22 more developer resources.

38.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyHardwareEngineeringManufacturingPLMERPData IntegrationRequirements ManagementAerospaceDefenseMCPSystems Engineering

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 1

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

Violet Explore API

REST API for programmatic access to your Violet data. The Explore endpoint (POST /api/explore) accepts a rich query payload (keyword, filterModel, sort, grouping, pagination) an...

MCP Servers 1

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

Violetlabs MCP Server

Violet Labs operates an official hosted (remote) Model Context Protocol server that gives agents secure access to a workspace's structured Violet data — to answer questions, bui...

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 3

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

Violetlabs Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Violetlabs Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Violetlabs Trust Center

SOC 2, HIPAA, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Violetlabs Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode/clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: violetlabs
name: Violetlabs
description: Violet Labs is the connective tissue for hardware engineering data. Its cloud platform gives hardware, systems,
  and manufacturing teams a single workspace that harmonizes the software stack — PLM, ERP, CAD, PDM, MES, requirements, and
  procurement tools — through no-code integrations, data-sync workflows, parameters, native Python/Julia/MATLAB scripts, requirements
  management, reporting, and dashboards. Violet exposes a REST API (the Explore endpoint) authenticated with an x-api-key
  header, an OAuth 2.0 authorization server with dynamic client registration for its hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server,
  and an AI chat/agent surface. The platform is ITAR/EAR-aware, SOC 2 certified, and NIST/CMMC/FedRAMP-aligned, with on-premises
  and VioletGov deployment options for defense and regulated hardware programs.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/violetlabs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- felicis
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/681bdb35ddf11baf679e267f/689288c5b6e253d5a804b2cf_Share%20Image.webp
tags:
- Company
- Hardware
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- PLM
- ERP
- Data Integration
- Requirements Management
- Aerospace
- Defense
- MCP
- Systems Engineering
apis:
- name: Violet Explore API
  description: REST API for programmatic access to your Violet data. The Explore endpoint (POST /api/explore) accepts a rich
    query payload (keyword, filterModel, sort, grouping, pagination) and returns a paginated PageDto of entities. Authenticated
    with an x-api-key header. The API is served per-tenant at https://{tenant}.violetlabs.com/api (or {tenant}.violetgov.com/api
    for VioletGov), with .staging. subdomain variants for staging.
  humanURL: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api
  baseURL: https://app.violetlabs.com/api
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api/endpoints
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api/generate-an-api-key
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/violetlabs-authentication.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/violetlabs-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/violetlabs-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://violetlabs.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.violetlabs.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.violetlabs.com
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api/endpoints
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/features/api/generate-an-api-key
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.violetlabs.com/login
- type: Login
  url: https://app.violetlabs.com/login
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.violetlabs.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://docs.violetlabs.com/resources/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.violetlabs.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.violetlabs.com/privacy-policy
- type: Support
  url: https://www.violetlabs.com/contact-us
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://violetlabs.statuspage.io/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://changelog.violetlabs.com/changelog
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.violetlabs.com/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/violetlabsinc/
- type: Careers
  url: https://jobs.violetlabs.com/
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/violetlabs-mcp.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/violetlabs-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/violetlabs-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/violetlabs-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  name: Violet Labs Changelog (artifact)
  url: changelog/violetlabs-changelog.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/violetlabs-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/violetlabs-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/violetlabs-sandbox.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/violetlabs-well-known.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/violetlabs-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 14
  pass: local-v1

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