TrailMQ – Open‑Source Messaging for Regulated Industries

Secure · Auditable · Open Source

A modern MQTT broker with audit trail, military‑grade security and plugin‑based edge intelligence.

What is TrailMQ?

TrailMQ is a modular messaging & automation platform that connects machines, processes and systems over MQTT, augmented with audit logging, alarms, smart filtering and optional AI plugins. It’s purpose‑built for GMP‑compliant environments, IIoT & smart manufacturing where traceability and data integrity are non‑negotiable.

MQTT Source

Ultra-fast MQTT from edge to core. Minimal overhead.

Secure Communication

TLS/mTLS, IP whitelisting, RBAC & JWT for regulated environments.

Persistent Queues

Stored messages with TTL and audit-ready retention policies.

Audit Trail

Full traceability with export to JSON, CSV, or PDF for compliance.

Plugin-Ready

Modular AI plugins for filtering, routing, and automatic responses.

GMP‑Ready Messaging

Built for regulated environments where traceability, data integrity, and validation are non‑negotiable.

Segregation of Duties: zone‑based nodes (Prod, Lab, QA) with independent scopes.
Hash‑Chained Audit: every packet exportable (JSON | CSV | PDF) for regulators.
Smart Alarms: missing acks & spec deviations raise instant alerts.
Tamper‑Proof Transport: TLS/mTLS + JWT, OCSP rotation, immutable logs.
Fail‑Safe Queuing: DLQ, offsets & heartbeats guarantee zero‑loss.

Topics & Wildcards

TrailMQ auto‑discovers topics, applies wildcard rules and shows live status.

Auto‑tagging (unassigned, critical)
Colour badges & inactivity markers
Bulk cleanup & wildcard inheritance
Wildcard parents (#, +) auto‑propagate security & queueing rules.
Colour‑coded badges for inactive or inherited topics.
Live discovery with auto‑tagging (“unassigned”, “critical”).
Soft / hard / manual cleanup policies for stale data.

Full Audit Trails

Every packet is hash‑chained & exportable – ready for GMP/GxP review.

JSON / CSV / PDF export
REST access to events & failures
Validatable for regulators

Regulation‑Grade Security

TLS/mTLS transport, granular RBAC and live manipulation checks.

Cert rotation & OCSP
JWT‑auth + dynamic ACLs
Heartbeats & hash validation

Visual Builder

Low‑code UI to design routes, filters and plugin flows.

Drag‑and‑drop topic matrix
Zone‑based configs for GMP
Exportable, versioned JSON

Distributed Messaging

TrailLink bridges two validated zones with loss‑free replication.

Heartbeat & alarm topics
Auto‑refeed on failure
Hash‑verified packets

TrailLink forms a validated, bidirectional bridge between two TrailMQ instances.
Heartbeats, hash verification and auto‑refeed guarantee zero‑loss data transfer — with full audit coverage.

/value/deviceX  →  TrailLink  →  /msg/deviceX
      ▲                                     │
      └──── if lost: /alarm/connection_lost ┘

TrailAI Plugins

Module	Purpose
TrailGuard	Anomaly detection & drift alerts
RouteMind	Semantic content‑aware routing
SemanticSwitch	Classification & priority filtering
Responder	Auto‑response / self‑healing actions

Ask in natural language: “Which devices had latency issues today?” — TrailMQ will answer.

Licensing & Deployment

Free & Open Source (Core): MIT/Apache license, Docker image, REST API, audit export.

Commercial Add‑ons: AI plugins, clustering, OEM branding, SLA support — enabled via signed JSON license.

docker run -p 1883:1883 -p 8080:8080 trailforge/trailmq

Why TrailMQ Stands Out

The only lightweight MQTT platform combining audit trail, alarms, AI extensions and GMP‑grade validation in an easy plug‑and‑play stack. TrailMQ is not just a broker — it’s an architecture strategy for verifiable communication.

Join the Community

Built by engineers for engineers. Star the repo, open issues, or create pull requests — we’re excited to collaborate!

→ TrailMQ on GitHub