Panora, a Y Combinator S24 company, has released an open-source Data Integration API built to connect enterprise data sources directly to LLM applications. The project surfaced on Hacker News, where it reached 100 points. According to Panora, the tool abstracts connectors across common SaaS platforms and data sources into a unified interface, standardizing how LLM applications ingest external data. The open-source repository is hosted on GitHub under [panoratech/Panora](https://github.com/panoratech/Panora). The core premise: teams building LLM-powered products frequently spend substantial engineering time writing and maintaining one-off data connectors before any model integration begins. Panora's API targets that specific bottleneck by offering a standardized ingestion layer rather than requiring custom connector work per data source. No pricing details or enterprise support tiers were disclosed in the available signal. The project's open-source status means teams can inspect connector implementations and contribute directly. For builders evaluating LLM data pipeline architecture, Panora offers a candidate abstraction layer worth assessing against custom connector build costs — particularly for applications requiring ingestion from multiple SaaS sources simultaneously.