The context plane for production agents
Governed operational data mesh for AI agents — department-scoped streams, MCP tools, optional institutional memory, and usage-based billing on fabric you control. Connect ops and knowledge systems once; route department-owned products with policy; expose governed MCP tools to copilots and workers; meter usage so finance and platform can see what agents actually consume. LoopCompound™ (Build · Steer · Compound) maps each capability to a loop beat you can staff and measure.
I/O Mesh is the governed operational data mesh for production AI agents. Live SaaS, docs, and metrics land as department-scoped dept.* data products — not a company-wide vector dump. Agents consume them through policy-gated MCP tools on fabric you control, with optional Agentic Memory Palace for institutional recall. LoopCompound™ (Build · Steer · Compound) maps those surfaces so you prove workflow lift on your ops facts before you scale inference spend.
Ops connectors and fail-open publish are GA; knowledge and analytical mesh layers expand under Beta.
Methodology: LoopCompound™ · Build · Steer · Compound
Product modules
Five modules on one dept.* fabric — mesh routing console, GTM suite, CRM connectors, and automation studio on governed dept.* streams.
Operational data mesh
Domain-owned dept.* streams from ops, docs, and warehouse connectors — link enrich, catalog contracts, and MCP compose on one fabric.
- •Six ops connectors plus Notion, Confluence, Drive, SharePoint, dbt, warehouse CDC, and embeddings
- •Self-serve data product catalog with versioned contracts and lineage
- •FAIR metadata, DOI handles, and cross-layer compose via MCP
- •Fail-open publish — memory never blocks hot-path ingest
Integrations · Data products catalog
Mesh routing console
Broker admins configure streams, processors, subject scopes, and policy preview from settings — no separate admin console required.
- •Stream and processor registry with audit on create/delete
- •Department subject-scope bindings with inline policy preview
- •Kafka topic mappings, traffic tap, and route analytics (Governance add-on)
- •Field ABAC federation grants, multi-region routing, and visual Rego policy editor (Governance add-on)
Settings → Mesh routing
GTM suite
Self-serve marketing ingress and pipeline tooling — custom webhooks, first-class Mautic/Matomo, campaigns, attribution, and CRM API.
- •Custom webhook receivers with schema inference and test-send
- •Email drip campaigns with SMTP, log, or webhook sender modes
- •Campaign funnel, multi-touch attribution, and marketing dashboard
- •Twenty and EspoCRM connectors plus bidirectional CRM API sync
Integrations · Settings → Marketing
Automation studio
YAML DAG workflows with visual canvas, n8n handoff, and mesh publish nodes — governed batch paths without retiring your existing automations.
- •Workflow templates: GTM webhook drip, n8n handoff, mesh publish
- •Visual canvas with node palette and branching DAG runtime
- •Listmonk and n8n completion connectors on dept.marketing.events.*
- •MCP dry-run validation before you publish governed batch paths
Settings → Automation studio
Enterprise identity & compliance
Sovereign learning loops for regulated evaluators — SSO, SCIM, IdP scope sync, and HIPAA marketing pack mapping.
- •SSO and SCIM provisioning with org/workspace hierarchy
- •Automatic IdP group → dept.* subject scope sync (Compliance add-on)
- •HIPAA readiness mapping and marketing compliance pack
- •Governance add-on: policy packs, federation audit exports, TRiSM controls
Settings → Security · Marketing HIPAA
Integrations & readiness
Connectors group by mesh layer and bill as usage meters. GA = production-ready path; Beta = shipped with expanding coverage. Custom webhooks cover n8n and any HMAC-capable client.
Operational mesh
GA path: live SaaS workflow events — incidents, tickets, CRM, and engineering signals.
- GitHubGA
- SlackGA
- JiraGA
- SalesforceGA
- PagerDutyGA
- ZendeskGA
Knowledge & docs
Beta: wiki and drive changes as dept.* products with governed recall.
- NotionBeta
- ConfluenceBeta
- Google DriveBeta
- SharePointBeta
Analytical bridge
Beta: dbt metrics, warehouse CDC, and embeddings as agent-ready live views.
- dbtBeta
- Snowflake / BigQueryBeta
- EmbeddingsBeta
GTM & marketing
Webhook fabric and growth ingress — n8n completion path GA; suite connectors Beta.
