System Design

Platform Architecture

How Oceum governs autonomous agent execution across enterprise systems. Every action flows through governance infrastructure before reaching production systems.

AGENT ESTATE Your Agents Oceum SDK / Webhook Any Framework LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen Custom agents, shell scripts 10 agents in production request OCEUM GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE Approval Workflows Intent verification + gates Action Whitelist Governed execution 3-Tier Autonomy Workflow / Rules / Full AI Reputation Scoring Trust-based promotion Drift Detection Behavioral deviation alerts Blind-Relay Vault AES-256 blind relay Recall Compressed cross-agent memory Enterprise Knowledge RAG-grounded decisions Immutable Audit Trail Every action logged with actor, timestamp, org context, and decision chain Cross-Agent Coordination Cross-Agent Memory · Health Monitoring · RBAC governed action PROTOCOL ADAPTERS REST SOAP SFTP JDBC Webhook Database SAP Oracle Legacy DB SFTP ERP Systems Your Agents Oceum Your Systems Governance component Security boundary External system Mediated connection
Execution Path

How a Governed Action Executes

Every agent action follows the same governed path. No agent directly touches a legacy system, sees a raw credential, or executes without an audit record.

01

Agent submits a structured request

The agent sends an action request via SDK or webhook. The request includes the action type, target system, and parameters. The agent never specifies credentials or connection details.

02

Governance infrastructure evaluates the request

The action is validated against the whitelist. The agent's autonomy tier and reputation score are checked. If the action requires approval, it enters the approval workflow. Enterprise knowledge grounds the decision context.

03

Vault injects credentials via blind relay

The blind-relay vault decrypts the required credential, injects it into the outbound request, and immediately discards plaintext. The agent never sees the raw secret. Domain-locking prevents SSRF.

04

Protocol adapter mediates the connection

The appropriate adapter (REST, SOAP, SFTP, JDBC, Webhook, or Database) translates the structured request into the format the legacy system expects. The adapter handles retries, timeouts, and error mapping.

05

Execution is logged and result returned

The full execution is recorded in the immutable audit trail with actor identity, timestamp, org context, and decision chain. Recall compresses the operational context into cross-agent memory. The result flows back to the agent.

System Components

Layer Breakdown

01
Agent Estate
Framework-agnostic agent registration. Any agent connects via SDK or webhook and gets monitoring, memory, vault access, and governance.
  • SDK (npm, zero dependencies)
  • Webhook API
  • Heartbeat monitoring
  • Health + liveness tracking
02
Governance Infrastructure
The core of Oceum. Every action passes through governed execution with approval workflows, autonomy tiers, reputation scoring, and drift detection.
  • Approval workflows with intent gating
  • 3-tier graduated autonomy
  • Reputation scoring (0-100)
  • Drift detection + behavioral alerts
  • Action whitelist enforcement
  • Budget caps per agent
03
Intelligence Infrastructure
Enterprise knowledge grounding and compressed cross-agent memory ensure agents reason from facts, not hallucinations, and share context across the platform.
  • Recall (compressed memory)
  • Enterprise knowledge base (RAG)
  • Cross-agent memory with TTLs
  • Scoped visibility categories
04
Security Boundary
Blind-relay credential injection with AES-256-GCM encryption. Agents use credentials they never see through a blind relay pattern.
  • Blind-relay vault
  • Per-org HMAC-SHA256 keys
  • Domain-locked execution
  • SSRF bypass protection
05
Protocol Adapters
6 adapters translate governed actions into the formats legacy systems expect. No direct agent access to production infrastructure.
  • REST, SOAP, SFTP
  • JDBC, Webhook, Database
  • Retry + timeout handling
  • Error normalization
06
Audit + Observability
Immutable logging of every agent action, credential access, and administrative change. Full decision chain replay for compliance.
  • Append-only audit trails
  • Execution dashboard
  • Platform-wide KPIs + reporting
  • Configurable log retention
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