A stable file model
Assets, versions, metadata, lifecycle, and product references use one tenant-aware contract.
Product file infrastructure
Give every product file a controlled lifecycle.
Media owns upload intent, file metadata, versions, processing state, storage-provider coordination, and controlled delivery—while file bytes stay in customer-owned object storage.
Inspect the published API contractMedia domain
Direct-to-cloud asset workflow
Operational workspace
One file record coordinates upload, readiness, and delivery.
Upload initiated
Asset, version, tenant, and storage intent reserved
Bytes transferred
Client uploads directly to customer-owned object storage
Lifecycle evaluated
Completion and processing state update the asset record
Access requested
A short-lived delivery path is issued for an allowed asset
Storage adaptableTenant scopedLifecycle visible
- Lifecycle
- Available · v1
- Interfaces
- REST · Connect/gRPC · MCP via Agent Gateway
- AWS path
- Design-partner pilot
- Commercial basis
- Perpetual source license
Product outcome
A file is a product object long before it becomes a storage key.
Customer files need ownership, tenant context, lifecycle state, access rules, and a reliable path from upload to delivery. Media keeps that product logic together instead of spreading it across frontend uploads, bucket conventions, background jobs, and provider URLs.
Uploads bypass the application
Clients send bytes directly to the configured object store through short-lived upload instructions.
Delivery remains controlled
Applications request access through the service instead of exposing permanent storage paths.
01 / Domain capabilities
A complete Media boundary, not a thin endpoint wrapper.
Each capability belongs to the same tenant-aware service contract and can be adapted in the licensed source.
01
Direct-to-cloud uploads
Initiate upload sessions and let clients transfer bytes to the configured object store without proxying large files through the application backend.
02
Asset catalog and versions
Keep product metadata, ownership, lifecycle, active versions, and entity references behind one queryable domain.
03
Processing state
Represent asynchronous readiness, derived outputs, and failure states without asking the frontend to infer them from storage.
04
Controlled delivery
Generate short-lived access paths for originals or renditions after the product has applied its permission rules.
02 / Product workflow
One path from product intent to an enforceable result.
The overview stays business-readable. The documentation and published contract contain field-level detail.
- 01
Reserve the asset
Create the file and version records with tenant, owner, type, size, and product context.
- 02
Upload the bytes
Use the returned upload instructions to send file data directly to customer-owned storage.
- 03
Complete and process
Confirm the transfer and follow explicit lifecycle states while configured processing runs.
- 04
Deliver through policy
Request a short-lived download or rendition path when an authorized workflow needs the file.
03 / Technical depth
Clear operational boundaries for the team that owns it.
Support is 12 months of updates and support. Deployment, updates, and customer-cloud responsibilities are reviewed before purchase.
Initiate a direct uploadHTTP / JSON
POST /v1/media/uploads/initiate
Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
{
"tenant_id": "company_72",
"owner_id": "user_19",
"original_file_name": "agreement.pdf",
"mime_type": "application/pdf",
"file_size_bytes": 483912
}Metadata source of truth
Asset, version, ownership, lifecycle, storage, and processing records remain queryable independently of raw bytes.
Object-storage boundary
The service coordinates customer-selected object storage without becoming the file-byte proxy.
Asynchronous lifecycle
Upload completion, processing, readiness, failure, and delivery use explicit product states.
04 / Where it fits
Media supports products with real tenant and commercial complexity.
These are product patterns, not customer case studies or measured outcomes.
Document-heavy products
Manage contracts, evidence, applications, or customer documents with stable metadata, versions, and controlled access.
Media workflows
Represent uploads and derived outputs through explicit lifecycle states while the product remains independent of storage paths.
File-backed operations
Connect attachments to Submissions, support workflows, or domain records without rebuilding upload infrastructure for each module.
Ownership model
Own the service without owning every release problem.
The source license, update term, support boundary, and customer-cloud responsibilities remain explicit. Missing domain work can be scoped as a custom module instead of hidden in a roadmap promise.
01
Licensed Go source for the media domain
02
Published REST and Connect/gRPC contract
03
Customer-owned object storage and cloud environment
04
Optional processing or storage adapters scoped as custom work
Published API evidence active
Customer-cloud deployment path
Depends on identity
Media architecture review
Put Media behind a product boundary your team can own.
Bring the tenant model, workflow requirements, cloud target, and any missing module. We will map the service, its dependencies, and the delivery path before discussing a license.
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