Pranasri Marripudi

Works on product quality at Elaichi. Goes through the console the way a new customer would and writes down everything that does not hold up, from a connector that will not reconnect to a modal that scrolls when it should not. If a screen made it to production feeling right, she is usually the reason.

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17 posts

Oct 30, 2026 10 min read

OneDrive MCP access for ChatGPT, per person

OneDrive MCP access for ChatGPT, per person: each employee connects their own Microsoft account, so ChatGPT reads only what that person can open.

Oct 20, 2026 8 min read

Natoma alternatives: what to compare first

A buyer's guide to natoma alternatives for governed MCP access across Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor: four things to compare, and where Elaichi fits.

Oct 20, 2026 7 min read

ServiceNow MCP server access, role by role

A ServiceNow MCP server rollout for IT: which tools each role may call, how a restriction blocks the risky ones, and what the audit log records.

Oct 16, 2026 7 min read

Connect Ashby to ChatGPT for recruiters

Connect Ashby to ChatGPT for recruiters with two restriction rules that hold the role to reads, plus the audit query that proves nothing was changed.

Oct 16, 2026 7 min read

Microsoft Teams MCP access for ChatGPT: a playbook

Microsoft Teams MCP access for ChatGPT: pick the route, set restrictions on the Microsoft apps around it, then prove them in the audit log.

Oct 16, 2026 10 min read

MCP control plane setup checklist: the first week

An ordered mcp control plane setup checklist for your first week: roles, first connections, one restriction, audit export, and what to leave alone.

Oct 15, 2026 7 min read

Roles, Restrictions and ACLs in MCP: Three Layers

Roles restrictions and ACLs in MCP are three layers: a role says what a member may do, a restriction which tools they reach, an ACL who may use one connection.

Oct 13, 2026 7 min read

Connect Datadog to Claude for our SRE team

Connect Datadog to Claude for our SRE team: Datadog runs the MCP server, Elaichi handles sign-in and access, and three restrictions keep reads read-only.

Oct 13, 2026 7 min read

Connect Jira to ChatGPT for our product team

Two routes to connect Jira to ChatGPT for our product team, the three restrictions that stop an assistant changing issues, and the audit query to prove it.

Oct 13, 2026 7 min read

Google Analytics MCP server for marketing teams

What a Google Analytics MCP server for marketing teams actually changes: not the metrics, but which identity reads the property and where the read is recorded.

Oct 13, 2026 8 min read

Okta MCP access for IT team: reads in Cursor, writes blocked

Okta MCP access for IT team: give IT read access to Okta users and groups from Cursor, block deactivation and app assignment, and keep connector:create tight.

Oct 13, 2026 7 min read

Sales Notes Outside the CRM AI: Diagnose and Fix

Sales notes outside the CRM AI threads usually mean logging costs a rep more than it returns. Diagnose why first, then decide if a write-back is the fix.

Oct 8, 2026 7 min read

MCP tool allowlist vs blocklist: which fits?

MCP tool allowlist vs blocklist: an allowlist blocks all it does not name, a blocklist stops only what it names, and an empty allow rule locks a role out.

Oct 8, 2026 7 min read

The MCP Connector JSON Config Schema: What Saves and What Fails at Execution

How the mcp connector json config schema is validated, how secrets become secret_paths, and three mistakes that pass the save and fail at execution.

Oct 2, 2026 6 min read

Audit Log Retention: AI Actions at 90 Days vs Seven Years

Elaichi keeps 90 days of audit log retention, AI actions included. A seven-year mandate needs a customer-owned destination, and only Datadog delivers today.