We make software dependencies visible.
Li'nage Cloud exists because modern software is impossibly complex—and most teams are flying blind.
The Problem That Started Everything
Every modern software application relies on hundreds—sometimes thousands—of dependencies. These dependencies form an invisible web of connections that can make or break your production systems. When Log4Shell hit in December 2021, organizations around the world scrambled to answer a simple question: "Are we affected?"
For most teams, finding the answer took days or weeks. They dug through spreadsheets, ran manual audits, and pinged Slack channels hoping someone remembered which services used which libraries. This wasn't a technical failure—it was an information architecture failure. The knowledge existed, but it was scattered across package managers, build logs, container images, and tribal memory.
Li'nage Cloud was built to solve this problem permanently. Not by adding another scanner or generating another report, but by creating a living, visual representation of your entire software ecosystem—one that updates automatically and shows you exactly how every component connects to every other component.
Our Philosophy
We believe that software supply chain security is fundamentally a visibility problem, not a scanning problem. Traditional tools tell you that a vulnerability exists—we tell you where it exists, what depends on it, who owns those dependent services, and what the blast radius would be if it were exploited.
Our Three Core Beliefs
- 1.Relationships matter more than lists. A flat list of vulnerabilities tells you nothing about impact. Understanding that Library A is used by Service B, which powers Feature C, which serves 10 million users—that's actionable intelligence.
- 2.Visualization accelerates understanding. The human brain processes visual information 60,000 times faster than text. Our 3D dependency graphs turn weeks of investigation into minutes of exploration.
- 3.Prevention beats detection. Security scanners find problems after they exist. Supply chain intelligence helps you understand the implications of changes before they ship.
What Li'nage Cloud Is
Li'nage Cloud is a software supply chain intelligence platform. It ingests metadata from your repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment systems to construct a comprehensive, real-time graph of your software ecosystem.
Dependency Mapping
Automatically discover and visualize all dependencies across your organization—direct, transitive, and hidden.
Impact Analysis
Calculate the blast radius of any change before it happens. Know exactly which services will be affected by an upgrade.
Security Ledger
An immutable audit trail of every change to your supply chain. Know who changed what, when, and why.
API Mesh Mapping
Discover internal API dependencies through OpenAPI specs and OpenTelemetry traces. See how data flows through your services.
What Li'nage Cloud Is Not
Transparency requires us to be clear about our boundaries. Li'nage Cloud is not:
- ✕A replacement for security scanners. We complement tools like Snyk, Dependabot, and Trivy by providing the context they lack. Use them for vulnerability detection; use us for impact understanding.
- ✕A source code repository. We never store your source code. Li'nage only ingests metadata—package manifests, API schemas, and configuration files. Your intellectual property stays on your infrastructure.
- ✕A runtime monitoring solution. We focus on the software supply chain layer, not application performance monitoring. We integrate with APM tools but don't replace them.
- ✕A one-click fix solution. We provide intelligence, not automation. We believe humans should make decisions about their supply chains; we just ensure they have the information to make good ones.
Who We Build For
Li'nage Cloud is built for engineering teams who take their software supply chain seriously. Our primary users include:
Platform Engineers
Who need to understand how internal libraries and shared components propagate across the organization.
Security Engineers
Who need to assess the blast radius of vulnerabilities and prioritize remediation based on actual business impact.
Engineering Leaders
Who need visibility into architectural dependencies to make informed decisions about technical debt and modernization.
DevOps/SRE Teams
Who need to trace the root cause of production incidents back to specific dependency changes.
Limitations and Tradeoffs
No tool is perfect, and we believe in being upfront about where Li'nage Cloud has limitations:
- ⚠Initial setup requires integration. To provide accurate insights, Li'nage needs to ingest data from your CI/CD pipelines and version control systems. This typically requires 1-2 hours of initial configuration.
- ⚠Quality depends on data completeness. Li'nage can only show you what it knows. If certain repositories aren't connected, they won't appear in your dependency graph.
- ⚠Not all ecosystems have equal support. While we support major package ecosystems (npm, PyPI, Go modules, Maven, NuGet), some niche or proprietary dependency systems may require custom parsers.
- ⚠3D visualization requires modern hardware. Our WebGL-powered galaxy view performs best on devices with dedicated graphics capabilities. Low-spec devices may experience reduced frame rates.
Our Commitment
We are committed to building a platform that engineering teams can trust with their most sensitive infrastructure metadata. This means:
- ✓Security by design. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We implement strict logical isolation between tenants.
- ✓Transparency in operations. Our public status page shows real-time system health. We communicate openly about incidents.
- ✓Privacy by default. Read our privacy policy to understand exactly what data we collect and why.
- ✓Customer-driven roadmap. Our feature development is guided by real customer needs, not speculative trends.
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