# Barndoor AI

> Barndoor is the control plane for agentic AI. It provides fine-grained access governance, runtime policy enforcement, context filtering (ToolIQ), and complete visibility so enterprises can trust every AI action across MCP-connected systems. Barndoor also offers Venn.ai, a consumer-friendly product that lets knowledge workers connect AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and VS Code to business applications with built-in guardrails.

## Company

- Barndoor AI, Inc.
- Founded by Oren Michels (CEO), Chris Lippi (CPO), Kirsten Spoljaric (CHRO), and Tim Stacey (CTO)
- Headquarters: 1216 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10001
- SOC 2 Type II compliant
- [Website](https://barndoor.ai)
- [Trust Center](https://trust.barndoor.ai)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/barndoor-ai/)
- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/BarndoorAI)

## Products

### Barndoor Platform (Enterprise)

Centralized control plane for governing AI agents, MCP connections, and tool interactions across the enterprise.

- **AI & MCP Registry**: Discover and register AI agents, MCP servers, and tools in a central catalog.
- **Runtime Policy Enforcement**: RBAC & ABAC policies evaluated at the moment an AI agent acts, preventing unsafe or out-of-scope actions before they reach downstream systems.
- **ToolIQ Intelligent Tool Routing**: Context-aware filtering that surfaces only relevant, in-policy MCP tools per request — reducing AI processing costs by up to 95% and improving accuracy. Eliminates context window exhaustion when scaling to many MCP servers.
- **AI Activity Audit Dashboard**: Full observability — every AI action, policy applied, and outcome is logged with attribution across users, agents, tools, and MCP servers.
- **Identity Provider Integration**: Connect Okta, Entra ID, or any OIDC/SAML 2.0 IdP for SSO and automatic role provisioning.
- **Non-Human Identities**: Govern machine-to-machine and agent-to-agent interactions.
- **Deployment Options**: SaaS (fully managed), Private Cloud, or On-Premises.
- **SDKs**: Python and TypeScript SDKs for programmatic access.
- **API**: Full REST API for agents, servers, policies, and connections.

### Venn.ai (Knowledge Workers)

Consumer-friendly product for connecting AI tools to business applications with governance built in.

- Connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, and OpenClaw to dozens of business apps (Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspace, Notion, Jira, HubSpot, Figma, Stripe, Zoom, and more).
- One universal URL to add to any AI client.
- Per-app read/write permission controls that apply across all connected AI tools.
- Activity logs for every AI action.
- Free tier (5 connectors, read-only, 25K actions/mo) and Pro tier ($5/mo, unlimited connectors, read+write).
- [Venn.ai Website](https://venn.ai)

## Architecture

Barndoor sits between AI clients and upstream MCP servers:

- Supports MCP servers running locally, in customer cloud, or vendor-hosted.
- Works with any AI provider — model and vendor independent.

## Key Capabilities

- **Runtime policy enforcement** — identity stops at login; Barndoor governs what AI does after access is granted.
- **Right-sized permissions** — grant AI precise, scoped access instead of broad human-level permissions.
- **Context filtering (ToolIQ)** — dynamically filter MCP tools per request to maximize context window efficiency.
- **Shadow AI governance** — discover and centralize ungoverned AI usage across the organization.
- **Complete audit trail** — track every AI action with clear attribution and policy change history.
- **Cross-system intelligence** — AI can reason across your entire tech stack with governed access.


All plans include: AI & MCP Registry, Automatic MCP Tool Discovery, Standard Barndoor MCP Servers, Unlimited AI & Agent Connections, Unlimited MCP Connections, RBAC & ABAC Policies, Runtime Policy Enforcement, ToolIQ, Audit Dashboard, and Auditable Action Logs.

Enterprise adds: Private Cloud / On-Prem deployment, custom-built MCP servers, log export & streaming, and platform APIs.

