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
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: '0.20'
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: 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