iManage ConnectLive 2026: MCP Server, Context Fabric, and AI Agent Activity Monitoring

iManage's ConnectLive 2026 releases — announced May 14 and elaborated in analyst coverage this week — establish three KM-critical capabilities. First, the iManage MCP Server (available for Insight+) provides a standardised, open-protocol connection allowing Harvey, Legora, ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and firm-built agents to use governed iManage content without bespoke integrations, bulk data exports, or changes to security controls, ethical walls, or access permissions. Second, Security Policy Manager now extends to client- and matter-level AI use restrictions — giving KM and risk teams granular control over which matters AI agents can access and process. Third, and most significant for KM governance, Threat Manager surfaces AI agent activity in user activity reporting — creating the audit trail infrastructure that legal departments and risk committees have demanded but no platform had previously delivered. iManage is relied on by 83% of the Top Global 100 firms and 79% of the Am Law 100. For KM directors, agent activity monitoring transforms governance from a policy statement into an operational capability: KM can now see, report on, and respond to what AI agents are doing with firm knowledge.