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Dev tools · September 15, 2026

Monospace from Directus

The governed API layer for every app, person, and agent

Monospace from Directus launched on September 15, 2026 with 443 votes, #8 of 8,043 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Monospace is an API layer that connects enterprise data sources to applications, teams, and AI agents while maintaining granular access control. It automatically generates interfaces by introspecting existing database schemas without requiring data migration or system rebuilding. The platform provides read-write access to any connected data source under unified permissions, enabling developers, business teams, and AI agents to work with legacy and modern databases through a single governed interface.

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From the sources

Monospace sits between enterprise data and everyone who builds on it. Connect any data source, and your developers, business teams, and AI agents get live, read-write access to it. All under the same granular permissions model, with no data copied or moved. Your oldest databases weren't built with AI or modern apps in mind. Monospace generates interfaces directly from them, as they are, introspecting the schema and queries in real time, so they don’t need to be rebuilt.

The Governed API Layer for Every App, Person, and Agent

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