Apache Ant
Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool and library developed by the Apache Software Foundation, used to automate software build processes. It uses XML-based build files to define targets and tasks for compiling, testing, packaging, and deploying Java applications. Ant provides a Java API for programmatic build execution, custom task (Antlib) development, and build file manipulation. The companion Apache Ivy project provides dependency management and artifact resolution for Ant-based builds.
Limited machine-readable signal and partial portal coverage — documentation a human can read, but little a machine or agent can consume without scraping.
API Evangelist profiles Apache Ant the way a machine reads it — 28 machine-readable artifacts across 2 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.
Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — Apache Ant scores 30.9/100 (thin), with a separate agent-readiness read of 7/100 (human only). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.
Kin Score
This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.
Kin Score
How this is scored →scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
How we profile Apache Ant
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Apache Ant. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.
APIs 2
Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Apache Ant Build Tool
Apache Ant provides a Java library and command-line tool for automating build processes through XML-based build files. It supports compilation, testing, packaging, and deploymen...
Apache Ivy
Apache Ivy is a dependency manager for Ant builds, enabling declaration, resolution, and retrieval of project dependencies from Maven repositories and other sources. It integrat...
Pricing Plans 1
Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Apache Ant Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Apache Ant Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
XML Build Files
Define build processes using XML-based build files (build.xml) with targets, properties, and tasks.
Rich Built-In Tasks
Over 150 built-in tasks for file operations, compilation, testing, archiving, and network operations.
Custom Antlib Tasks
Extend Ant with custom task libraries (Antlibs) written in Java for project-specific automation.
Java API
Programmatic Java API for embedding Ant build execution within applications and test frameworks.
Cross-Platform
Runs on any Java-supported platform including Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Apache Ivy Integration
First-class dependency management via Apache Ivy for resolving Maven and Ivy repositories.
CI/CD Integration
Integrates with Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, and other CI systems via command-line invocation.
Java Version Compatibility
Supports Java 8 and higher (Ant 1.10.x), with broad backward compatibility for legacy build files.
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Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Use Cases 6
What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.
What developers build with this provider.
Java Application Builds
Compile, test, package, and deploy Java applications using declarative XML build scripts.
Legacy Build Automation
Maintain and modernize legacy Java build systems that predate Maven and Gradle.
Custom Build Orchestration
Orchestrate complex multi-step build processes with conditional logic and property-driven configuration.
Ant-Based CI Pipelines
Run Ant targets as build steps in Jenkins, TeamCity, or other CI/CD systems.
Dependency Management with Ivy
Resolve and cache project dependencies from Maven Central and custom repositories using Apache Ivy.
Non-Java Build Automation
Automate C/C++ or other non-Java project builds using Ant's exec and cc tasks.
Integrations 7
Pre-built integrations with other platforms tell you where this provider already fits in a stack.
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Apache Maven
Interoperate with Maven repositories for dependency resolution via Apache Ivy.
Jenkins
Invoke Ant targets as Jenkins build steps using the Ant Jenkins plugin.
Eclipse
Built-in Ant support in Eclipse IDE for running and debugging Ant build files.
IntelliJ IDEA
Native Ant tool window in IntelliJ IDEA for running and navigating Ant targets.
JUnit
Built-in JUnit task for running and reporting unit tests within Ant builds.
Checkstyle
Checkstyle Ant task for static code analysis and style enforcement.
FindBugs / SpotBugs
FindBugs and SpotBugs Ant tasks for static analysis of Java bytecode.
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Resources
Every other property we hold for Apache Ant — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
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