aid: open-mainframe-project name: Open Mainframe Project description: >- The Open Mainframe Project is a Linux Foundation project encouraging the use of Linux-based operating systems and open source software on mainframe computers. Founded in 2015 with IBM, it hosts projects such as Zowe (modern interfaces for z/OS), Feilong (z/VM cloud connector), Galasa (testing), and a range of community programs that promote mainframe skills and open source on IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms. type: Index position: Consumer access: 3rd-Party image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Cloud Native - Education - Enterprise - IBM Z - Linux Foundation - Linux on Z - Mainframe - Open Source - z/OS - z/VM created: '2026-03-16' modified: '2026-04-28' url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-mainframe-project/refs/heads/main/apis.yml specificationVersion: '0.19' apis: - aid: open-mainframe-project:zowe name: Zowe description: >- Zowe is an open source software framework that delivers modern interfaces to interact with z/OS, including a CLI, a web UI (Application Framework), and REST APIs (API Mediation Layer) for jobs, datasets, USS files, and system management. humanURL: https://www.zowe.org/ tags: - API Mediation - CLI - Mainframe - REST APIs - z/OS properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.zowe.org/ - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/zowe - aid: open-mainframe-project:feilong name: Feilong description: >- Feilong is an open source z/VM cloud connector that exposes z/VM functions as REST APIs to accelerate z/VM adoption and enable integration with modern cloud automation tooling. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/feilong tags: - Cloud Connector - REST APIs - z/VM properties: - type: Documentation url: https://cloudlib4zvm.readthedocs.io/ - type: GitHub Repository url: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/feilong - aid: open-mainframe-project:galasa name: Galasa description: >- Galasa is an open source deep integration test framework able to run tests across z/OS, distributed systems, and cloud platforms, with REST APIs for managing test runs and resources. humanURL: https://galasa.dev/ tags: - Integration Testing - Mainframe - Test Automation properties: - type: Documentation url: https://galasa.dev/docs/ - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/galasa-dev - aid: open-mainframe-project:tessia name: Tessia description: >- Tessia automates the installation, configuration, and testing of Linux systems running on the IBM Z platform, exposing a REST API for managing systems, networks, and provisioning workflows. humanURL: https://gitlab.com/tessia-project tags: - Automation - Linux on Z - Provisioning properties: - type: Documentation url: https://gitlab.com/tessia-project/tessia/-/blob/master/README.md - type: GitLab Repository url: https://gitlab.com/tessia-project/tessia - aid: open-mainframe-project:genevaers name: GenevaERS description: >- GenevaERS is a single-pass optimization engine for high-volume data extraction, transformation, and reporting on z/OS, used to consolidate large-scale mainframe analytics workloads. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/genevaers tags: - Analytics - Data Extraction - z/OS properties: - type: Documentation url: https://genevaers.org/ - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/genevaers - aid: open-mainframe-project:cobol-check name: COBOL Check description: >- COBOL Check is a unit testing framework for COBOL that enables test-driven development for mainframe code with assertion-based tests runnable from CI pipelines. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/cobol-check tags: - COBOL - Testing - TDD properties: - type: GitHub Repository url: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-check - aid: open-mainframe-project:zopen-community name: zopen Community description: >- zopen is a community-driven catalog and build framework that ports and packages popular open source tools for z/OS, expanding the open source tool surface available to mainframe developers. humanURL: https://zopen.community/ tags: - Open Source - Package Management - z/OS properties: - type: Documentation url: https://zopen.community/ - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/zopencommunity - aid: open-mainframe-project:ambitus name: Ambitus description: >- Ambitus fosters a community focused on educating developers about open source technologies running on z/OS and Linux on Z, including curated tutorials and learning paths. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/ambitus tags: - Community - Education - Linux on Z - z/OS properties: - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/ambitus - aid: open-mainframe-project:cbt-tape name: CBT Tape description: >- CBT Tape is a long-running open library of free software distributions for IBM mainframe MVS, OS/390, and z/OS environments. humanURL: https://www.cbttape.org/ tags: - Mainframe - MVS - Software Library - z/OS properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbttape.org/ - aid: open-mainframe-project:cobol-programming-course name: COBOL Programming Course description: >- An open educational initiative offering structured COBOL learning materials alongside contemporary tooling such as VS Code, Zowe CLI, and Git for modern mainframe development workflows. humanURL: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course tags: - COBOL - Education - Training properties: - type: GitHub Repository url: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course - aid: open-mainframe-project:software-discovery-tool name: Software Discovery Tool description: >- Software Discovery Tool helps match developer requirements with available open source software tested on the IBM Z platform. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/software-discovery-tool tags: - Discovery - IBM Z - Open Source properties: - type: GitHub Repository url: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/software-discovery-tool - aid: open-mainframe-project:mainframe-open-education name: Mainframe Open Education description: >- Mainframe Open Education is a community for newcomers and experienced mainframe practitioners, sharing learning resources, mentoring guidance, and skills programs. humanURL: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/mainframe-open-education tags: - Community - Education - Mentorship properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/mainframe-open-education common: - type: Website url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/ - type: All Projects url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/all-projects - type: Documentation url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/openmainframeproject - type: Blog url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/blog - type: Events url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/events - type: Membership url: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/about/members - type: Linux Foundation url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/projects/open-mainframe/ maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: info@apievangelist.com