> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).
> Markdown versions of each page are available by appending .md to any URL.

# Architecture

Reference diagrams of the Warp stack, the cloud agent run lifecycle, self-hosted execution, factories, and data boundaries.

These pages describe how the Automation Platform is put together and how data moves through it. Each page pairs a diagram with detailed explanations, so you can trace a component or a flow end to end. Use them to evaluate the platform, plan a deployment, or answer security questions.

-   [Stack overview](/platform/architecture/stack-overview/) - The layers of the platform: clients, the Warp control plane, execution planes, data stores, and external systems.
-   [Cloud agent run lifecycle](/platform/architecture/cloud-agent-run-lifecycle/) - What happens between a trigger firing and a finished run, step by step.
-   [Self-hosted execution flow](/platform/architecture/self-hosted-execution/) - How a managed worker on your infrastructure claims and executes work over an outbound-only connection.
-   [Warp Factories work-item flow](/platform/architecture/factories-work-item-flow/) - How a factory moves a work item from intake through specialized agents to a human handoff.
-   [Data security and boundaries](/platform/architecture/data-security-boundaries/) - Where code, prompts, transcripts, secrets, and credentials flow, and the boundaries that contain them.

The diagrams describe the Warp-operated platform. Deployment choices such as [self-hosted execution](/platform/self-hosting/), [Bring Your Own LLM](/enterprise/enterprise-features/bring-your-own-llm/), and customer-owned storage move specific boundaries; each page notes where those options apply.

## Related pages

-   [Deployment patterns](/platform/deployment-patterns/) - Choose between CLI-only, Warp-hosted, and self-hosted deployments.
-   [Security overview](/enterprise/security-and-compliance/security-overview/) - Warp’s data handling, encryption, and compliance posture.