Alation · Capability

Alation Data Intelligence

Workflow capability for data intelligence operations combining catalog search, lineage tracking, governance, and metadata management in the Alation platform. Enables data stewards, analysts, and AI agents to discover trusted data assets, track data lineage, enforce governance policies, and maintain data quality.

Run with Naftiko AlationData CatalogData IntelligenceGovernanceLineageData QualitySearch

What You Can Do

GET
Search catalog — Search all Alation catalog objects
/v1/search
GET
List datasources — List all data sources
/v1/datasources
GET
Get lineage — Get lineage for a catalog object
/v1/lineage
GET
List glossary terms — List glossary terms
/v1/glossary

MCP Tools

search-alation-catalog

Search the Alation data catalog for tables, columns, data sources, glossary terms, and articles. Returns ranked results with metadata.

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get-alation-context

Get aggregated context from Alation for AI-powered data discovery. Returns structured catalog information for a natural language query.

read-only
list-alation-datasources

List all data sources configured in the Alation catalog.

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list-alation-tables

List tables in an Alation schema or data source.

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list-alation-columns

List columns for a table in the Alation catalog.

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get-alation-lineage

Get upstream and downstream data lineage for a catalog object in Alation, showing how data flows between tables and systems.

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list-alation-glossary-terms

List business glossary terms from the Alation catalog.

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get-alation-data-quality

Get data quality scores for a catalog object in Alation.

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list-alation-policies

List data governance policies in the Alation catalog.

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APIs Used

alation-data-catalog alation-lineage alation-governance alation-search