generated: '2026-07-20'
method: derived
source: grpc/pixie-labs-vizierapi.proto, grpc/pixie-labs-cloudapi.proto, https://docs.px.dev
standards:
- id: grpc
  conforms: true
  evidence: API defined as protobuf gRPC services (VizierService, cloud services).
- id: protobuf3
  conforms: true
  evidence: proto3 syntax in vizierapi.proto and cloudapi.proto.
- id: oauth2
  conforms: false
  evidence: Authentication is opaque API key, not OAuth2.
- id: openid-connect
  conforms: false
- id: rfc9457-problem-details
  conforms: false
  evidence: gRPC status model, not HTTP application/problem+json.
- id: opentelemetry
  conforms: true
  evidence: >-
    Vizier can generate and export OpenTelemetry via GenerateOTelScript RPC;
    org maintains opentelemetry-go-instrumentation.
- id: cncf-sandbox
  conforms: true
  evidence: Pixie is a CNCF sandbox project (https://www.cncf.io/projects/pixie/).