[Press Release] Microservice Store Launches Ecosystem Initiative to Deliver Open-Source Libraries as Plug-and-Play Microservices

Isolated, access-controlled “library Microservices” with automated updates, failure reporting, and compliance-ready SBOM and vulnerability workflows

Cambridge, UK, February 2026: Microservice Store today announced a new ecosystem initiative to convert widely used open-source embedded libraries, including cryptography libraries, communication stacks, and file systems, into isolated, access-controlled, individually deployable Microservices that can be installed from the Microservice Store with a single click.

The initiative is designed for engineering teams who want to reduce integration effort and operational risk across long-lived device fleets. Instead of repeatedly embedding third-party libraries into monolithic firmware images, engineers can use a “library as a Microservice” as an isolated, independent component with explicit permissions, independent upgrades, and clear ownership boundaries.

Automated lifecycle and supply chain, from release to fleet

As new versions of the Microservice library are published, Microservice Store can orchestrate rollout policies and automatically upgrade devices that use the affected Microservice, reducing manual tracking and shortening patch timelines. When a Microservice malfunctions or violates its access policy, the runtime generates structured fault evidence, and Microservice Store notifies both the library developer and the product vendors using it, including low-level fault details to accelerate debugging and remediation.

Compliance-ready SBOM and vulnerability reporting

The ecosystem initiative also supports Microservice-level software inventory, enabling SBOM-aligned outputs and structured vulnerability reporting workflows. This approach is intended to help product vendors operationalise modern legislative expectations, including EU CRA-aligned transparency and reporting processes, by tracking exactly which library versions are deployed where, at the component level.

Proxy Vendor Profiles, Transparent Attribution

To seed the ecosystem quickly while keeping attribution clear, Microservice Store will publish these components under Proxy Vendor Profiles, labelled “Proxy: by Microservice Store”. This indicates that Microservice Store maintains and publishes the Microservice artefact while keeping the vendor origin discoverable, without implying the vendor published it directly. If library vendors wish to take ownership later, Microservice Store will support a clean handover so the components can become officially maintained under the vendor’s control.

Open-source collaboration

The initiative is supported by a public open-source effort, where the community can propose and prioritise libraries, contribute conversions, and help validate production-ready Microservices.

For more details, please see the introduction: https://www.microservicestore.com/ecosysytem

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About Microservice Store: Microservice Store is establishing new industry norms for how embedded and connected products are built and evolved. We are creating a digital marketplace that connects product vendors, developers, IP providers, and tool partners through a trusted supply chain for reusable software components. By making proven functionality discoverable, deployable, and governable at scale, Microservice Store enables faster innovation, stronger ecosystem collaboration, and a more transparent, security-led standard for connected devices across industries.