Rippling clones Runlayer's AI gateway — and drops the lawsuit
ripping released its mcp gateway after settling a trade secret lawsuit with runlayer, signaling that integrators are becoming direct competitors in the ai infrastructure race.
rippling and runlayer dismissed lawsuits regarding rippling's new mcp gateway, a tool for securing ai agent access to enterprise data, without any financial settlement. runlayer had alleged rippling built a clone after a year of beta testing, while rippling countersued alleging patent infringement. rippling has now launched the product, positioning itself against rivals like databricks and docker in the race to secure ai workflows. the dispute underscores the fragility of ai startups' moats, as the low barrier to entry allows established players to rapidly pivot into adjacent ai markets.