Shadow and Shield / Tool Execution

Tool execution framework.

Shadow and Shield coordinates supported tools through structured configuration, saved profiles, queue management, execution control, and reviewable history.

Under construction · work in progress

This page will continue to change as the hardware, software, and release materials are finalized.

At a Glance

Structured configuration, profiles, queue control, and history.

This page covers how supported tools expose configuration, how profiles preserve expert setup, how queued work is controlled, and how execution history stays reviewable.

01 / Configure

Tool configuration.

Tool configuration surfaces expose customer-facing parameters, validation rules, defaults, and field descriptions where implemented. This lets technical users configure repeatable workflows without teaching every operator every tool option.

  • Tool-specific parameters and validation rules
  • Default values and descriptive field metadata
  • Configuration committed into queue records
  • Administrative visibility depends on user, organization, and role scope

02 / Profiles

Tool profiles.

A profile is a named saved set of tool configuration values. Profiles allow the same configuration to be reused without re-entering parameters each time.

  • Profile name, description, configuration values, ownership scope, and creation/update metadata
  • User, organization, and system profile scopes where supported
  • Create, edit, rename, delete, and share eligible profiles to organization scope
  • User-scoped profiles can become Quick Add defaults for supported tools

03 / Queue

Execution queue.

Supported workflows share a central queue model with status tracking, dependency handling, committed configuration, operator identity, case context, progress, status messages, and errors where recorded.

  • Pending, running, paused, completed, failed, and cancelled queue states
  • Explicit and automatic dependencies such as wipe-to-format or image-to-verification
  • Committed configuration retained with the queue item
  • Operator, case, session, progress, status, and error details where available

04 / Control

Execution control.

Queue control is standardized at the platform level, but true in-progress pause/resume depends on the individual tool implementation.

  • Start controls for queued work
  • Pause and resume where supported by the underlying tool
  • Cancellation behavior
  • Failed or cancelled work is not restarted automatically; re-running requires a new queue item
  • Progress and interface updates across dashboard and touchscreen surfaces

05 / History

Execution history.

Once execution starts, supported tools can create durable execution-history records with the identifiers, actor, case/session references, committed configuration, timing, outcome, results, and errors available for review.

  • Execution identifier, tool, queue reference, actor, case/session references, timing, outcome, and error details
  • Tool-specific result tables for hashes, verification records, image metadata, wipe results, extraction results, and other artifacts where supported
  • Investigation views, metrics, reporting workflows, and operational review through the dashboard
  • Describe as execution history and operational records, not a complete event-sourced audit ledger

06 / Availability

Tool registration and availability.

Supported tools are registered with platform metadata so availability, visibility, configuration surfaces, and Quick Add behavior can be controlled consistently.

  • Installed tool records where supported
  • Tool visibility and availability controls
  • Configuration surfaces tied to registered tools
  • Organization, user, role, and licensing scope can affect what is visible

Scope note: tool execution should be framed around structured configuration, queue state, execution history, and operational records.