API governance layer that stops rogue integrations before they reach production
Automatically detect and block shadow IT API calls from non‑technical users before they corrupt enterprise data.
The signal
“Curious how others are managing this. Our CEO is delusional about AI capabilities and has opened Claude up to the entire company. I’m now getting several non technical people building apps and asking for broad API access to “do things” in our core enterprise systems, asking to ho”r/ITManagers — read the original
Why it scores 78
Enterprise IT managers face urgent pain from non-technical employees using AI tools to build unauthorized integrations that create security risks and governance headaches.
Only fragmented solutions exist—some AI governance tools, some API management platforms—but nothing specifically addresses the 'citizen developer using AI for enterprise integrations' problem holistically.
A solo developer could build a lightweight API gateway/approval workflow MVP in weeks using existing auth, API management, and workflow automation libraries.
The recent explosion of accessible AI coding assistants like Claude/ChatGPT has created a fresh catalyst where non-technical employees are suddenly building integrations without enterprise oversight.
MVP build path
A Chrome extension that intercepts fetch/XHR calls from Claude's coding interface and logs attempted API endpoints to a dashboard, with manual block‑list creation.