Architecture

RedQueen is built around a single architectural principle: every data payload must pass through all 17 agents before entering the lakehouse. No exceptions. No shortcuts. This is the Iron Curtain.

The Iron Curtain Gateway

The Iron Curtain Gateway is a sequential pipeline of 17 specialized agents, each with a single responsibility. The pipeline is divided into 7 phases:

Gateway — Intake Warden + Helix Serializer
Security — Agent Smith Prime sub-swarm (3 agents)
Classification — Sentinel Tag, The Cloak, Ledger Guard, Cipher Scribe
Schema — Blueprint Tracker, Phantom Speculator, Solicitor, Inquisitor
Quality — T-Virus Quarantine Officer
Storage — Bronze Scribe
Orchestration — Red Queen Overseer

Deployment Architecture

HUMAN SURFACE (redqueen.io)
  └── Static HTML pages: marketing, docs, blog, agents
  └── Astro output: fully static, zero JS for non-interactive pages

AGENT SURFACE (embedded in same pages)
  └── llms.txt / llms-full.txt — Cloudflare Worker, dynamic
  └── /.well-known/mcp.json — static JSON
  └── /.well-known/ai-plugin.json — static JSON
  └── /openapi.json — static JSON
  └── /mcp — Cloudflare Worker SSE endpoint (WebMCP)
  └── JSON-LD structured data on every page

EXECUTION SURFACE (mcp.redqueen.io)
  └── Execution MCP — x402 paid, runs the 17-agent pipeline

BYOI vs Cloud Managed

RedQueen supports two deployment modes:

BYOI (Bring Your Own Infrastructure) — Apache 2.0 open source, self-hosted in your VPC. All 17 agents run in your environment. No usage fees. No data leaves your infrastructure.
Cloud Managed — RedQueen-hosted, fully managed. x402 pay-per-use pricing. $0.01 USDC minimum per transaction. Zero infrastructure to manage.

Technology Stack

Framework: Astro (static output + Cloudflare adapter)
CSS: Tailwind CSS v4
Deployment: Cloudflare Pages + Workers
Search: Pagefind (static)
Blockchain: Base L2 (Ethereum L2)
Payments: x402 protocol, USDC on Base L2
Storage: Apache Paimon / Hudi / Iceberg
Cryptography: NIST FIPS 203-206 (post-quantum)