Platform

The software assurance layer for critical missions.

Iron Thicket connects software development, deployment, AI use, human authorization, and operational evidence in one governed environment.

How it works

From approved architecture to queryable evidence.

Define the approved architecture
Organizations establish the required software structures, controls, policies, and authorization rules.
Enforce those rules during the build
Iron Thicket continuously checks whether the software remains within approved boundaries. Violations can stop the build before they reach production.
Capture provenance automatically
Software version, code path, data source, model version, configuration, identity, authorization, policy applied, resulting action, time, and environment — recorded as the system runs.
Govern AI recommendations
AI may analyze, detect, reconstruct, and recommend. Human approval remains part of the decision process wherever required.
Produce queryable evidence
Authorized users retrieve the evidence behind a software or AI action without launching a lengthy forensic investigation.

Platform capabilities

What the platform provides.

Architecture enforcement

Keep software structure from degrading as codebases grow, teams change, and AI-assisted development accelerates. Approved architecture becomes enforceable rather than optional.

Software provenance

Know exactly which code and configuration produced an operational result.

Data provenance

Connect software actions to the data that informed them.

Model provenance

Identify the model, version, parameters, and approved environment behind an AI output.

Authorization tracking

Record who or what authorized an action and whether the correct approval process was followed.

Human-governed AI

Support AI-assisted operations without surrendering command authority.

Continuous evidence generation

Create evidence continuously as software is developed, deployed, and operated.

Runtime observability

Understand how applications and AI-enabled workflows behave in the operational environment.

Secure deployment

Built to run within approved customer environments, including disconnected and air-gapped systems.

Model flexibility

Use an approved commercial, government, private, or on-premises model. Iron Thicket governs the process without depending on a single provider.

What Iron Thicket is not

A focused assurance layer — not a rip-and-replace.

Not: Another generic code repository
Not: A replacement for your existing DevSecOps platform
Not: An autonomous decision-maker
Not: A dashboard that reconstructs evidence after an incident

Iron Thicket is the governed software and decision-evidence layer that strengthens your existing development, deployment, and mission environments.

Integration

Designed to work with what you already run.

DevSecOps pipelines
Software factories
Cloud environments
On-premises infrastructure
Identity and access systems
Security tools
Mission applications
AI platforms
Data platforms
Audit and compliance systems

Supported integrations: To be provided.

Deployment models

Built to run where the mission requires.

Customer-controlled cloud
Private cloud
On-premises
Disconnected environments
Air-gapped environments
Hybrid deployment

Supported operating environments: To be provided.
Supported cloud providers: To be provided.