Security & architecture deep-dive

For the security and architecture review.

The 6 areas from the Enterprise Trust block, in depth: what runs where, who can do what, and exactly what is still in progress. Honest status throughout, no polished facade.

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6 available · 5 on request · 1 in progress

As of September 2026

Data residency & deployment

  • Available
  • On request

beacon.build runs on Google Cloud in Zürich (europe-west6), via our hosting provider Northflank, so your data stays Swiss-hosted by default. If your organization needs the platform inside its own perimeter, on-prem deployment is available on request, agreed individually rather than self-serve.

Your team
beacon · Zürich
Your model provider (BYOK)

Every model call is a deliberate, visible hop through your own provider contract, never a hidden default.

Model access & BYOK

  • Available

Bring your own model and your own keys. Every model call runs on your own provider contract, never through us, and never against a bundled token quota we resell. When an agent calls a hosted model, that prompt goes to the provider you picked: a visible, deliberate choice, never a hidden default.

Access control & accountability

  • Available
  • On request

Access is role-based, and every agent acts under its own identity, not a shared service account: who did what, on which Spec, with which model, is traceable and live in the product. Single sign-on is on request: not built yet, set up as soon as your engagement needs it, and the platform is designed so adding it is straightforward.

Architecture & isolation

  • On request

A single-instance or on-prem deployment gets its own isolated environment: no shared tenancy, no shared token quota, no model lock-in. Two decisive human control points frame agent work (after the Spec, and before merge), with a human integrator as the sole merger, so nothing ships without an explicit go.

Compliance status

  • Available
  • Available
  • In progress
  • On request

Our hosting provider, Northflank, holds SOC 2 Type 2 (details on request via their trust center); its infrastructure runs on Google Cloud in Zürich. A data processing agreement with Northflank is in progress. We answer security questionnaires and vendor assessments on request today; beacon. would pursue a certification such as ISO 27001 if a customer engagement required it, not before. Google Cloud publishes its own infrastructure-level certifications (see the source link below); those are Google’s, never a beacon. or Northflank claim.

Google Cloud publishes its own compliance and certification program for its underlying infrastructure. Google Cloud's compliance offerings

Procurement & licensing

  • Available
  • On request

Seat pricing starts from 10 users. Single-instance deployments and org-wide site licenses are negotiated individually for your setup, not sold off a list price, so the contract reflects your actual deployment and volume.

Architecture overview

The components, as they actually exist today.

No invented components: this mirrors the same platform capabilities described on /platform, laid out as the pieces a reviewer needs to see together.

Deployment

Swiss-hosted (Google Cloud, Zürich, via Northflank) by default, or on-prem inside your own perimeter, on request.

Model access

BYOK. Calls run on your own provider contract; no bundled token quota we resell.

Identity & access

Role-based access; agents act under their own identity, not a shared account.

Human control points

After the Spec, and before merge: a human integrator is the sole merger, agents never ship unreviewed.

Guardrails & quality gates

Constitution and Engineering Practices, Spec Test Driven Development, and a Definition of Done enforced on every change.

Audit trail

Every unit of work traceable: who did what, on which Spec, with which model.

What's not there yet

The honest gap list.

What a thorough evaluator asks about next, stated plainly rather than glossed over.

  • On requestSingle sign-on: on request, set up as soon as your engagement needs it.
  • In progressA signed data processing agreement with our hosting provider: in progress, not yet signed.
  • On requestA formal certification such as ISO 27001: not pursued today. We answer security questionnaires and vendor assessments on request, and would pursue a certification if a customer engagement required it.

Guided evaluation

Ready to go deeper on your own setup?

AI maturity self-assessment

For organizations deciding where to start. Eight questions, two minutes, based on the AI Adoption Maturity Model.

Guided evaluation

For organizations evaluating on-prem or Swiss-hosted deployment with their own infrastructure and keys.