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title: "PlainID Edge"
slug: "plainid-edge"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-07-19T13:10:54Z
published: 2026-07-19T13:10:54Z
canonical: "docs.plainid.io/plainid-edge"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# PlainID Edge

PlainID Edge is a customer-deployed component of the **PlainID Authorization Platform** that securely bridges enterprise AI environments with PlainID’s Authorization cloud. It runs entirely within the customer infrastructure and connects directly to MCP servers and vector databases, enabling real-time discovery, enrichment, and enforcement of authorization for agentic AI workloads.

PlainID Edge operates as a plug-and-play control plane. Once connected to existing AI tooling and data, it automatically maps tools, data, and metadata into PlainID’s Authorization model without requiring changes to agents or backend systems.

To get started, refer to the [Deployment](/v1/docs/plainid-edge-deployment){target=`_blank`} article.