R4

Spec sheet

Product

R4 describes itself as a full-stack license and secret management platform.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

API

R4 documents a machine API for programmatic vault management and secret retrieval.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Support

The site links to a support center and lists a contact email.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Maker

The site identifies the company as R4 Security, Inc.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Agent key handling

The agent runtime's private key stays on the runtime host, while R4 stores the matching public key and rotation metadata.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Agent secrets

The agent workflow lets runtimes retrieve shared vault items and decrypt secrets locally using the MCP server, SDK, or machine API.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Availability

The legal page states that private beta is live and invites users to request access.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Beetle

Beetle provides encrypted password, license, and secret management for humans and agents.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

CLI and SDK

The site links to agent quickstart, CLI, SDK, and API documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Encryption

R4 says vault field values are end-to-end encrypted and decrypted locally; vault names, item names, field labels, and website metadata are not end-to-end encrypted.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Pincer

Pincer provides license acquisition and lifecycle workflows for marketplace, contract, and renewal operations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Platform controls

The platform lists a unified control plane for agents, vaults, and licenses, identity-aware access with human-approved scopes, and audit-ready events.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r4.dev

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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