## Documentation

- [Developer Docs](https://docs.barndoor.ai)
- [API Reference](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/introduction.md)
- [OpenAPI Spec](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/openapi.yml)
- [Python SDK](https://docs.barndoor.ai/sdks/python.md)
- [TypeScript SDK](https://docs.barndoor.ai/sdks/typescript.md)
- [Trial Guide](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/trial-guide.md)
- [Connect AI Clients](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/connecting-barndoor-to-agents.md)
- [Register MCP Servers](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/add-an-mcp-server.md)
- [Add Agents](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/add-an-agent.md)
- [Connect Accounts](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/connected-accounts.md)
- [Manage Policies](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/manage-policies.md)
- [IdP Setup (SSO)](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/idp-setup.md)
- [IP Whitelisting](https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/ip-whitelisting.md)
- [CrewAI Integration](https://docs.barndoor.ai/sdks/examples/crewAI.md)
- [General SDK Examples](https://docs.barndoor.ai/sdks/examples/general.md)
- [MCP Server Directory](https://docs.barndoor.ai/mcp-servers/index.md)

## API Resources

- [List Agents](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/agents/listAgents.md)
- [Register Agent](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/agents/registerAgent.md)
- [Get Agent](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/agents/getAgent.md)
- [Delete Agent](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/agents/deleteAgent.md)
- [Agent Counts](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/agents/counts/getAgentCounts.md)
- [List MCP Servers](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/servers/listServers.md)
- [Create MCP Server](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/servers/createServer.md)
- [Get Server](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/servers/getServer.md)
- [Update Server](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/servers/updateServer.md)
- [Delete Server](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/servers/deleteServer.md)
- [List Policies](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/listPolicies.md)
- [Create/Update Policy](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/createPolicy.md)
- [Get Policy](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/getPolicy.md)
- [Clone Policy](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/clonePolicy.md)
- [Validate Policy](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/validatePolicy.md)
- [Policy Revisions](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/policies/listPolicyRevisions.md)
- [Initiate OAuth Connection](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/connections/initiateConnection.md)
- [Connection Status](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/connections/getConnectionStatus.md)
- [Delete Connection](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/connections/deleteConnection.md)
- [MCP Proxy (Streamable HTTP)](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/mcp/proxyMcpRequest.md)
- [MCP Proxy (SSE)](https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/sse/proxySSERequest.md)

## Blog

- [AI Agents on Microsoft 365 with Enterprise Governance](https://barndoor.ai/your-ai-agents-can-now-work-across-microsoft-365-with-full-enterprise-governance-and-controls-built-in/) (Apr 2026)
- [Product Release: 25 MCPs, Self-Serve IdP, Venn.ai](https://barndoor.ai/2026-winter-product-release-update/) (Mar 2026)
- [Two-Pronged Strategy for AI Governance](https://barndoor.ai/the-barndoor-two-pronged-strategy-for-ai-governance/) (Mar 2026)
- [Venn.ai: Governance for the Multi-AI Workplace](https://barndoor.ai/venn-flexibility-governance-for-multi-ai-workplace/) (Feb 2026)
- [What You Need to Know Before Using OpenClaw](https://barndoor.ai/what-you-need-to-know-before-using-openclaw/) (Feb 2026)
- [Claude Cowork Raises Shadow AI Risk](https://barndoor.ai/red-alert-claude-cowork-raises-shadow-ai-risk/) (Jan 2026)
- [Why MCP Deployments Fail at Enterprise Scale](https://barndoor.ai/why-mcp-deployments-fail-at-enterprise-scale-and-how-to-fix-it/) (Jan 2026)
- [Barndoor Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance](https://barndoor.ai/barndoor-soc-2-type-ii-compliant/) (Jan 2026)
- [Introducing ToolIQ](https://barndoor.ai/introducing-tooliq-mcp-tool-optimization/) (Dec 2025)
- [The Maintenance Fatigue Slowing Enterprise AI Adoption](https://barndoor.ai/the-maintenance-fatigue-slowing-enterprise-ai-adoption/) (Dec 2025)

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