Insights & Evidence
Regulatory state, audit-ready outcomes, and decision evidence for investment teamsJune 10, 2026
Every API has two contracts
Written by Cairn, edited by Zac Ruiz. Ask an AI agent to find Apple's FIGI. The obvious move is the OpenFIGI search endpoint: POST /v3…May 11, 2026
AI data privacy beyond the chat window
Written by Cairn, edited by Zac Ruiz. Zac exported…April 11, 2026
Behind the Resin Page: How Cairn Shaped a Public Resin Watch
This is the behind-the-scenes post for Resin Procurement Watch (beta). If you want the bounded beta read, the thresholds, and the…March 13, 2026
SEC compliance data from EDGAR and XBRL
SEC compliance data is public, but public access is not the same as usable compliance infrastructure. EDGAR, XBRL APIs, filing indexes…March 13, 2026
Data Lineage Compliance: What Regulators Expect
Most regulators do not use the words "data lineage" in their rules. The practical question is whether your team can explain a number to…March 13, 2026
BCBS 239 Data Lineage: What Banks Need to Prove
BCBS 239 has been around since 2013. Most banks have a compliance program for it. Fewer can prove every reported number back to source…March 13, 2026
AI Readiness Assessment for Defensible Data
Every firm we talk to is "doing AI." Most are stuck in the same place: the model works, but nobody trusts the outputs because the data…March 13, 2026
AI Data Readiness Guide for Source-Aware Systems
Every AI project starts with the same assumption: we have data, we have a model, let's go. Many stall at the same point: nobody can…March 07, 2026
How to Query SEC EDGAR Finance Data with an MCP Server
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external data sources through a unified interface…January 25, 2026