Nachi Raman
Co-founder and CEO at Elaichi. Entrepreneur driven by the challenge of building businesses from the ground up and scaling them to significant outcomes. Works closely with customers to understand what they actually need, and makes sure the product that reaches them is worth the trust they place in it.
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EU data residency for AI agents, leg by leg
EU data residency for AI agents spans three legs: the app, the control plane and the model. Elaichi's eu region pins the data store and tool calls to the EU.
Kong vs Cloudflare MCP gateway, or managed connectors?
Kong vs Cloudflare MCP gateway: both govern MCP servers you build or bring. A managed connector platform ships the SaaS connectors already written.
Set up Bill.com MCP access for ChatGPT, reads only
Set up Bill.com MCP access for ChatGPT so accounts payable can read bills, and never approve one, pay one, or edit vendor bank details.
MCP enterprise-managed authorization: what IT owns
MCP enterprise-managed authorization has been stable since June 2026, and Elaichi does not implement it. Here is what SAML, OIDC and SCIM decide for you.
AI tool usage questionnaire answers you can prove
AI tool usage questionnaire answers split three ways: rows you can evidence today, rows that need something in the call path, and rows nobody can answer.
Engineers using ChatGPT at work: block or scope it
For engineers using ChatGPT at work, scope access rather than block it. A block moves the paste to a phone; scoped access removes the reason to paste.
Each rep's own Salesforce access, in ChatGPT
Salesforce access in ChatGPT works per rep: each call runs on the rep's own connection, so Salesforce's sharing rules decide which accounts they see.
Ironclad contracts in ChatGPT, signing blocked
Legal reads Ironclad contracts in ChatGPT through Elaichi. The connector has no signing or approval tool, and a role rule blocks launching or cancelling.
Connect Elaichi to Cursor for a whole team
To connect Elaichi to Cursor, add one URL to mcp.json or share it as a Team MCP server, and each developer signs in with OAuth. No API key.
What an AI agent audit log must capture
An AI agent audit log must capture who acted, which client called, which account was reached, what was tried and how it ended. Argument contents stay out.
Is Composio secure enough for enterprise use?
The answer to "is Composio secure enough for enterprise use" sits in architecture more than controls: its own pages list SSO, role permissions and call logs.
Choosing a MintMCP alternative for employee AI access
Choosing a MintMCP alternative for employee AI access comes down to two things: one address every AI client signs into, and one governed connector catalog.
HR can read Rippling in Claude, not run payroll
HR can read Rippling in Claude through Elaichi: workers, teams and departments. The connector has no payroll-run tool, and one rule keeps HR to reads.
What is an MCP gateway? The four shapes
What is an MCP gateway: one address between AI clients and their tools that signs people in, applies rules and records calls. It comes in four shapes.
Offboarding AI access, contractors included
Offboarding AI access in Elaichi takes effect on the next call. Here is what the removal preflight checks, and the order that works.
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