Built for Trust, by Design
Seven pillars define how BoltPipeline keeps your data, execution, and control inside your environment. We don't move your data. We don't replace your runtime. We help you operate with confidence.
Executive Summary
BoltPipeline uses an agent-based architecture where all data access and execution occur inside your database and network boundary. Only metadata and operational signals are shared with the BoltPipeline Command Center for visibility and governance. You retain full ownership of data, pipelines, artifacts, and execution.
Clear Execution Boundaries
Runs Inside Your Environment
- BoltPipeline Agent executes inside your database or VPC
- Pipelines run where your data already lives
- No external data hosting or shadow copies
Metadata-Only Control Plane
- Only metadata, lineage, and validation signals leave your boundary
- No raw data, rows, or payloads are transmitted
- Designed for regulated and restricted environments
You Own the Artifacts
Every pipeline BoltPipeline produces results in customer-owned, executable artifacts. There is no proprietary runtime lock-in.
- ANSI SQL and warehouse-native artifacts
- Deployable via your scheduler (Airflow, native DB jobs, etc.)
- Versioned, reviewable, and auditable
- Portable across environments and teams
Access Control & Environment Isolation
Least-Privilege by Default
- Agent permissions scoped to specific schemas, tables, and actions
- Credentials are customer-managed and environment-specific
- No shared credentials across tenants or environments
Strict Tenant & Environment Isolation
- Each customer environment is logically and operationally isolated
- No cross-tenant metadata, execution, or configuration access
- Dev, staging, and production boundaries are explicitly enforced
Security Controls & Data Protection
- All communication encrypted in transit using TLS
- Metadata and configuration encrypted at rest where applicable
- No raw customer data stored or processed by BoltPipeline services
- Agent-initiated, outbound-only communication model
- No inbound network access required to customer environments
BoltPipeline is designed to minimize attack surface by eliminating external compute, inbound connectivity, and unnecessary data movement.
Hard Boundaries
These are architectural constraints, not policy promises. They reduce attack surface and simplify security reviews.
- No raw customer data is ingested, copied, or stored
- No inbound network access into your environment
- No shared or external compute for pipeline execution
- No proprietary runtimes or opaque execution layers
- Generated artifacts and logic belong to you
Auditability & Transparency
BoltPipeline produces an auditable record of every pipeline decision — without requiring custom instrumentation or manual logging.
- Who initiated a change
- What validations and gates were applied
- Approval history with timestamps
- Generated artifacts and lineage snapshots
- Downstream impact at time of change
There is no black-box execution — all generated SQL, plans, and artifacts remain visible and reviewable.
Tollgates & Approval Workflows
Every pipeline moves through governed promotion stages with hard approval gates between environments. No pipeline reaches production without passing every tollgate.
Dev → Integration
- Pipeline must pass all validation rules
- Lineage and profiling must complete
- Developer submits for review
- Reviewer approves or rejects with comments
Integration → Production
- Re-certification required at each stage
- Operator approval with separation of duties
- Schema drift resolved before promotion
- Full audit trail of who approved and when
RBAC Enforcement
- Authors cannot approve their own pipelines
- Operators cannot modify pipeline SQL
- Admins manage teams and environments
- Every action logged with user identity
BoltPipeline enforces four roles (Viewer, Developer, Operator, Admin) with clear separation of duties. See RBAC details →
Governance Without Friction
Governance is not bolted on. It is derived from execution context, validation results, and lineage — automatically.
- Column-level lineage tied to real execution
- Drift detection with downstream impact
- Explainable validation failures (no black boxes)
- Audit-ready history of what changed, when, and why
- Promotion history with approval chain and timestamps
Designed for Security Reviews
Clear Trust Boundaries
- Execution, data access, and control responsibilities are explicit
- No hidden compute or opaque processing layers
- Architecture diagrams and threat models available on request
Enterprise Readiness
- SOC 2-aligned controls and roadmap
- Vendor security assessments supported under NDA
- Dedicated security contact and disclosure process
Security inquiries can be directed to security@boltpipeline.ai.
Enterprise & Compliance Readiness
BoltPipeline is built with enterprise security expectations in mind, including SOC2-aligned controls, secure key management, and SSO/SAML support on the roadmap.