generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.natoma.ai/docs/core-concepts
summary: >-
  The Natoma platform's core object model for governing AI access to business tools
  via MCP. Derived from the published Core Concepts reference; no OpenAPI is
  published, so id-prefixes/domains are not asserted.
entities:
- name: Application
  aka: [MCP Server, Connector]
  description: An external business system exposed to AI clients via MCP/A2A; part of the 100+ connector catalog.
- name: Connection
  description: A configured instance granting specific users/groups access to an Application. Managed (admin-configured credentials) or Personal (single-user).
- name: Profile
  description: A named collection bundling multiple MCP-server Connections for distribution. Managed (admin) or Personal (max 5 per user).
- name: Tool
  description: An executable function an Application exposes to clients; visibility controlled at the Application level.
- name: AIClient
  aka: [LLM Client]
  description: The interface a user acts through (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Google Gemini).
- name: User
  description: An identity with access to one or more Connections; provisioned via SSO/SCIM.
relationships:
- from: Application
  type: has_many
  to: Connection
  via: application
- from: Application
  type: has_many
  to: Tool
  via: application
- from: Connection
  type: belongs_to
  to: Application
  via: application
- from: Connection
  type: has_many
  to: User
  via: users
- from: Profile
  type: has_many
  to: Connection
  via: connections
- from: User
  type: has_many
  to: Connection
  via: connections
- from: AIClient
  type: has_many
  to: Tool
  via: connection
  note: An AI client invokes Tools via a Connection on behalf of a User.