The central nervous system.

A secure interface that bridges physical facility hardware (OT) and software orchestration (IT). One API across the protocols a building already speaks, with every action governed and logged.

A How it connects

Facility to software, one interface.

B Core capabilities

Three pillars of operational intelligence.

The Arcestra API turns a facility's passive data into an active, explainable record: what the building is doing, what to change, and what each change returned.

Available nowIn developmentPlanned
01Unified intelligence gateway

One interface. Every signal.

A single, standardized entry point to the facility. The API translates data from cooling, power and compute systems into one unified schema, so you can build dashboards and bring Arcestra intelligence into your own business logic.

Available now
  • Unified data schema with normalization
  • Decision log and audit trail

Next upReal-time telemetry streams

02Control loop

Sense. Analyze. Act.

Arcestra recommends changes to cooling setpoints, power allocation and workload placement, gated by confidence thresholds and safety overrides. People decide. Your team approves every change before it goes ahead.

Available now
  • Governed approvals, two-person sign-off
  • Hash-chained evidence ledger

Next upAdvisory modeGuided mode

03API-first integration

No rip and replace.

The API sits above the stack you already run as an operational command layer, connecting to automation, asset management, monitoring and observability tools through a lightweight edge connector.

Available now
  • Token-authenticated read ingest

Next upEdge connector, single binaryThird-party tool integrations

C Connector layer

Speaks the protocols you run.

Protocol adapters normalize telemetry from building, power and IT systems into one unified data schema. Pick a protocol and watch it land in the same shape.

Adapters in development
Protocol
As the device sends it
// ReadProperty-ACK, BACnet/IP
device    2001
object    analog-input,3
property  present-value
value     REAL 18.4
units     degrees-celsius (62)
One unified record
{
  "asset":   "CRAH-03",
  "point":   "supply_air_temp",
  "value":   18.4,
  "unit":    "°C",
  "ts":      "2026-10-15T14:00:12Z",
  "source":  {
    "protocol": "bacnet",
    "ref":      "2001/AI:3"
  },
  "quality": "good"
}
Illustrative. Sample readings, not a live feed.Same keys for every protocol

BACnet/IP

BMS, CRAH, chiller plants, AHU controls. COV subscriptions down to 1-second resolution.

Modbus/TCP

PDUs, UPS, VFDs, power meters, flow meters. Bulk batch reads with continuous polling.

SNMP v3

Network devices, PDU interfaces, environmental sensors. v3 with auth and encryption.

MQTT

IoT sensors, edge devices, BMS interfaces. QoS levels 0 to 2 with wildcard topic filtering.

REST/HTTP

Utility tariffs, carbon intensity, weather forecasts and OpenADR demand response signals.

OPC-UA

SCADA integration with certificate-based secure communication.

Planned
D Developer experience

Built for engineers.

Clean, typed endpoints and a decision record for every action, traceable from recommendation to measured outcome.

Sense · real-time telemetryIn development
const telemetry = await arcestra.query({
  zone: "cooling-zone-A",
  resolution: "1s"
});

// Normalized and protocol-agnostic
// Works across BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, MQTT
// One schema. Every device. Every signal.
Illustrative. SDK in development.See the schema ↑
Act · decision recordDecision log available
const decision = await arcestra.getDecision(id);

{
  action:    "CRAH-03 economizer tuning",
  projected: { usd_per_year: 28000 },
  verified:  { usd_per_year: 26500, method: "IPMVP" },
  variance:  "-5.4%",
  approvals: [ /* two-person sign-off */ ],
  sealed:    "2026-08-18",
  evidence:  { baseline_hash, content_hash }
}
Illustrative call. Values from the sample certificate in the EO demo.Verify a record yourself →
E Security and governance

Governed by design.

Every change routes to the people who own it, and every outcome is sealed as evidence.

Governed approvals

Two-person sign-off before a change goes ahead, with a decision log and full audit trail.

Available

Evidence ledger

An append-only, hash-chained ledger gives every outcome a verifiable chain of custody.

Available

Role-based access

Admin, Analyst and Viewer roles for multi-operator facilities.

Available

Network isolation

Runs inside your network, reached through an authenticated proxy. The engine sits on the OT network with controlled IT access.

In development

Zero-trust transport

Mutual TLS for BACnet, Modbus and SNMP communications within a zero-trust network architecture.

In development

Secrets management

Credentials encrypted at rest, with integration for dedicated secrets management platforms.

In development

Reporting support

Designed to support documentation for ASHRAE 90.1 and ISO 50001 reporting.

In development
F Integrations

Works with your stack.

API-first by design. Arcestra sits above existing infrastructure as an operational command layer, alongside the tools your teams already use.

Planned
Infrastructure automationInfrastructure as code
DCIMAsset and capacity management
Industrial monitoringSCADA and plant systems
ObservabilityDashboards and alerting
Demand responseUtility and grid programs
Grid carbon dataCarbon intensity signals
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Connect your facility to the control layer.

Tell us what you run and what you want to build. We'll map your systems to the API and open access as each capability becomes available.