for Secure API Intelligence
Auto build, deploy, and secure A2A agents—sharing insights, not data. Integrate Lumen POET with API Gateways, ALBs, and WAFs.
Lumen POET deploys easily alongside your internal API gateway or in the DMZ for customer-facing APIs. It automatically transforms your existing APIs into secure Agent-to-Agent (A2A) AI agents, hosting them in containers that run on any hyperscale cloud or in air-gapped data centers. These agents include pre-packaged prompts and tools, and admins can easily add or enhance new ones through an intuitive console. No dedicated AI teams or deep expertise are required—most agents can be generated and ready in minutes.
Core Capabilities
Instant API-to-A2A
Point Lumen to your API spec — auto-generates A2A agent endpoints. Ready in minutes..
Insights Only
AI processing runs in your VPC. Only derived insights leave. Differential privacy, watermarking, expiry policies.
POET Admin Console
Configure prompts, tools, and logic via intuitive UI. No deep AI expertise required.
IT Governance
Role-based access, audit trails, kill switch, geo-fencing, rate limiting, bias detection. Full control for IT.
Future-Proof with AP2 and ACP
Built-in support for emerging AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol) and ACP (Agent Commerce Protocol) standards. Prepare for secure agent-led transactions and micropayments.
Secure & Scalable
OAuth/JWT, HIPAA/GDPR-ready, auto-scaling, Helm/Terraform. Runs in your cloud. No outbound calls.
Seamless Integrations
Lumen seamlessly integrates with leading API Gateways to read and auto-generate secure A2A agents from API definitions. Supported gateways include Kong Gateway, Google Apigee, AWS API Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Microsoft Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, WSO2 API Manager, Tyk, Axway Amplify, and Akana. It supports standard API definition formats such as OpenAPI (Swagger), YAML, JSON, and RAML.
How Lumen (POET) Deploys: Install, Configure, Govern
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Install Appliance
Deploy as a VM or container in your cloud or on-prem. Point ingress from your API gateway/ALB/WAF.
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Register APIs & Tools
Import OpenAPI specs. Lumen converts endpoints into A2A agents.
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Enforce Policy
Apply PII protection, scope, and geo-fences. All answers are redacted, signed, and fully auditable.
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Insights—not data
Replace exports with answer objects: aggregates, summaries, and citations instead of raw tables and files.
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Runs where your data lives
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, or on-prem. Keep everything inside your VPC. No outbound calls to Backflipt.
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Admin-first controls
POET console for prompts, tools, and policies with role-based access, secrets management, and audit logs.
You cannot leave your APIs exposed in the AI world. The real threat is not stalled pilots; it is permanent IP and compliance theft through web traffic your APIs control.
API’s Data Leakage Trap
Traditional APIs (even wrapped with MCP Servers) are backdoors, routing proprietary data straight to public LLMs → instant IP theft + multimillion-dollar GDPR/HIPAA fines
The damage is permanent: Once your data trains an external model, it’s gone forever. One breach can permanently erase your competitive edge.
According to IBM's 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average cost of a data breach in the financial services sector is estimated at $5.56 million per incident, while global averages reach $4.44 million. https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach
Lumen Eliminates the Risk
Lumen deploys next to your API Gateway and, in minutes, auto- generates secure AI agents in Agent to Agent (A2A) compatible formats from your existing APIs. All AI runs inside your VPC. Only approved insights leave your boundary, never raw data.
Contain risk — Block rogue model calls & data egress at the edge
Improve compliance — One-pane policies, immutable audit trails, and instant kill switches.
Eliminate costly AI teams – auto-generate AI agents with prompts, instant QA, AI traces, and real-time dashboards.
Enable your application for AI Agent Commerce.
API Gateway Compatibility
Lumen Gateway and Lumen POET integrate seamlessly with all leading API gateways. Deploy without disruption to existing infrastructure.
Kong
Apigee
AWS API Gateway
MuleSoft
Azure API Management
Google Apigee
And all others
Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance
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| Control | Description | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Kill Switch | Revoke agent access in <3s via UI or API | Instant risk mitigation |
| Prompt Filtering | NeMo Guardrails blocks malicious prompts | Prevents data extraction |
| Differential Privacy | Calibrated noise in outputs | GDPR/HIPAA compliance |
| Geo-Fencing | Region-specific output rules | Avoids regulatory fines |
| Audit Trails | Real-time logs of queries/responses | Rapid incident response |
A2A in Action: Industry Scenarios
Enterprise: ITSM Intelligence
Risk: LOBs pull raw ITSM data (e.g., ticket histories with PII) via APIs/MCP to fuel ungoverned LLMs for decision-making, leading to data leakage, IP loss, and compliance breaches averaging $4.88M—with shadow AI contributing to 20% of incidents.
A2A Solution: Lumen deploys governed A2A agents atop ITSM APIs to process queries internally, sharing only anonymized insights and summaries. No raw data is exposed, ensuring traceability and compliance.
Healthcare: Trial Matching
Risk: EHR data pulled via MCP for trial matching leaks PII — HIPAA fines exceed $50K per violation, with 1 in 3 breaches from AI misuse.
A2A Solution: Lumen powers trial matching agents that return eligibility reports only — never raw records. Full audit trail included.
Market Research
Risk: Proprietary TAM models are extracted and used to train public LLMs — research firms lose competitive edge and upsell revenue.
A2A Solution: Lumen enables modeling agents to compute forecasts internally and deliver insights only — monetize per query.
Financial: Fraud Scoring
Risk: Fraud models trained on raw transaction data are exposed via APIs — competitors reverse-engineer strategies, and breaches cost $5.9M on average.
A2A Solution: Lumen enables fraud scoring agents to run internally and share only risk scores. No raw data leaves the VPC.
Lumen vs. Alternatives
| Criteria | Lumen | DIY/Open-Source | Cloud Native (Bedrock, Vertex) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed to Market | Minutes via Helm/Terraform | Months of dev | Moderate |
| Governance | Built-in RBAC, audits | Manual | Partial |
| Ease for Admins | POET console, no-code config | Requires coding | Variable |
| Monetization | AP2-ready, 2–3x revenue | None | Limited |
Whitepaper: From API to A2A (July 2025)
Evolving Beyond APIs to Intelligent Agents: Unlocking Enterprise Value in the AI-Driven Ecosystem.
FAQ
Where does Lumen run?
Lumen deploys in your cloud or on-prem (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes). No data leaves your VPC. No outbound calls to Backflipt.
Do I need AI expertise?
No. The POET console lets IT admins configure prompts, tools, and policies. Auto-generated logic from your API spec.
Is it compliant with GDPR/HIPAA?
Yes. Differential privacy, geo-fencing, audit trails, and data expiry are built-in. All processing stays in your environment.
Can I monetize with Lumen?
Absolutely. Charge per insight via AP2/ACP. Clients pay $0.10+ per fraud score, forecast, or route — not $0.01 per API call.
How is it different from LangChain or Vertex AI?
Lumen is vendor-led, external-facing: an installable AI firewall appliance that transforms your APIs into monetizable A2A agents under IT control. Internal tools focus on employee productivity.