---
title: "Open a stewardship for a package"
method: POST
path: "/akrites/stewardships/open"
tags: ["Stewardships"]
---

# Open a stewardship for a package

`POST /akrites/stewardships/open`

Creates a new stewardship record for the package identified by the given PURL, setting its status to `open`. The authenticated user is recorded as the actor who opened it.

## Request body

- object
  - `purl` string, required — Must start with `pkg:`.

## Response `200`

Stewardship opened.

- object
  - `stewardship` StewardshipRecord, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `packageId` string, required
    - `status` 'unassigned' | 'open' | 'assessing' | 'active' | 'needs_attention' | 'escalated' | 'blocked' | 'inactive', required
    - `origin` string, required
    - `version` integer, required
    - `openedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `lastStatusAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `inactiveReason` 'quarterly_cadence_missed' | 'stepped_down' | 'no_longer_critical'
    - `resolutionPath` 'right_of_first_refusal' | 'replace_the_dependency' | 'find_vendor_for_lts' | 'consortium_adopts_maintainership' | 'compensating_controls_monitor' | 'namespace_takeover'
    - `statusNote` string, nullable
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation error.
- `401` — Missing or invalid bearer token.
- `404` — Package not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/linuxfoundation/apis/cdp-public-api-akrites.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/linuxfoundation/apis/cdp-public-api-akrites/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/linuxfoundation/cdp-public-api-akrites/revisions/17bbb3d320c3/schema)