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Roadmap

What we're building next

What ships this quarter, what comes after it, and what went live earlier in 2026. The order is shaped by what customers ask for.
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Plans change. Items marked Exploring are not commitments.

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How to read it

10 of 19 items already shipped

Every item carries one of four statuses. Only Completed means you can use it today.
Completed10
Shipped and available to every account.
In progress1
In build now. Progress shown where we can measure it.
Planned5
On the plan. Timing may still move.
Exploring3
Being evaluated, not yet committed.

Q3 2026, the current quarter

On the bench right now

One shipped, one in build, one planned and one we're still weighing up. Progress is shown where it can be measured.

  • Completed

    Shield everywhere

    Shield in the Edge CLI (edge shield) and the Agent API, so AI agents can add bot protection to the forms they deploy. Behavioural scoring now refines the humanity score as visitors interact.

    • Shield
    • Platform
  • In progress40%

    Edge Pulse synthetic monitoring

    Uptime and performance monitoring from residential locations: HTTP, API, SSL and DNS checks from community edge hosts worldwide. The probe network is live; dashboards, alerting and status pages are in build.

    • Pulse
  • Planned

    Edge Accreditation

    A structured programme through every Edge product, ending in an online exam. Pass to earn a verifiable certificate, an upweighted referral bonus and a listing in the Approved Partners directory.

    • Platform
  • Exploring

    Edge Sparks

    Stateful sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code: hardware-isolated microVMs with instant checkpoint and restore, scale-to-zero economics and preview URLs on the Edge network.

    • Compute

Next

Q4 2026 and beyond

Databases, an AI gateway and domain registration are planned. Video and a marketplace are ideas we're testing before we commit.
  • Planned

    Managed databases

    Hosted PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis with automated backups, failover and point-in-time recovery.

    • Compute
    • Storage
  • Planned

    AI Gateway

    An API gateway for AI applications: model routing, semantic caching, rate limiting, cost management and observability at the edge.

    • AI
    • CDN
  • Planned

    AI platform features

    CDN Optimiser, Firewall Advisor, Setup Script Generator, Incident Explainer, Cost Advisor and Migration Assistant, built into the console alongside the DNS and Shield Examiners.

    • AI
    • Platform
  • Planned

    Domain registration

    Register domains directly with Edge, with automatic nameserver configuration, WHOIS privacy included and DNS set up for you.

    • DNS
  • Exploring

    Video platform

    Video hosting, transcoding and adaptive streaming, with distributed transcoding on edge hosts and zero-egress delivery.

    • CDN
    • Storage
    • Compute
  • Exploring

    Marketplace

    Third-party applications, templates and integrations, with one-click deployments for WordPress, Ghost, Next.js and more.

    • Platform

Shipped

Already live this year

Full release notes

Q1 20265 shipped

  • DNS Examiner
    • DNS
    • AI

    AI zone analysis covering email deliverability, security, nameservers and best practice. In the console, CLI and Agent API.

  • DNS Backup Service
    • DNS

    Automated daily backups of DNS zones with download, one-click restore and per-zone monthly billing.

  • Agent API
    • Platform

    An API for AI-driven infrastructure management: deploy static sites, provision VMs and manage DNS through a self-describing API with natural-language summaries.

  • Edge CLI
    • Platform

    One command-line tool for Compute, DNS, Storage and CDN operations from the terminal.

  • Speed Test
    • Platform

    A developer-grade speed test at speed.edge.network: parallel-stream throughput, latency under load, bufferbloat grading, live charts and JSON export.

Q2 20264 shipped

  • Edge Shield
    • Shield

    Free bot protection with a 1–100 humanity score. Invisible proof-of-work verification with no cookies, no tracking and no puzzles for real visitors.

  • Verified Agents
    • Shield

    Cryptographic agent identification via Web Bot Auth, the IETF standard backed by OpenAI, Google and Amazon. Welcome automation that declares itself.

  • Shield Examiner
    • Shield
    • AI

    AI analysis of your Shield traffic (solve rates, score distributions and anomalies) with plain-English recommendations.

  • DDoS protection and WAF
    • CDN

    DDoS mitigation and a web application firewall at the CDN edge, protecting your origin at no extra cost.

Feature requests

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Most-requested features, and where they stand

This roadmap represents our current plans and is subject to change. Timelines and features may be adjusted based on customer feedback, technical requirements and market conditions. Items marked Exploring are being evaluated but not yet committed.

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