Shield AI

aid: shield-ai
name: Shield AI
description: 'Shield AI builds autonomous defense systems anchored by Hivemind, an

  AI-powered autonomy stack that pilots aircraft and robotic platforms without

  GPS or communications. Hardware products include the V-BAT vertical-takeoff

  ISR aircraft, the Nova quadcopter, and the announced X-BAT AI-piloted VTOL

  fighter. Hivemind itself is delivered as a layered platform: EdgeOS (real-time

  C++ autonomy middleware), Pilot (autonomy behavior catalog), Forge (autonomy

  factory for build, sim, and test), and Commander (C2 and fleet integration).

  In 2025 Shield AI introduced Hivemind Enterprise, a partner-facing SDK for

  building, evaluating, testing, and deploying mission autonomy on customer

  platforms. There is no public, self-service API; access to Hivemind SDKs and

  developer tooling is gated through partnership and is subject to U.S. export

  controls (ITAR/EAR).

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shield-ai.png
tags:
- Defense
- Autonomy
- Hivemind
- EdgeOS
- Robotics
- Unmanned Systems
- Mission Software
- Edge AI
- V-BAT
- ITAR
- Swarming
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shield-ai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: shield-ai:hivemind-enterprise
  name: Hivemind Enterprise SDK
  description: 'Hivemind Enterprise is Shield AI''s partner-facing autonomy SDK for

    developing, evaluating, testing, and deploying mission autonomy onto

    heterogeneous robotic platforms. It bundles EdgeOS runtime middleware, the

    Pilot behavior catalog, the Forge build and simulation environment, and

    Commander C2 integration libraries. Access is partner-gated; there is no

    public API endpoint or self-service developer portal at this time.

    '
  humanURL: https://shield.ai/enterprise/
  tags:
  - Hivemind
  - EdgeOS
  - Pilot
  - Forge
  - Commander
  - Autonomy SDK
  - Edge AI
  - Mission Autonomy
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://shield.ai/enterprise/
  - type: EdgeOSOverview
    url: https://shield.ai/edge-os/
  - type: HivemindOverview
    url: https://shield.ai/hivemind/
  - type: BlogEdgeOS
    url: https://shield.ai/hivemind-edgeos-a-game-changer-for-autonomous-robotics/
  - type: BlogSDK
    url: https://shield.ai/from-concept-to-combat-how-hivemind-sdk-powers-next-gen-autonomy/
  - type: AWSCaseStudy
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/shield-ai-and-aws-collaborate-to-deliver-mission-autonomy-at-fleet-scale/
  - type: FoxgloveCaseStudy
    url: https://foxglove.dev/customer-stories/shield-ai
  features:
  - name: EdgeOS Middleware
    description: C++ real-time autonomy middleware with static JSON configuration, deterministic startup, and built-in diagnostics,
      recording, and replay.
  - name: Pilot Behavior Catalog
    description: Reusable autonomy behaviors covering state estimation, mapping, motion planning, and mission execution.
  - name: Forge Autonomy Factory
    description: Build, simulate, and test autonomy stacks with high-fidelity simulation and analysis tooling.
  - name: Commander C2 Integration
    description: Libraries and patterns for integrating Hivemind-enabled platforms into customer C2 and fleet management systems.
  - name: Multi-Agent Coordination
    description: Communicator library for agent discovery, time sync, configurable QoS, and feedback on network conditions
      across distributed agents.
  - name: Platform-Agnostic Autonomy
    description: Reference architectures that let the same autonomy stack target multiple airframes and ground robots.
  - name: Recording and Replay
    description: Built-in telemetry capture for latency, backpressure, CPU utilization, and message flow analysis.
  useCases:
  - name: New Platform Onboarding
    description: Port Hivemind Pilot onto a new airframe or ground robot using reference architectures and EdgeOS.
  - name: GPS-Denied Operations
    description: Operate autonomously in GPS-denied and communications-degraded environments.
  - name: Read-and-React Swarming
    description: Coordinate multiple agents for operational, real-time swarming missions.
  - name: Simulation and Mission Rehearsal
    description: Validate autonomy behaviors in Forge before flight test and fielded deployment.
  - name: C2 Integration
    description: Surface Hivemind-piloted assets inside existing command-and-control systems.
  integrations:
  - name: V-BAT
  - name: Nova quadcopter
  - name: X-BAT (announced)
  - name: General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
  - name: Kratos MQM-178 Firejet
  - name: AWS GovCloud
  - name: Foxglove
  - name: ViDAR
  - name: Tracker / Tracker C-UAS
  authentication:
  - type: PartnerGated
    description: Hivemind Enterprise SDK access is granted through Shield AI partnerships and is subject to U.S. export controls
      (ITAR/EAR).
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/shield-ai-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shield-ai-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://shield.ai/
- type: Hivemind
  url: https://shield.ai/hivemind/
- type: HivemindEnterprise
  url: https://shield.ai/enterprise/
- type: EdgeOS
  url: https://shield.ai/edge-os/
- type: Products
  url: https://shield.ai/products/
- type: Careers
  url: https://shield.ai/careers/
- type: Blog
  url: https://shield.ai/blog/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai/
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/shieldaitech
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com