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A clear passage for AI. 

More work is being done by AI agents. They need the right data, with the right meaning and the right permissions. Portward is the port they pass through.

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01Request

Your AI is ready to work. 

Give it the knowledge your work depends on. A question sails in from the AI tool your team already uses, and only the sources that can answer it light up.

From Claude, asked by the finance leadOn the way

Why did revenue change?

  1. DatabasesBusiness appsDocumentsPort authorityTeam knowledgeClaudeChatGPTMCPPort checklistPersonAgentDataOperationDestinationDefinitionUsageEvidenceCurrentv4 governedContext deliveredGovernedCustomer emailsHeldRevenue, SepClearedHeldWhy did revenue change?Proposed correction

    01Request

    Your AI is ready to work.

    Give it the knowledge your work depends on. A question sails in from the AI tool your team already uses, and only the sources that can answer it light up.

    From Claude, asked by the finance leadAt the port

    Why did revenue change?

  2. DatabasesBusiness appsDocumentsPort authorityTeam knowledgeClaudeChatGPTMCPPort checklistPersonAgentDataOperationDestinationDefinitionUsageEvidenceCurrentv4 governedContext deliveredGovernedCustomer emailsHeldRevenue, SepClearedHeldWhy did revenue change?Proposed correction

    02Sources

    Bring the right data into reach.

    The port gathers the data this question needs from your databases and business apps. Your data stays in its sources, and unrelated cargo never leaves the warehouse.

    • Billing database · Database

      Monthly invoices and refunds

      In this task
    • CRM · Business app

      Customer emails, to be checked at the port

      In this task
    • Contracts · Documents

      Signed agreements

      Stays in source
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    03Rules

    Every crossing follows your rules.

    Before anything moves, the port checks the person, the agent, the data, the operation and the destination.

    Who is asking, through Claude?
    1. Access

      May this person and agent use it?

      Yes. Finance lead, through Claude.

      Passed
    2. Confidentiality

      Which sensitive fields must stay protected?

      Card and bank details are removed before anything moves.

      Passed
    3. Privacy

      Does this expose someone else's information?

      Customer emails are not needed. That crate stays ashore.

      Held
    4. Integrity

      Is the requested operation permitted?

      A read-only monthly total. Permitted.

      Passed
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    04Meaning

    Send the meaning with the data.

    The permitted package goes to the team knowledge office. It leaves with its paperwork attached: what the number means, how to use it, where it came from and how current it is.

    • Revenue is invoiced revenue after refunds, excluding tax, in USD.

      Approved by the finance team. Version 3.

    Interpretation: refunds rose after the August price change. Proposed by an agent, not yet reviewed.

    Provisional
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    05Delivery

    Keep working in the AI tools you use.

    Pick a dock. Portward carries the governed data and its meaning over MCP, and the conversation stays in your AI tool.

    Where should the answer land?
    In ClaudeYour conversation, your tool

    Why did revenue change?

    September revenue fell 4.2% against August. Most of the drop is refunds that followed the August price change.

    Revenue definitionBilling, SepRefund reading

    Example answer. The reply is written by Claude; Portward supplies the governed data and its meaning.

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    06Learning

    What your team learns should improve its next answer.

    A source changes or an agent proposes a correction. It comes back to the lighthouse, and a person reviews it before it becomes shared knowledge.

    Proposed by Claude for the finance lead

    Revenue should exclude intercompany transfers.

    Pending review
    v3Revenue after refunds. Excludes tax.v4Revenue after refunds. Excludes tax and intercompany transfers.
    A finance reviewer must approve this.

Give your AI a clear passage to your data.

Connect a source, set what AI may see, agree on what your numbers mean, and review what it learns. Your people keep working in the assistant they already use.