OpenMetadata Documentation - OpenMetadata Documentation

Start with OpenMetadata and learn how to document, discover, and govern your data assets end-to-end.

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MCP

Get Started with OpenMetadata

Choose how you want to deploy and use OpenMetadata based on your needs.

Best for: PoC, exploration

Quick Start

Try OpenMetadata quickly using a hosted sandbox or local Docker setup to explore features with minimal effort.

Best for: Teams, orgs

Production

Deploy OpenMetadata securely at scale using Kubernetes, cloud-managed services, or bare metal for production workloads.

Best for: Existing users

Upgrade

Upgrade your OpenMetadata deployment to the latest supported minor version with compatibility checks and safe rollback options.

Best for: Enterprises, zero-ops teams

Collate (Managed OpenMetadata)

Use Collate’s fully managed OpenMetadata platform with built-in AI to enable faster data discovery and collaboration without managing infrastructure, upgrades, or security.

Explore Collate

Quick Setup Guides

Dive into our library of guides to master OpenMetadata’s features.

Seamless Data Integrations

Integrate diverse data sources with OpenMetadata.

What’s New in OpenMetadata

Stay up to date with the latest features, enhancements, and platform updates in OpenMetadata.

AI SDK

Build and embed custom AI agents with programmatic access to Collate and OpenMetadata through MCP tools across Python, TypeScript, Java, and CLI.

MCP Server

Enable seamless integration between OpenMetadata and external tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Dimensional Validation

Validate data quality across key dimensions such as completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.

Data Quality as Code

Manage data quality checks using version-controlled configurations.

Collate vs OSS

Understand the feature difference between Collate Vs OpenMetadata

See Collate in Action

Want a quick overview? Take a quick tour - watch our detailed demo to learn how Collate works.

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Community

Join our Slack community for instant support and updates.

Blogs

Get to know more about what’s new in data cataloging.

Videos

Explore data analytics with quick and interesting lessons.

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