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Evidence
Assessed
Docs reviewed · Mar 6, 2026
Freshness
Updated 2026-03-06T22:21:51.113+00:00
Mar 6, 2026
Failures
Clear
No active failures listed
| Dimension | Score | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Score Measures reliability, idempotency, error ergonomics, latency distribution, and schema stability. | 8.7 | |
| Access Readiness Score Measures how easily an agent can onboard, authenticate, and start using this service autonomously. | 8.2 | |
| Aggregate AN Score Composite score: 70% execution + 30% access readiness. | 8.5 | |
Self-serve billing. API for infrastructure management. Credit card via web. Usage-based for most services.
Team management, API token scoping, basic audit logs, SOC 2/ISO 27001. Data center selection for residency.
Dashboard is complex SPA. Infrastructure management UI. API parity good but UI has more features.
No active failure modes reported.
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For Humans 1. Create a DigitalOcean account at cloud.digitalocean.com. 2. Add a valid payment method (Credit Card or PayPal) to activate the account. 3. Create a new "Project" to organize your agent's resources. 4.
Value :--- 130ms 300ms 500ms 5,000 req/hr 55s - 90s 99.99% --- Idempotency: DigitalOcean does not support a native Idempotency-Key header for all endpoints.
REST API The primary interface for agents is the DigitalOcean API v2. It is a strictly RESTful API using JSON for serialization. All requests must be made over HTTPS.
DigitalOcean provides simplified cloud infrastructure designed for developers, offering virtual machines (Droplets), managed databases, and a platform-as-a-service (App Platform). For agents, DigitalOcean is a top-tier target for programmatic resource management because its API is significantly less complex than AWS or Azure. Agents can spin up... Reviewed from official documentation.
DigitalOcean provides simplified cloud infrastructure designed for developers, offering virtual machines (Droplets), managed databases, and a platform-as-a-service (App Platform).
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Overall tier
8.5 / 10.0
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