- MauticBeta
- MatomoBeta
- ListmonkBeta
- n8nGA
- Twenty CRMBeta
- EspoCRMBeta
Mesh routing console
Self-serve broker configuration from Settings → Mesh routing. Core streams, processors, and scopes are included with your workspace; advanced federation and policy tooling unlock via the Governance add-on, IdP scope sync via Compliance.
Streams & processors
IncludedCreate and delete dept.* streams and enrich processors from the portal with broker audit trails.
Subject scopes & policy preview
IncludedDepartment subject ACL bindings with inline Rego/OPA policy preview before save.
Kafka topic mappings
Governance add-onBridge NATS dept.* subjects to Kafka topics for downstream analytics pipelines.
Field ABAC & federation routing
Governance add-onCross-org field masks with multi-region preferred+fallback routes tied to federation grants.
Visual Rego policy editor
Governance add-onLoad bundle modules, draft Rego AST, evaluate, and preview mesh policy without persisting bundles.
Traffic tap & analytics
Governance add-onBroker-side sampling and route traffic analytics for SRE and platform operators.
Write & federation audit exports
Governance add-onCustomer mesh write audit timeline and federated mesh audit JSON export for evaluators.
IdP scope sync
Compliance add-onMap SSO group claims to dept.* subject patterns automatically on membership change.
An operational data mesh agents can actually consume
Starburst- and Denodo-class platforms excel at analytical federation; Confluent moves events at scale. CTOs still stitch memory, tool policy, and department ownership themselves. Agents need dual-use products at event time — with contracts and governance — not another batch lake copy.
I/O Mesh starts where agents need freshness — operational facts from SaaS tools on dept.* streams — then extends the same tenancy to documents and analytical live views without a company-wide vector dump. Compare us for agent production readiness, not warehouse SQL alone.
Domain ownership
Business domains own their data products — context, meaning, and quality live with the team that produces the work.
On I/O Mesh today: dept.* streams per department (engineering, sales, CS, support, finance, legal) with tenant isolation — not a shared memory bucket.
Data as a product
Publish addressable, trustworthy assets with clear consumers — event streams, live views, and agent output ports instead of ad-hoc exports.
On I/O Mesh today: Connector-normalized events on dept.{domain}.events.{source}, link-enrich advisories, and MCP tools as governed output ports.
Self-serve platform
Central plumbing (tenancy, audit, metering) so domain teams ship without rebuilding pipelines per project.
On I/O Mesh today: Customer portal signup, integrations UI, usage-metered ingress, and memory billed by ingest volume.
Federated governance
Automated guardrails and policy — not committee gates — so risk scales with product velocity.
On I/O Mesh today: Visual Rego policy editor with mesh preview, field-level ABAC federation grants, traffic tap and analytics, federation routing, and write/federation audit exports — advanced mesh via Governance add-on, enforced at ingress and MCP invoke.
Three mesh layers
Operational mesh
GACore path for production agents: live events from how work runs — incidents, tickets, CRM, PRs, chat — with link enrichment and fail-open publish so hot-path ingest is not blocked by memory.
- •PagerDuty incident → linked GitHub PR → Slack thread on dept.engineering
- •Salesforce opportunity + Zendesk ticket on dept.customer_success for renewal risk
- •Governed MCP tools for health, incident trace, and mesh compose on the same fabric
Knowledge mesh
BetaDocs and wiki as dept.* products with the same tenancy as ops events — so agents cite runbooks that match the live incident, not a stale shared chunk index. Connector coverage is expanding under Beta.
- •Notion / Confluence page updates → department-scoped doc events with governed recall
- •Drive / SharePoint contracts alongside legal-ops workflows
- •Cross-link document citations to tickets and incidents
Analytical bridge
BetaDual-use live views: metrics and warehouse context as governed output ports for agents — freshness SLOs and catalog discovery without per-agent SQL sprawl. Warehouse drivers expand under Beta.
- •dbt / metrics live views with department tenancy
- •Warehouse federation for semantic metrics agents can trust
- •MCP catalog discovery for analytical products
Capability roadmap (honest status)
Same dept.* tenancy across ops, docs, analytics, catalog, and governance. GA = production-ready path; Beta = shipped with expanding connector/driver coverage. Not every checkbox is GA yet. Browse the data product catalog or FAIR dashboard for evaluator detail.
Phase 1 — Operational event mesh
GAGA path for production agents: domain-owned dept.* streams, ops connectors, enrich, MCP, and optional memory.
