Gareth MorgansGovernance
Beside your IDP, not instead. AI assets vs software catalogue.
If you already run Backstage, Port, OpsLevel, Cortex or a similar IDP, you do not need another service catalogue. You need a place to govern the AI assets those portals were never built to hold.
Joyst sits beside your IDP, not instead of it. Start free beta | vs developer portal
What IDPs catalogue
IDPs hold software services, ownership, scorecards and golden paths. They were not designed for prompts, skills, MCPs, secrets or agents.
What Joyst catalogues
Joyst catalogues prompts, skills, MCPs, secrets and agents, with AI governance across all of them. See how platform teams use it.
Beside your IDP. Complementary, not competitive.
The service catalogue stays with the IDP, and AI assets live in Joyst. Joyst is not a Backstage alternative. See AI registry vs developer portal.
Why the split matters
Forcing prompts and approved MCP lists into a software portal either creates a second taxonomy or leaves them uncatalogued. Joyst adds owners, versions and an audit trail.
FAQ
Do we replace our developer portal?
No. Keep the IDP for software and use Joyst for AI assets.
Who uses Joyst if we already have Port or Backstage?
Often the same platform team, extending governance to the AI tools their colleagues use.
Is this AI governance or another portal?
It is AI governance for your AI assets, not a second IDP.