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Open engine, operated cloud

The trust model stays open. Cloud has to earn the operational work.

Use the Apache-2.0 SDK locally or self-host it. ContextDB Cloud is the operated service around the same decision model, with project isolation, credentials, console workflows, and governance direction.

Available

Open ContextDB SDK

  • Trust policy and act/ask/abstain model
  • Executable trust evals
  • Local and open Postgres-backed operation
  • Offline use with no cloud key
or
Alpha

ContextDB Cloud

  • Operated multi-tenant gateway direction
  • Organization, project, environment, and key controls
  • Console for decisions, memories, usage, and request evidence
  • Governance and enterprise capabilities as they are built

The boundary

Cloud cannot hide a correctness fix.

The hosted service depends on the public SDK trust model. Fixes to trust math belong in the open engine and its evals. Cloud sells the work around running, isolating, observing, and governing it. 

OPEN
memory semantics
trust policy
act / ask / abstain
trust-model evals
local and self-hosted stores

CLOUD OPERATIONS
tenant and project isolation
credentials and human console
usage evidence and retention
team and governance controls

Choose based on the job

Self-host when control matters more than convenience.

Choose the SDK when

You want local or self-hosted operation, already run the required storage, and are comfortable owning credentials, isolation, observability, upgrades, and retention.

you operate the full stack

Consider Cloud when

You want the same decision model but prefer an operated control plane, project credentials, console visibility, and managed governance as those capabilities become available.

ContextDB operates the service layer

Current status

Start with what exists now.

The SDK is Available. The hosted gateway and console remain Alpha. Production operations and enterprise controls remain Planned.

See the status map and security posture before evaluating hosted use.

Begin with the open decision model.

You can evaluate the core product without waiting for Cloud.

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