Clearly Defined
clearlydefined.ioClearlyDefined is a platform that helps teams maintain accurate metadata for open-source and FOSS dependencies—especially license and attribution details—by collecting and reconciling information from community sources. It’s designed to keep project metadata current and consistent, reducing manual effort and helping organizations manage licensing and compliance workflows with greater confidence.
Connect Clearly Defined so BOBs can continuously pull new harvests and compare what your project’s dependency metadata says versus what’s available from ClearlyDefined. When definitions are missing or out of date, BOBs can sync the licensing definitions and proactively create gaps—so you don’t rely on one-off manual updates or stale compliance records.
This enables use cases like “always-current” open-source metadata for security/compliance checks, automated reconciliation before audits, and faster licensing visibility across repositories—turning dependency metadata maintenance into an ongoing, hands-off job rather than a recurring task.
What can BOBs do with Clearly Defined?
Perform actions
- Create Definition
- Get Definitions
- Get Harvests