- Six ops connectors: GitHub, Slack, Jira, Salesforce, PagerDuty, Zendesk (GA)
- Custom webhook receivers + signed ingress for operational events
- Link enrich chains incident → PR → ticket with fail-open publish
- Department-scoped agent memory and private recall evals
- Governed MCP tools with usage metering
Phase 2 — Knowledge & docs mesh
BetaWiki and drive platforms as dept.* products — same tenancy as ops. Connector coverage expands under Beta.
- Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, SharePoint connectors (Beta)
- OAuth install from portal integrations
- Document change events with department routing and audit
- Doc recall cross-linked to operational evidence
Phase 3 — Data product catalog & contracts
GASelf-serve discovery, versioned schemas, lineage, and quality signals — contract enforcement opt-in.
- Self-serve data product catalog per dept.* stream
- Versioned data contracts with schema and consumer terms
- Lineage from connector through enrich to memory advisories
- Quality and freshness signals for evaluators
Phase 4 — Dual-use agent products
BetaLive views and semantic layers as agent output ports — dbt, warehouse CDC, embeddings. Drivers expand under Beta.
- dbt / warehouse / embeddings connectors (Beta)
- LiveView projections with department tenancy
- Compose analytical products without per-agent join sprawl
Phase 5 — Policy-as-code governance
GAPolicy at ingress and MCP invoke; advanced mesh via Governance add-on. FAIR/DOI evaluator features optional.
- Visual Rego / policy bundles with mesh preview (Governance add-on)
- Field ABAC federation grants and audit exports
- FAIR catalog / DOI path for research evaluators (when enabled)
- Compliance pack: SSO/SCIM and evidence scaffolds (add-on)
Mesh use cases beyond ops connectors
operational mesh
Incident evidence chains
On-call and engineering domains publish linked incident → PR → Slack products agents trace for RCA.
operational mesh
Account 360 for CS
Sales and support domains merge CRM + ticketing events into renewal-ready context without spreadsheet exports.
knowledge mesh
Runbook & PRD recall
Product and engineering docs versioned on dept.* — agents cite the runbook that matches the live incident.
knowledge mesh
Contract & compliance lineage
Legal domain owns vendor contracts and policies linked to finance transactions and support escalations.
knowledge mesh
GTM playbooks + live pipeline
Sales playbooks and battlecards stay in sync with CRM opportunity events — not a stale doc index.
analytical mesh
Metrics for agents
Semantic metrics and dbt models published as governed products — agents read pre-computed truth, not warehouse SQL.
analytical mesh
Warehouse CDC for agents
Snowflake and BigQuery table CDC on dept.* views — federated upstream to dbt metrics lineage without warehouse SQL in agent prompts.
How it works
Step 1 · connectors
Connectors
Ops, docs, warehouse, and GTM connectors → dept.* events with signed webhook audit — workflow and marketing facts that feed your learning loop.
Step 2 · broker
Broker streams
Governed publish/pull on dept-scoped streams with plan gates and metering — token capital routed by department, not one shared bucket.
Step 3 · enrich
Link enrich
Cross-table advisories (incident → PR → Slack) without blocking hot-path ingest — evidence chains that compound across workflows.
Step 4 · memory
Agentic Memory Palace
Governed institutional recall — agents remember what your firm learned from live workflows, scoped by department, and yours when models change.
Step 5 · mcp
MCP tools
Department-scoped tools for copilots — summarize health, trace incidents, recall context your firm has already encoded.
What is Agentic Memory Palace?
Agentic Memory Palace is I/O Mesh's institutional recall layer — how copilots remember what your firm learned from live work, across sessions and model swaps, without one company-wide search dump.
- Facts come from your operational tools — incidents, tickets, deals, and PRs — grounded in how work actually runs, not chat transcripts that vanish overnight.
- Each department keeps its own memory chamber with audit boundaries; cross-link evidence when workflows span teams.
- Premium GPU-accelerated semantic retrieval keeps recall fast as agents work across sessions and model changes.
- Streaming ingest never waits on recall. If memory is slow or unavailable, publishing to your event mesh continues (fail-open).
Data flow
Connectors → dept.* broker → link enrich → agent memory → MCP / HTTP context APIs
Fail-open: memory never blocks publish · Plan gates at ingress · Metered SaaS
Loop engineering for agentic AI
LoopCompound™ names three nested loops on operational facts. Read the loop engineering guide and take the readiness assessment before you activate a kickoff workspace.
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Start compounding your loop
Start with GTM scale context — pay for usage meters as workflow volume grows and add governance packs when private evals need advanced controls.