Discover Shadow AI Tools
Developers adopt new AI tools faster than security can review them. Cup’n’String is designed to detect unknown processes, observe outbound activity, and surface unmanaged AI tools and endpoints for review.
Why this matters
Shadow AI is the AI-era version of shadow IT. New coding agents, MCP servers, and local model endpoints appear on workstations without central visibility.
New AI coding tools are installed without review
Unknown MCP servers expose tools to agents
Local model endpoints appear on developer machines
Outbound calls reach AI providers without attribution
Security lacks a current inventory of AI activity
The Cup’n’String approach
Cup’n’String surfaces shadow AI through read-only discovery and network attribution, then lets teams decide how to govern what they find.
Detects unknown processes and observes outbound traffic
Auto-discovers containers, local services, and model endpoints
Attributes outbound activity to tools, agents, or identities
Surfaces unmanaged activity for review and policy assignment
Converts discovered resources into governed, tenant-managed endpoints
How it works
- Step 1Developer workstation
- Step 2Cup’n’String read-only discovery
- Step 3Classification & attribution
- Step 4Review & policy assignment
- Step 5Audit trail & admin visibility
Checklist
- Can you discover local AI tools and endpoints?
- Can you see which tools reach the network?
- Can you attribute outbound activity?
- Can you assign policy to newly found tools?
- Can you generate audit evidence?
- Can you self-host?
Frequently asked questions
What happens if a developer installs a new AI coding tool?
Depending on policy, Cup’n’String can detect unknown processes, observe outbound traffic, restrict unapproved model endpoints, block access to sensitive local services, and surface the activity for review. Known tools can be assigned richer support profiles.
Does discovery read source code or secrets?
Discovery is designed to be read-only and to bypass secrets, environment variables, and code configuration. The focus is inventory and attribution, not collecting source code.
Can discovered tools be governed afterward?
Yes. Discovered resources can be converted into formal, tenant-governed endpoints with policy and audit.
Can this run on-premises?
Yes. The Standalone Enterprise Edition runs entirely inside your environment.
Bring shadow AI into the light
Discover unmanaged AI tools, attribute their activity, and bring them under policy and audit.