https://github.com/open-resource-discovery/specification
Open Resource Discovery (ORD) is a protocol that allows applications and services to self-describe their exposed resources and capabilities.
https://github.com/open-resource-discovery/specification
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Open Resource Discovery (ORD) is a protocol that allows applications and services to self-describe their exposed resources and capabilities.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/open-resource-discovery/specification
- Owner: open-resource-discovery
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2023-05-08T08:56:14.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-08-07T12:23:02.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-07T14:24:00.995Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: api, discovery, metadata, open-resource-discovery, ord, protocol
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://open-resource-discovery.github.io/specification/
- Size: 38.1 MB
- Stars: 39
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# Open Resource Discovery Specification
## Summary
Open Resource Discovery (ORD) is a protocol that **enables applications and services to self-describe their exposed resources and capabilities**. It supports both static documentation and runtime tenant-specific configuration and extensions.
**To learn more, have a look at the [Open Resource Discovery Specification](https://open-resource-discovery.org/) documentation.**
> ℹ ORD is an open standard by SAP, currently geared towards the SAP ecosystem.
> However, it is designed as a generic standard that can be used outside SAP with appropriate infrastructure (aggregators and namespace registry).
> The standard is extensible through extensibility attributes, custom types, and policy levels.
## Communication, Feedback & FAQ
If you have feedback, questions or problems, please create a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/open-resource-discovery/specification/issues).
## Ownership and Governance
The ORD standard is governed by the [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) / [NeoNephos](https://neonephos.org/projects/open-resource-discovery-ord/), a neutral nonprofit organization that supports the development of open-source projects and standards. See [ORD steering committee](https://github.com/open-resource-discovery/steering#readme).
## Resources
### Tools and Examples
#### ORD Reference Application
Check out the [ORD Reference Application](https://ord-reference-application.cfapps.sap.hana.ondemand.com/) for an example ORD implementation and how it behaves.
#### ORD Example Data
- Within this repository: [examples/](./examples/).
## History
For detailed and recent changes, please refer to the [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
## Acknowledgements
- The original idea for ORD came from Harsh Jegadeesan and Divya Mary.
- The currently active core-contributors to the spec are: [Simon Heimler](https://github.com/Fannon), [Sebastian Wennemers](https://github.com/swennemers), [Pavel Kornev](https://github.com/pavelkornev), [Steffen Göbel](https://github.com/steffengoebel), [Ralf Hofmann](https://github.com/ormos), [Kiril Kabakchiev](https://github.com/KirilKabakchiev), [Nikolay Mateev](https://github.com/NickyMateev), [Bibin Thomas](https://github.com/Bibin-T) and others.
## License
Please see our [LICENSE](LICENSE) for copyright and license information. Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/open-resource-discovery/specification).
## Open Resource Discovery and NeoNephos
Open Resource Discovery has been donated to the NeoNephos Foundation, a Linux Foundation initiative dedicated to advancing open-source projects that align with the strategic objectives of IPCEI-CIS under neutral governance. Learn more about NeoNephos and our role within it [here](https://neonephos.org/).
