JFrog Curation

API transport: Prefer jf api (JFrog CLI 2.100.0+). See jf-api-patterns.md (path-only URLs; auth from jf config). Examples using curl with $JFROG_URL + bearer token are fallback when the CLI is missing or below 2.100.0.

JFrog Curation Skill

Authentication

All requests require an access token via the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN

Base URL: https://$JFROG_URL/curation/api/...

When authentication is needed, follow the login-flow.md procedure to resolve the active JFrog environment. The jf CLI is required and will be installed automatically if missing. The agent checks saved credentials via jf config show and asks which environment to use if multiple are saved. If none exist, the agent drives the web login flow and saves credentials via jf config add.

Pre-flight: Before operations, verify Curation is available: GET $JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/system/ping (expect HTTP 200). If unavailable, inform the user that Curation is not deployed on this instance and stop.

Core Concepts

Curation is a package firewall that intercepts downloads from remote repositories. Before a package reaches Artifactory, Curation checks it against a pre-indexed catalog of known risks -- without downloading the package first. Non-compliant packages are blocked and never stored.

How It Works

Developer request → Artifactory Remote Repo → Curation Check → Allow/Block → Cache or Reject

1. Developer requests a package (e.g., npm install lodash@4.17.20)
2. Artifactory routes the request through its remote repository
3. Curation evaluates the package against active policies using its pre-indexed catalog
4. If compliant: package is downloaded, cached, and served
5. If non-compliant: request is blocked, package never enters Artifactory

Policy Types

Waivers

Exceptions for specific packages/versions that bypass curation policies. Used when a blocked package is deemed acceptable after manual security review. Waivers can be scoped to specific repos and have expiration dates.

Audit Log

Every curation decision is logged with: timestamp, package details, policy that triggered, action taken (allowed/blocked), and requesting user.

Key API Operations

Policies

# Create a curation policy
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "block-malicious-and-critical",
    "enabled": true,
    "conditions": [
      {"type": "malicious_package"},
      {"type": "cvss_score", "min_severity": 9.0}
    ],
    "repositories": ["npm-remote", "pypi-remote"],
    "action": "block"
  }' \
  "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/policies"

# List policies
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/policies"

# Update policy
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": false}' \
  "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/policies/{policy_id}"

Audit Log

# Get curation audit events
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/audit?repo=npm-remote&action=blocked&from=2024-01-01&limit=50"

Waivers

# Create a waiver for a specific package
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "package_name": "lodash",
    "package_version": "4.17.20",
    "package_type": "npm",
    "reason": "Reviewed by security team - vulnerability not exploitable",
    "expiry_date": "2025-06-30"
  }' \
  "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/waivers"

# List waivers
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN" "$JFROG_URL/curation/api/v1/waivers"

CLI

# Audit current project against curation policies
jf curation-audit

Air-Gapped Curation

Partially Air-Gapped

For environments with egress-only connectivity:

Air-gapped JPD → DMZ JPD (remote repo) → Curation Service → Public Registry

The air-gapped JPD has a remote repo pointing to the DMZ JPD. The DMZ JPD's remote repos go through Curation before fetching from public registries.

Fully Air-Gapped

For environments with zero network connectivity:

1. Request ticket for needed packages
2. DMZ system fetches packages through Curation
3. Approved packages are physically exported (media/secure transfer)
4. Imported into air-gapped JPD's local repo

Reference Files

• api-reference.md -- Complete Curation REST API endpoint catalog

Related Patterns

• curation-security -- Curation policy enforcement setup
• multi-site-partially-air-gapped-package-curation -- DMZ-based curation
• multi-site-fully-air-gapped-package-curation -- Offline curation workflow
• builds-ci-integration-with-package-curation-and-security-scans -- CI with Curation

After completing an action, check the Curation Actions section of skills/jfrog-patterns/flow-suggestions.md for flow context and offer the next step.

Official Documentation

• JFrog Curation
• Curation Overview

Related skills

For automated onboarding of the standard 8 Curation policies (Block Malicious + 7 dry-run) in a manifest-driven flow, see onboarding-workflows (jfrog-curation-onboarding).