nerq api
5M+ AI assets indexed. Free, no auth. All responses JSON.
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Quick Start
# ecosystem stats curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/stats # search for coding agents curl "https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/search?q=code+review&min_trust=50" # benchmark a category curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/benchmark/coding # KYA — Know Your Agent curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/kya/langchain
KYA — Know Your Agent
Public due diligence. Trust score, compliance, risk level, verdict.
GET /v1/agent/kya/{name_or_uuid}
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/kya/langchain
{
"agent_name": "langchain",
"trust_score": 72.3,
"compliance_score": 65.0,
"risk_level": "TRUSTED",
"eu_risk_class": "limited",
"days_active": 180,
"stars": 12500,
"verdict": "Indexed 180 days, trust 72/100 [TRUSTED]."
}
GET /kya
Interactive search page: nerq.ai/kya
Weekly Signal
Ecosystem snapshot: top agents, trust changes, framework adoption, categories.
GET /v1/agent/weekly
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/weekly
{
"week_of": "2026-03-09",
"new_indexed_count": 2399,
"active_this_week": 4252,
"ecosystem": {"total_agents": 66096, "total_tools": 60101, "total_mcp": 17468, "avg_trust_score": 67.3},
"top_agents": [...],
"agent_of_the_week": {"name": "...", "trust_score": 92.9, "grade": "A+"},
"trust_changes": [...],
"trending_frameworks": [...],
"top_categories": [...]
}
GET /weekly
HTML page: nerq.ai/weekly
Nerq Verified
Agents with trust score ≥ 70. Verified status shown on KYA and agent pages.
GET /v1/agent/verified
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/verified
{
"verified_count": 18460,
"threshold": 70,
"agents": [
{"name": "...", "trust_score": 92.9, "grade": "A+", "badge_url": "https://nerq.ai/badge/..."},
...
]
}
GET /verified
Browse all verified agents: nerq.ai/verified
Benchmark
Ranked leaderboards by category. Top 20 by trust score.
GET /v1/agent/benchmark/categories
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/benchmark/categories
[
{"category": "coding", "count": 10939, "avg_trust_score": 67.7},
{"category": "security", "count": 1160, "avg_trust_score": 68.5},
...
]
GET /v1/agent/benchmark/{category}
Response header X-Total-In-Category has the full count.
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/benchmark/coding
[
{
"agent_name": "ccmanager",
"trust_score": 90.9,
"compliance_score": 87.0,
"risk_level": "TRUSTED",
"days_indexed": 28,
"platform": "github",
"github_stars": 831
},
...
]
Search
Fulltext search across 204K agents, tools, MCP servers.
GET /v1/agent/search
| param | type | description |
|---|---|---|
q | string | Search query (fulltext on name + description) |
domain | string | Filter by domain: coding, security, finance, ... |
type | string | Filter: agent, mcp_server, tool |
min_trust | float | Minimum trust score (0-100) |
limit | int | Results per page (1-100, default 20) |
offset | int | Pagination offset |
curl "https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/search?q=code+review&type=agent&min_trust=50&limit=5"
{
"results": [
{"name": "code-review-agent", "agent_type": "agent",
"trust_score": 71.5, "category": "coding"},
...
],
"total": 142,
"limit": 5,
"offset": 0
}
Stats
Ecosystem breakdown. Cached 1 hour.
GET /v1/agent/stats
curl https://nerq.ai/v1/agent/stats
{
"total_assets": 4919340,
"total_agents": 66096,
"total_tools": 60101,
"total_mcp_servers": 17468,
"total_models": 2559184,
"total_datasets": 795193,
"categories": {"coding": 10939, "security": 1160, ...},
"frameworks": {"langchain": 8500, ...},
"trust_distribution": {"TRUSTED": 135048, "CAUTION": 8617, "UNTRUSTED": 0},
"average_trust_score": 65.2
}
Semantic Discovery
Natural language search via FAISS + sentence-transformers.
POST /v1/discover
curl -X POST https://nerq.ai/v1/discover \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"need": "agent that reviews smart contracts"}'
{
"results": [...],
"total_matching": 15,
"index_size": 4919340,
"protocol": "agentindex/v1"
}
GET /v1/agent/{uuid}
Agent detail by UUID.
Badges
Embeddable SVG trust badges for README files. Showcase & examples
GET /badge/{name}
Returns an SVG trust badge for the agent. Embed in any README.

| endpoint | description |
|---|---|
/badge/{name} | Lookup by agent name |
/badge/npm/{package} | Lookup by npm package |
/badge/pypi/{package} | Lookup by PyPI package |
# Markdown [](https://nerq.ai/kya/AGENT_NAME) # HTML <a href="https://nerq.ai/kya/AGENT_NAME"><img src="https://nerq.ai/badge/AGENT_NAME" alt="Nerq Trust"></a>
Returns image/svg+xml, cached 1 hour, CORS enabled. Shows “unknown” if agent not found.
MCP
Nerq as an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, other LLM clients.
| tool | description |
|---|---|
discover_agents | Find agents by natural language need |
find_best_agent | Top 5 in category above min trust |
agent_benchmark | Benchmark leaderboard for a category |
get_agent_stats | Ecosystem statistics |
kya_check_agent | Know Your Agent due diligence |
# SSE endpoint https://nerq.ai/mcp/sse # server card https://nerq.ai/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
Reports
Research and analysis from the Nerq index.
| report | date |
|---|---|
| State of AI Assets — Q1 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Best AI Coding Agents 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Best AI DevOps Agents 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Best AI Security Agents 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Best AI Communication Agents 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Best AI Content Creation Agents 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
Crypto risk intelligence (Trust Scores, crash prediction, NDD): zarq.ai/zarq/docs