Obot AI
Obot AI provides an open-source enterprise platform for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to help organizations manage, secure, and scale AI tool integrations and agentic workflows.
At a Glance
- Enterprise IT
- AI Developers
- Software Engineering Teams
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Enterprise MCP Gateway for IT
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Products & Services
An open-source enterprise platform to manage, secure, and scale AI tool integrations using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
A paid version of the MCP Gateway that includes enterprise-grade support and identity provider integrations like Okta and Microsoft Entra.
An open-source MCP agent framework for building and running AI agents with secure tool access.
Market Position
Positions itself as the 'foundational layer' for enterprise AI agents, focusing on governance and security via the Model Context Protocol, leveraging a world-class team with experience in large-scale infrastructure.
Leadership
Founders
Sheng Liang
CEO of Obot AI. Previously co-founder and CEO of Rancher Labs (acquired by SUSE) and Cloud.com (acquired by Citrix). He is known for creating the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) at Sun Microsystems.
Shannon Williams
President of Obot AI. Previously co-founder of Rancher Labs and Cloud.com, and held leadership roles at SUSE and Citrix.
Tim Nicklas
Co-founder of Obot AI. Previously VP of Engineering at Rancher Labs and a key engineer at Cloud.com.
Will Chan
CPO and Co-founder of Obot AI. Previously VP of Engineering at Rancher Labs and Acorn Labs.
Executive Team
Sheng Liang
CEO & Co-founder
Former CEO of Rancher Labs and Cloud.com; JVM creator.
Shannon Williams
President & Co-founder
Former co-founder of Rancher Labs and Cloud.com.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Obot AI was founded in 2022 as Acorn Labs by the team behind Rancher Labs (Sheng Liang, Shannon Williams, etc.) to simplify cloud-native application deployment. In 2025, the company rebranded to Obot AI, pivoting to address the 'architecture gap' in AI agent adoption by focusing on the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Business Model
Revenue Model
Open-core model: free open-source software with a paid Enterprise Edition for advanced features and support.
Pricing Tiers
Self-hosted, open-source core functionality for managing MCP servers.
Includes Okta/Microsoft Entra integration, enterprise-grade support, and advanced governance features.
Target Markets
- Enterprise IT
- AI Developers
- Software Engineering Teams
- Securing AI agent access to internal systems
- Managing and scaling MCP server deployments
- Enterprise AI governance and auditing
- Simplifying AI tool discovery for developers
- Uber