# Helios > Helios is a governed access layer between a company's data sources and the AI tools its people use. Each source is connected once. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and in-house agents connect to Helios over MCP (Model Context Protocol) or REST and act as the signed-in person, receiving only the records and fields that person's role allows. Every call is audited. Helios is built by Techjays (https://techjays.com) for enterprise IT, security and engineering teams. It is in early access; teams register interest at https://helios.techjays.com/#register. Last updated October 5, 2026. ## Product - [What Helios is](https://helios.techjays.com/#what): definition of the governed access layer between company data and AI tools. - [How it works](https://helios.techjays.com/#how): connect sources once, import role policies, connect AI tools by URL, filter and audit every answer. - [Field-level masking](https://helios.techjays.com/#masking): how records are passed, masked or blocked by access level. - [Capabilities](https://helios.techjays.com/#capabilities): acting as the signed-in person, policies from the org chart, fan-out, events, two-step tool discovery. - [How agents connect](https://helios.techjays.com/#engineers): MCP and REST, with the find_server, find_tools, call_tool and call_write_tool tools. - [Security](https://helios.techjays.com/#security): identity, credentials, data handling and audit. - [Comparison](https://helios.techjays.com/#compare): Helios versus connecting each AI tool directly to each source. - [FAQ](https://helios.techjays.com/#faq): common questions from enterprise buyers. ## Optional - [Full text for AI assistants](https://helios.techjays.com/llms-full.txt): the complete page content as plain Markdown.