Beacon is an open-source, local-first telemetry layer designed to capture and normalize activity from AI agent harnesses.
It provides security and IT teams with visibility into agent prompts, tool calls, file edits, and approvals across local, CI, and cloud environments.
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Unified telemetry normalization for diverse AI agent harnesses
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Local-first processing with redaction and retention controls
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Support for forwarding to SIEMs like Splunk, Elastic, Wazuh, and Datadog
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Built-in threat detection engine with offline scanning capabilities
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Local read-only dashboard for event inspection and token usage analysis
Open Source
Beacon is open-source and free to use; Asymptote Managed is a separate paid offering that provides centralized ingest, governance, and fleet-wide management.
Best for
Security and IT teams needing visibility, audit trails, and threat detection for AI agent activity on employee endpoints and CI/CD pipelines.
Not ideal for
General-purpose EDR, kernel-level monitoring, browser activity tracking, or SaaS audit log collection.
Beacon is a highly effective, privacy-conscious tool for organizations that need to govern and audit AI agent behavior without relying on proprietary, cloud-locked security platforms.
Recent releases (v1.0.1) added managed Google Cloud Storage (GCS) forwarding for macOS, consolidated object storage setup guidance, and improved threat detection rule management.
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Is Beacon free?+
Yes - Beacon is Open Source. Beacon is open-source and free to use; Asymptote Managed is a separate paid offering that provides centralized ingest, governance, and fleet-wide management.
Is Beacon open source?+
Yes - Beacon is open source. Beacon is open-source and free to use; Asymptote Managed is a separate paid offering that provides centralized ingest, governance, and fleet-wide management.
Who is Beacon best for?+
Security and IT teams needing visibility, audit trails, and threat detection for AI agent activity on employee endpoints and CI/CD pipelines.
Who is Beacon not ideal for?+
General-purpose EDR, kernel-level monitoring, browser activity tracking, or SaaS audit log collection.
What are the best Beacon alternatives?+
The closest Beacon alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.
Who makes Beacon?+
Beacon is developed by Asymptote Labs. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.
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