Layer 3 of the Trust Fabric.
SmartFlow is the runtime governance layer of the APERION Trust Fabric. The architecture composes Identity Proofing (Layer 1), Access Governance (Layer 2), Runtime Governance (Layer 3), and Audit & Evidence (Layer 4).
Workflow agent platforms like ServiceNow AICT and Microsoft Agent 365 sit parallel. SmartFlow governs what the agent sends to the model. Not what workflow the agent runs.
Read the full architecture →Runtime Control Plane for Enterprise AI
Unified Gateway Router | On-Premise Deployment | Zero Code Changes Required
AI Request Flow
Real-time traffic routing visualization
Response received in 847ms
Cost Optimized
Saved $0.12 vs standard routing
-67%
APP
Your Application
POST /api/chat/completions
Smartflow Gateway
Policy validation
2ms
Cache lookup
MISS
Route selection
GPT-4
AI
OpenAI GPT-4
Processing request...
Immediate Cost Reduction
50-90% savings through intelligent caching and request clustering
Proven ROI in 2-4 weeks with real-time cost reduction dashboards
Gain-share pricing model - pay from your savings, not your budget
user@smartflow
:
~/config
$
smartflow deploy --mode production
✓ Validating configuration...
✓ Connecting to gateway cluster...
→
Providers detected:
• OpenAI GPT-4
(active)
• Anthropic Claude 3.5
(active)
• Google Gemini Pro
(standby)
✓ Cache layer initialized (Redis cluster)
✓ Policy rules loaded: 12 active
→
Routing configuration:
model_routing:
gpt-4:
70%
claude-3.5:
30%
cache_strategy:
ttl:
3600s
hit_rate_target:
85%
✓ Deployment successful! Gateway live at gateway.internal:8443
user@smartflow
:
~/config
$
terminal — smartflow-config
Vendor Independence
Instant provider switching from OpenAI to Anthropic without code rewrites
Automatic failover protection during outages
Multi-model testing - route 30% to GPT-4, 70% to Claude
Enterprise Security
256-bit
Encryption
99.99%
Uptime
Enterprise Control
Consolidate 50+ API keys into single master enterprise key
Active Directory integration for user-level spend tracking
Complete audit trail with rollback capabilities
Compliance enforcement with black/white lists and PII protection
Deployment that fits your infrastructure
Why APERION
How Smartflow Works
A transparent, on-premise gateway that sits between your applications and AI providers—optimizing, securing, and controlling every request.
Your Applications
CRM, Analytics, Support, etc.
AI Requests
Smartflow
On-Premise Infrastructure
Policy Enforcement
Cost Optimization
Security & Audit
Intelligent Caching
🤖
OpenAI
Active
🧠
Anthropic
Active
✨
Active
Zero Code Changes
Drop-in replacement for existing AI endpoints
On-Premise Control
Deploy in your infrastructure, you own the data
Real-time Analytics
Monitor costs, performance, and usage instantly
Instant Failover
Automatic switching if a provider goes down
Enterprise AI spend is growing without commensurate governance. Most large firms now run AI across dozens of applications with no unified policy layer.
The Five Eyes alliance recommended this architecture.
The Five Eyes joint advisory "Careful Adoption of Agentic AI Services" (May 1, 2026) describes the security controls regulated enterprises need for AI agent governance.
NSA. CISA. ASD's ACSC. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. NCSC-NZ. NCSC-UK.
The recommended controls map directly to SmartFlow capabilities.
- Each agent constructed as a distinct principal with cryptographically anchored identity
- Trusted registry binding identities to authorized roles
- Authentication on every inter-agent and agent-to-service call
- Security controls at every point information enters or exits the system
- Human control points throughout the agent workflow
Compare Smartflow against building your own solution or using cloud-based alternatives.
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