# Octagon MCP Server: Governed AI Access

Octagon's MCP server includes 3 different actions available to any connected model or AI agent. When registered with Barndoor, you can ensure centralized governance, visibility, and control across every AI agent your team uses.

## Tools: 3

## Capabilities: [Read](/content/integration-capability/read/index.html)

## Category: [Finance & Accounting](/content/integration-category/finance-accounting/index.html)

## Type: Official Remote

## What can AI agents do with the Octagon MCP server?

### Tools Available
- **octagon-agent**  
  `read`  
  Orchestrates all agents for comprehensive market intelligence analysis.

- **octagon-scraper-agent**  
  `read`  
  Specialized agent for financial data extraction from investor websites.

- **octagon-deep-research-agent**  
  `read`  
  A comprehensive agent for deep research analysis.

[See full list →](https://docs.barndoor.ai/mcp-servers/octagon)

## Use cases for Octagon

- **Market Intelligence**  
  "Analyze SEC filings and calls", "Track institutional holdings", "Monitor M&A transactions"

- **Investment Research**  
  "Perform deep research analysis", "Aggregate multiple data sources", "Generate investment insights"

- **Financial Data Extraction**  
  "Extract financial data from websites", "Parse investor relations content", "Scrape structured tables"

- **Portfolio Analysis**  
  "Analyze stock and funding data", "Review private company research", "Track debt and financial metrics"

## What are the risks of using the Octagon MCP without an AI gateway?

- Uncontrolled reads — AI agents can pull data out of Octagon with no visibility into what was accessed.
- Ungoverned writes — agents can create or modify records in Octagon with no approval step.
- Destructive actions — agents can delete or overwrite Octagon data with no approval gate or audit trail.
- Native OAuth is all-or-nothing — connecting directly grants an agent everything your user account can do in Octagon, with no per-tool scoping.

## Why connect Octagon with the Barndoor AI gateway?

Barndoor MCP Governance is the gateway between your AI agents and the tools they use.

| At a glance | Available? |
| --- | --- |
| Fine-grained access controls policies per agent, team, role, user, MCP server and tool call | Yes |
| Approval required before write/destructive actions | Yes (configurable per role) |
| Full audit log (reads and writes) | Yes |
| Sensitive data detection before it reaches a model or agent | Yes |
| Instant access revocation | Yes |
| SOC 2 Type II compliant | Yes |

- **Centralized MCP management** — One place to manage and control every MCP server across the organization.
- **Universal connection** — One universal URL works across every AI provider your team uses.
- **Fine-grained access controls** — Set access policies based on human identities, agent profiles, tool-access, context, and data fields.
- **Protect sensitive data** — Keeps sensitive data from reaching a model or AI agent with PII detection and more.
- **Observability** — Real-time reporting and dashboards for visibility into AI interactions with Octagon.
- **Enterprise-grade security** — Stay compliant with audit trails and logging.

## Getting started with Octagon in Barndoor

1. Connect the Octagon MCP server once
2. Define your policies
3. Go live across every AI client

[See the full setup guide →](https://docs.barndoor.ai/mcp-servers/octagon#setup-instructions)

## Frequently asked questions

**What is MCP?**  
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI models and agents connect to external tools and data sources through a common interface. Octagon is an MCP server that exposes a defined set of tools an AI agent can call.

**Is Barndoor secure?**  
Yes. Barndoor is SOC 2 Type II compliant and enforces fine-grained access control.

**How are Octagon schema changes handled?**  
Barndoor tracks tool and schema changes on Octagon, inheriting deny-by-default access until approved.

**Do you integrate with my identity provider?**  
Barndoor integrates with your OIDC or SAML 2.0 identity provider for authentication.

**Do users have to enter tokens manually?**  
No. Barndoor brokers the OAuth connection centrally.

**How does Barndoor integrate with AI agent identities?**  
Barndoor gives each AI agent its own governed identity called an AgentProfile.

**Can I deploy custom-built MCP servers?**  
Yes.

**Can I set and audit tool-level access across teams?**  
Yes, access control is fine-grained.

**How can I get started with Octagon and Barndoor?**  
Connect Octagon once, define your access policies, and go live across every AI client.