Hood Node is a planned edge-appliance embodiment of HIOP for environments that need bounded local authority and evidence near the systems being governed.

The product direction is a managed appliance that can enforce an approved local authority boundary when cloud connectivity is limited. Loss of connectivity must not expand what an agent may do, and an unknown execution outcome must not be treated as success.
Planning note: Final compute, interfaces, enclosure, supply chain, safety controls and support terms are validated before any production deployment.