Getting started
Set up your account, add your first connection, and run your first governed request.
What is Durin?
Durin is an MCP gateway that governs how AI agents access your company systems. It sits between your AI client and your upstream tools, enforcing identity, policy, and approval checks on every request.
3 min readQuickstart guide
Set up your workspace, connect an MCP client, and inspect your first governed request.
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Connections & MCP
Add providers, configure MCP clients, and manage upstream connections.
Understanding connections
A connection is a configured link between Durin and an upstream system. It carries the provider type, credentials, scope, and policy boundary.
3 min readAdd a new connection
Walk through adding a built-in provider or custom MCP server as a Durin connection.
4 min readMCP client setup
Configure Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or another MCP client to route requests through Durin.
4 min readManage existing connections
Inspect installation settings, manage credentials, and enable or disable connections.
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Billing
Understand connection-based pricing, manage payments, and track usage.
User management
Invite members, organize teams, and control access across your organization.
Invite and manage members
Add people to your organization, assign roles, and manage their access.
3 min readOrganize people into teams
Group members into teams to scope connection access and simplify policy management.
3 min readSessions and connected clients
View active MCP sessions, connected clients, and their authentication state.
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Policies & approvals
Define rules, set approval gates, and manage the governance boundary.
Understanding policies
Policies control actions after identity, connection, tool, resource, and credential checks pass. Administrators can allow reviewed writes, require independent approval, or deny writes.
3 min readCreate and manage policies
Define rules for what agents can do, which actions need approval, and what should be blocked.
3 min readApprovals workflow
A request requiring approval returns without executing. A different administrator reviews it, then the requester retries the exact action.
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Recipes
Step-by-step patterns for common setups and workflows.
Start with read-only access
Start with reviewed read-only access and test independent approval using supported sandbox writes.
3 min readScope access by team
Give different teams access to different tools. Engineering gets GitHub, support gets Jira, marketing gets Slack.
3 min readApproval gate for sensitive actions
Exercise independent exact approvals for supported sandbox writes before planning broader access.
3 min readConnect multiple providers
Use Durin as a single gateway to multiple upstream systems so agents can work across tools.
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FAQs
Quick answers to common questions about Durin and MCP governance.
General questions
Answers to the most common questions about Durin, MCP, and governed agent access.
4 min readSecurity and trust
Common questions about Durin's security model, data handling, and trust boundaries.
3 min readBilling questions
Common questions about Durin's pricing model, what gets billed, and how costs work.
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Troubleshooting
Diagnose and fix connection, policy, and audit issues.
Connection problems
Diagnose and fix issues with MCP client connections, upstream provider access, and authentication.
3 min readPolicy and access issues
Understand why a request was denied, requires approval, or does not reach the expected tool.
3 min readAudit and activity issues
Troubleshoot missing audit entries, unclear decisions, and performance questions.
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Try Durin with your MCP workflow.
Create an account to connect a client, route governed MCP requests, and review decisions with your admins.
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