Editions
Bundled
Provisioned together with a Specter instance and locked to serving that
instance’s backends. It scales automatically with the connected Specter and is billed as part of it — there
is no separate Link contract.
Standalone
The full open runtime. Run any Hellgate-curated protocol, import your own protocols that conform to the
Link protocol schema, and put other load through the instance —
independent of Specter.
Unlocking. A Bundled instance is dedicated to its Specter instance. To run other protocols or send other
load through it, unlock it into a Standalone instance — contact your account representative.
Managed backends. You operate your own backends on either edition. If you’d rather not, Hellgate can operate
backends on your behalf — ask your account representative.
Tiers
Each edition runs on two environment tiers, each a separate instance:- Production — your live environment for real provider traffic.
- Test — an environment for development, integration testing, and quality assurance, including mock backends that need no external provider.
Each tier is a distinct instance with its own configuration. Protocols and backends registered in Test are not
shared with Production.
Getting access
To request a Link instance, contact your account representative or reach out via hellgate.io/demo. For plan and pricing details, see hellgate.io/cpa/link or contact your account representative. Once your instance is provisioned, Hellgate Support provides:- Your instance URL —
https://{instance-name}.{env}.on-hellgate.cloud, where{env}is currentlyeu1and{instance-name}is your unique slug - Client credentials (client ID and secret) to request access tokens
Next steps
Authentication
Authenticate to your instance, and the scopes that gate each endpoint.
Protocol schema
Author your own protocols on a Standalone instance.