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Asymptote can start local-first with the open-source Agent Beacon endpoint agent, run as Managed Asymptote Cloud, or deploy privately for teams with stricter infrastructure requirements.
PathUse it whenData and operations model
Open Source / local-firstYou want endpoint telemetry, local JSONL, and customer-managed forwarding.Beacon runs on the endpoint and writes local logs by default.
ManagedYou need centralized visibility, policy controls, investigations, SSO/RBAC, audit trails, and rollout support.Asymptote provides managed ingest, retention, search, detections, and enterprise operations.
Private DeploymentYou want Managed capabilities with stronger isolation, residency, or infrastructure ownership requirements.Asymptote works with you on dedicated infrastructure and custom deployment boundaries.

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Open Source / Local-First

Use the open-source local path when you want endpoint telemetry without a hosted Asymptote backend. Agent Beacon runs on the endpoint, writes normalized events to local JSONL, and can forward events into customer-managed security workflows.
Install Beacon
brew tap asymptote-labs/tap
brew install beacon
beacon version
Configure local endpoint telemetry
beacon endpoint install
beacon endpoint status
Open the local dashboard to inspect runtime inventory, timelines, filters, and event details:
Open the local dashboard
beacon endpoint dashboard --open
The local path preserves runtime.jsonl on the endpoint and supports optional forwarding to supported SIEM, observability, object-storage, local JSONL, and customer-managed destinations. See Asymptote Open Source for setup details and Security & IT Rollout Guide for managed endpoint deployment.

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Managed

Use Managed when you want hosted visibility, governance, and enterprise rollout support for agent activity.
  1. Request access at asymptotelabs.ai/contact.
  2. Configure your workspace with the runtimes and teams you want to observe.
  3. Use the Asymptote Observe SDK for cloud-hosted agents, services, workers, and serverless functions.
  4. Deploy Agent Beacon on endpoints when you also need local harness visibility.
Managed adds centralized ingest, retention, search, detections, fleet-wide visibility, policy controls, identity mapping, approvals, investigation workflows, SSO, RBAC, audit trails, and enterprise onboarding on top of the open-source Agent Beacon foundation. For cloud-hosted agent applications, install the SDK and initialize hosted export with an Asymptote API key:
Set the hosted Observe API key
export ASYMPTOTE_API_KEY=...
Initialize hosted Observe
import { Observe } from "@asymptote/sdk";

Observe.initialize({
  apiKey: process.env.ASYMPTOTE_API_KEY,
});
See Asymptote Managed for managed platform capabilities and SDK Quickstart for cloud instrumentation details.

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Private Deployment

Use Private Deployment when Managed is the right operating model, but your organization needs dedicated infrastructure, stricter data boundaries, custom retention, or residency requirements. Private Deployment can include customer-controlled or private-cloud deployment options, custom forwarding architecture, coverage across endpoints and execution environments, and dedicated deployment engineering. Contact us to discuss Managed or Private Deployment requirements.

Asymptote Managed

Review managed ingest, governance, investigations, access control, and rollout support.

Asymptote Open Source

Install Beacon, configure endpoint telemetry, and keep the CLI up to date.

Quickstart

Choose the right path for a local, managed, or private rollout.

Asymptote Observe SDK

Instrument cloud-hosted agent applications with hosted or customer-managed export.

Asymptote Overview

See how the open-source Beacon foundation fits into managed and private deployment paths.

Log Forwarding

Forward local Beacon events into security and observability platforms.