Diagrid Catalyst
Diagrid Catalyst is a centralized platform for running and operating the Dapr runtime to power durable workflows, agents, and other development APIs as-a-service. Catalyst exposes the full power of the Dapr APIs for building distributed applications using a unified and open programming model, while platform teams retain centralized visibility, governance, and operational control. With Catalyst, teams can:
- Orchestrate and understand complex business processes with end-to-end visibility
- Build autonomous AI agents without sacrificing reliability, security, or auditability
- Connect and secure apps and agents across any platform, cloud, region, or compute
- Accelerate development and time-to-production with a unified programming model on Dapr
- Enforce governance and enable collaboration with organization and project constructs
- Integrate and swap cloud services and LLMs without rewrites using Dapr components
Build with Dapr
Author long-running, stateful processes as straightforward code with automatic progress persistence, retries, and recovery. Coordinate external events, durable timers, fan-out/fan-in, and human approvals while maintaining determinism for observability and auditing. These capabilities power both traditional business workflows and agentic patterns, with Dapr as the durable runtime and Catalyst as the host.
Host Dapr with Catalyst
Catalyst handles running and managing the Dapr sidecars and the Dapr control plane, so you can focus on building with Dapr Workflows and Dapr Agents on the hosting platform of your choice. You get the Dapr programming model and SDKs as the build tool, with Catalyst providing:
- Operational automation (scaling, upgrades, reliability)
- Security and zero-trust connectivity with built-in identity
- Governance, multi-project structure, and access controls
- Production visualization and operations for workflows and agents (traces, metrics, replay, inspection)
- Enterprise support and guidance from the creators and maintainers of Dapr
Deployment options
Catalyst is available in two deployment models:
☁️Dedicated Dataplane
Private networking (e.g., VNet/VPC integration) managed by Diagrid
🏢Self-Hosted Data Plane
For organizations that want to run the platform themselves with Diagrid support
Start with the free trial to evaluate developer experience and operational workflows before choosing the deployment model that fits your environment. To sign up, visit catalyst.diagrid.io
Resources
This site contains documentation to help you understand how to best use Diagrid Catalyst.