Mercury Security, a global company in open architecture access control hardware, announced the commercial launch of its embedded application environment. With developer onboarding active and partner applications in progress, the platform moves from concept to execution, enabling technology partners and OEMs to build and deploy secure applications directly on Mercury MP Intelligent Controllers equipped with the latest Mercury firmware.

The platform extends Mercury’s open architecture by allowing approved applications to run directly at the edge. By embedding business logic and integrations on the controller itself, organizations can accelerate innovation, strengthen security and scale functionality without reengineering their core infrastructure.

Supported by a structured developer program, technology partners follow a four-step onboarding process that includes submitting proposals, collaborating with Mercury on technical evaluation, accessing development tools and completing a security review prior to distribution. This framework is designed to ensure applications meet performance and cybersecurity expectations while helping partners bring solutions to market faster.

“This is a milestone moment,” said Steve Lucas, vice president of sales, Mercury Security. “We’ve laid the groundwork with a secure, open controller platform and validated distribution through OEM channels. We’ve created an environment where partners and developers can build apps on MP Controllers. Now, we have the program and tools to support a growing list of certified app developers.”

Mercury is working with three new partners to demonstrate the range of innovation possible within the app environment:

• Commend Edge Bridge: The Commend Edge Bridge app will deliver real-time, hardware-level data directly and securely to Commend device displays and audio products, without requiring any middleware.
• HiveWatch: The HiveWatch app on Mercury controllers will securely connect access control hardware to HiveWatch’s cloud security operations platform. Security teams will gain centralized visibility into physical security events, with the ability to isolate device health events at the panel level, enabling faster diagnostics, proactive maintenance and more efficient incident response.
• KeyShare Connect by PassiveBolt: The KeyShare Connect app will enable government-issued digital IDs — such as mobile driver’s licenses — to be verified for physical access within a Mercury-powered environment, running natively on the Mercury controller at the edge. Together, PassiveBolt and Mercury will help eliminate the need to issue, manage or pay for separate access credentials.

These partner applications will join the Mercury KS210 device app, which enables OEMs to integrate up to 32 KS210 OSDP server cabinet locks per controller.