# Agents

Agents are secure, industrial-grade bridges that run as system services (daemons) within your private network. They tunnel data from local protocols (S7, Modbus, OPC UA, etc.) to your cloud workspace, ensuring connectivity that persists through system restarts and power cycles.

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://3495989837-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FE5Ketpww1s7TauSAJrJ8%2Fuploads%2FH444ESiB7cvJHjTXmR83%2FHeisenware%20Agent.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7f2a1ba6-2865-44f8-835d-58060be48a83" alt=""><figcaption><p>Heisenware Agent</p></figcaption></figure></div>