Choose how you want to run AnchorShell Relay.

Self-host on your infrastructure, use the managed service, or discuss an enterprise deployment built around your requirements.

AnchorShell Relay — Self-Hosted

Own the runtime.

Run AnchorShell Relay on your own infrastructure with SQLite, local administration, routing lanes, limits, pacing, fallbacks, and request visibility.

  • Single-node Go service
  • SQLite-backed configuration
  • Queueing and paced dispatch
  • Ranked model/provider lanes
  • Request, token, spend, and shared-capacity limits
  • Fallbacks, cooldowns, and embedded operations UI

AnchorShell Relay — Enterprise

Bring Relay into your environment.

Talk with us about deployment, support, security review, governance, and integration requirements.

  • Architecture and integration planning
  • Deployment model review
  • Security and governance review
  • Support requirements planning
  • Organization and user controls
  • Relay-based operating model

Self-host today. Move to managed operation when you need it.

The same traffic-control architecture can begin on your infrastructure and grow into organization-aware managed operation.

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AnchorShell Relay — Self-Hosted

Run and inspect Relay yourself.

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AnchorShell Relay — Managed

Add organization and user controls.

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AnchorShell Relay — Enterprise

Shape deployment around your environment.

Choose who runs the control layer.

Every path starts with the same queue, limit, route, fallback, and request-visibility foundation.

AnchorShell Relay deployment comparison
CapabilityRelay — Self-HostedRelay — ManagedRelay — Enterprise
Queue, pacing, lanes, and fallbacksIncludedManaged for youConfigured to requirements
Request, token, and spend limitsShared resource guardrailsShared + per-user guardrailsRelay guardrails
Team accessLocal administrationInvitations, roles, and custom permissionsDeployment-specific access
Usage visibilityLocal operationOwn or organization visibilityAgreed visibility model
AdministrationEmbedded local interfaceHosted Relay interfaceDeployment-specific access
Organization and user contextLocal operationIncludedIncluded with Relay
Data storeSQLite by defaultPostgreSQL-backedAgreed deployment model
OperationsYour teamAnchorShellAgreed operating model

Choose your first step with confidence.

Start self-hosted, move to managed operation, or plan a custom deployment.

Can I start with AnchorShell Relay — Self-Hosted?
Yes. The self-hosted deployment gives you the queue, pacing, limits, routing lanes, fallbacks, and embedded operations interface on infrastructure you control.
What does AnchorShell Relay — Managed add?
The managed deployment adds Platform authentication, team invitations, role presets, custom Relay permissions, own or organization visibility, request attribution, per-user guardrails, PostgreSQL-backed operation, and the hosted Relay interface.
Are provider charges included?
Your model-provider costs and commercial terms stay attached to the upstream paths you configure.
How do I choose the managed path?
Use Get started to create an AnchorShell account, or contact us to discuss managed and custom deployment requirements.
Can Relay run in my environment?
Use the Enterprise path to discuss deployment, security review, governance, integration, and support requirements.
Can I move from self-hosted to managed Relay later?
Yes. Both deployment options use the same model-traffic architecture, with organization and user controls added to the managed service.

Start with the operating model that fits today.

Self-host AnchorShell Relay, get started with the managed service, or contact us about your environment.