# NVIDIA DOCA **Entity class:** Data processing infrastructure software framework **Developer:** [[wiki/NVIDIA|NVIDIA]] **As of:** 2026-09-28 ## Definition **NVIDIA DOCA** is the software framework that makes NVIDIA BlueField data processing units programmable. In the [[wiki/NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform|NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform]] reference design, DOCA supplies the mechanisms used by [[wiki/NVIDIA Sentry|NVIDIA Sentry]] to inspect agent requests and responses, provide attested telemetry, verify identity and enforce granular access policies from [[wiki/BlueField-4|BlueField-4]]. ## Relationships - **implements programmable enforcement for:** [[wiki/NVIDIA Sentry|NVIDIA Sentry]]. - **runs on:** [[wiki/BlueField-4|NVIDIA BlueField-4]]. - **reference design:** [[wiki/NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform|NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [NVIDIA Newsroom — platform launch, September 28, 2026](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/open-agent-safety-platform). - [NVIDIA Technical Blog — continuous in-silicon agent monitoring](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-open-agent-safety-platform-a-reference-for-continuous-in-silicon-agent-monitoring/).