Three platforms that work as one. They share information securely, and each one keeps running on its own.
We connected several platforms so they share information with nothing re-entered. The connection is secure, and here's what matters: each platform stays independent, can be sold or moved on its own, and doesn't break the others.
Challenge
Connecting platforms usually locks them together for good.
When you run several platforms, you need them to share information. The problem is that the common way to connect them locks them together: launch a new one and it drags the weight of the others; sell one and you carry dependencies you didn't want; change something in one and they all break. Each platform needs to stay independent — to be sold, moved, or run on its own — and still share information with the others.
Solution
They share information securely, without locking together.
We designed a way to connect the platforms where they share information securely, without getting locked to one another. Each platform publishes what it can offer the others, and when one asks another for something, that one verifies the request is legitimate before answering. The access keys can be changed one at a time without affecting the rest. And it's all built following the standards coming to the sector, so it keeps working into the future.
How it's built
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A standard, secure connection
The platforms talk securely and through a standard method, so it works well today and into the future.
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Each platform publishes what it offers
Each one exposes a list of what it can share with the others, with usage limits and version. Both people and systems can see it.
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Verifies every request is legitimate
Before answering, each platform confirms the request comes from an authorized source. With no shared piece that locks them together.
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Usage limits by type of request
Each type of request has its hourly cap, tuned to how often it's used. Searches allow many more than heavy lookups.
- 05
No clashes between platforms
We name each function uniquely so that, when the platforms connect, they don't get confused or step on each other.
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Access keys changed one at a time
Each platform has its own access key, and it can be changed individually without affecting the others.
Verified Results
3
Platforms connected, in production
5/5
Connection tests passing
97
Functions available in total
76 + 12 + 9 across the three platforms
5
Things each platform shares
Searches, lists, details, areas, events
Secure
Connection verified on every request
With no shared piece that locks the platforms together
Outcome
An advantage that's hard to copy, and ready for the future.
It's an advantage that's hard to copy — no competitor has connected AI platforms this way. And it's built following the standards coming to the sector, so it stays useful into the future. What matters for the client: each of the three platforms stays independent — it can be sold, moved, or run on its own. The same way of working applies to any set of platforms where you need them independent but sharing information.
Next step
Want to connect your platforms without locking them together?
Start with a 5-day audit. We find where connecting your platforms gives you the most results and hand you an action plan whether or not we build it together.