Open operational infrastructure
Composable infrastructure for commerce chain operations
Commerce Chain Optimization is Better Data's hosted platform for commerce chain operations. It runs on composable operational infrastructure — Loop Engine, Commerce Gateway, Commerce Chain, and Signal Tags — that teams can adopt standalone, self-host, or extend alongside the hosted product.
Hosted commerce chain execution. Open operational infrastructure underneath.
Operational infrastructure
Headless, interoperable runtimes and contracts — each with runtime documentation and the same primitives used in production on Better Data. betterdata.co/open-source aggregates entry points; deep docs live on each system's site.
These systems can run independently, but together they power Commerce Chain Optimization on Better Data.
Governed runtime for operational loops, policies, approvals, and audit-ready execution history. Powers governed execution inside Commerce Chain Optimization on Better Data; adopt standalone for your own stack.
npm install @loop-engine/sdkKey packages
@loop-engine/sdk— high-level entry point@loop-engine/runtime— execution lifecycle@loop-engine/guards— built-in and custom guard registry@loop-engine/adapter-anthropic— Claude adapter@loop-engine/adapter-commerce-gateway— Commerce Gateway adapter
The only governed execution layer in this space with a fully permissive, OSI-approved, patent-safe license. Temporal and Inngest ship under SSPL.
Operational connectivity layer for APIs, MCP tooling, integrations, and AI-assisted execution. The same gateway patterns connect agents to commerce data on the hosted platform and in self-hosted topologies.
npm install @commerce-gateway/sdkKey packages
@commerce-gateway/sdk— LLM adapters for Claude, OpenAI, Grok, Gemini@commerce-gateway/server— self-hostable gateway server
Four LLM tool formats. One schema. Auto-translated. Plus a verified brand identity registry for AI agent discovery.
Trust and traceability infrastructure for product identity, provenance, custody, and verification. Feeds evidence and verification flows in Commerce Chain Optimization; deploy your own verify endpoints when self-hosting.
npm install @signal-tags/sdkKey packages
@signal-tags/sdk— full SDK@signal-tags/schema— schema-only (JSON Schema + TypeScript types)@signal-tags/verify— verification client@signal-tags/generate— tag ID generation
EPCIS and FireFly adapter mappings. Open interfaces, proprietary implementations kept separate.
Shared operational reality for inventory, demand, fulfillment, allocation, and execution. Typed contracts and packages align planning and execution with the same operational state that powers Commerce Chain Optimization.
npm install @commerce-chain/scm-contractsKey packages
@commerce-chain/scm-contracts— typed supply chain contracts@commerce-chain/dcm-contracts— typed demand chain contracts
OSS boundary enforced via automated tests. Open interfaces, proprietary implementations in Better Data platform.
How open infrastructure and hosted Commerce Chain Optimization relate
Commerce Chain Optimization is Better Data's hosted operational product. The same Apache-licensed infrastructure is composable: run it independently, extend it beside the hosted platform, or consume it fully through Better Data-managed surfaces — without forking the underlying contracts and protocols.
- Open infrastructure tier
- Self-hostable under Apache-2.0 — adopt primitives standalone, integrate with your stack, and preserve operational interoperability.
- Hosted tier
- Managed by Better Data, with SLA, analytics, and support → Loop Engine Cloud from $299/mo → Commerce Gateway Cloud from $199/mo
- Platform tier (CCO)
- Commerce Chain Optimization — full commerce chain execution on Better Data → From $3,500/mo
Protocols, tool schemas, and self-hostable packages remain open source under their published licenses. Commerce Chain Optimization is the commercial hosted service composed from that infrastructure — see Open Source disclosures for the OSS/proprietary boundary.
Licenses at a glance
| Project | License | Patent grant | OSI approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop Engine | Apache-2.0 | ✅ Explicit | ✅ |
| Commerce Chain | Apache-2.0 | ✅ Explicit | ✅ |
| Signal Tags | Apache-2.0 | ✅ Explicit | ✅ |
| Commerce Gateway | Apache-2.0 | ✅ Explicit | ✅ |
Apache-2.0 includes an explicit patent grant and is OSI-approved and permissive. See each repository's LICENSE file for the authoritative terms.
Recent infrastructure releases
View infrastructure changelogLoop Engine — Perplexity Sonar adapter and guard evidence APIs
Ships Perplexity Sonar as an LLM adapter with citations and bounded retries, plus core LLMAdapter I/O contracts and deep guardEvidence() for redacting sensitive evidence in audit outputs.
Commerce Gateway — registry protocol documentation
Commerce Registry Protocol: registration, verification, and discovery documentation updates.
CCO Platform — March 2026 monthly update (backfill)
Monthly rollup for March 2026 across Better Data Platform / CCO surfaces — replace with final editorial summary before publish.
Get involved
All four systems accept contributions — runtime code, contracts, adapters, and documentation.
Questions? oss@betterdata.co