> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.elementary-data.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Home

The Data & AI \

Reliability Platform
====================

Elementary is built for and trusted by \

1000+ engineering and analytics teams.

[What is Elementary?](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/what-is-elementary)

[Setup OSS](https://docs.elementary-data.com/oss/quickstart/quickstart-cli-package.md)

[Start with Cloud](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/joost-boonzajer-flaes/intro-call-docs)

![Hero Image](https://res.cloudinary.com/diuctyblm/image/upload/v1765218083/Hero_Image_tx3zbs.png)

## SOC 2 & HIPAA Compliant

Enterprise-grade security standards

## Metadata-only Architecture

We never access or process your raw data

[Security & Privacy](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/general/security-and-privacy.md)

Discover what you can do  \

with Elementary
---------------

Jump to:

[Detect issues](#detect-issues)

[Triage and Response](#triage-response)

[Business users](#business-users)

[Governance](#governance)

[Integrations](#integrations)

## Detect issues before they reach consumers

[Read the guide](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/detection-and-coverage.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/schema-validation-test](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/schema-validation-test.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview.md)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/test-coverage-screen](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/test-coverage-screen.md)

[/cloud/ai-agents/ai-test-coverage](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/ai-agents/ai-test-coverage.md)

## Take action with triage and response

[Read the guide](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/triage-and-response.md)

[/cloud/features/data-lineage/lineage](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-lineage/lineage.md)

[/cloud/features/data-lineage/lineage](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-lineage/lineage.md)

[/cloud/features/alerts-and-incidents/alerts-and-incidents-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/alerts-and-incidents/alerts-and-incidents-overview.md)

[/cloud/features/alerts-and-incidents/incidents](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/alerts-and-incidents/incidents.md)

[/cloud/ai-agents/ai-triage-resolution](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/ai-agents/ai-triage-resolution.md)

## Learn more about Elementary

Recommended

What is Elementary?

Elementary is the dev-first data reliability platform, built for the entire organization.

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/what-is-elementary)

Article

Security and Privacy

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/general/security-and-privacy.md)

Article

OSS vs Cloud

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/cloud-vs-oss.md)

Elementary \
in your AI tools
----------------

The MCP Server brings models, lineage, and incidents into tools like Cursor and Claude—so you can act without leaving your workflow.

[Start here](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/mcp/overview.md)

![](https://res.cloudinary.com/diuctyblm/image/upload/v1765219919/MCP_jlvhfu.png)

## Allow business users to monitor and maintain their data

[/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/data-observability-dashboard](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/data-observability-dashboard.md)

[/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/catalog](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/catalog.md)

[#](#)

[/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-tests/cloud-tests-overview.md)

[/cloud/ai-agents/ai-catalog](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/ai-agents/ai-catalog.md)

## Easily apply governance

[Read the guide](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/governance-for-observability.md)

[/cloud/features/data-governance/critical\_assets](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-governance/critical_assets.md)

[/cloud/features/data-governance/critical\_assets](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-governance/critical_assets.md)

[/cloud/best-practices/governance-for-observability](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/governance-for-observability.md)

[/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/catalog](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/collaboration-and-communication/catalog.md)

[/cloud/features/data-governance/ai-descriptions](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/data-governance/ai-descriptions.md)

[/cloud/ai-agents/ai-governance](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/ai-agents/ai-governance.md)

## Integrations

Connect Elementary to every part of your data stack—from your warehouse to BI,
incident management and messaging tools.

[Check out the integrations ](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/features/integrations.md)

### OSS integrations

{integrations
                          .filter((integration) => integration.oss === true)
                          .map((integration, index) => (
                            <Integration
                              key={index}
                              image={integration.image}
                              label={integration.label}
                              invertOnDark={integration.invertOnDark}
                              link={integration.link}
                              comingSoon={integration.comingSoon}
                            />
                          ))}

### Cloud integrations

{integrations
                          .filter((integration) => integration.cloud === true)
                          .sort((a, b) => {
                            // "Suggest an integration" always last
                            if (a.label === "Suggest an integration") return 1;
                            if (b.label === "Suggest an integration") return -1;
                            
                            // Available now before coming soon
                            if (a.comingSoon !== b.comingSoon) {
                            return a.comingSoon ? 1 : -1;
                            }
                            
                            // Alphabetical order
                            return a.label.localeCompare(b.label);
                          })
                          .map((integration, index) => (
                            <Integration
                            key={index}
                            image={integration.image}
                            label={integration.label}
                            invertOnDark={integration.invertOnDark}
                            link={integration.link}
                            comingSoon={integration.comingSoon}
                            />
                          ))}

## Get started now

Whether you need a lightweight start or an enterprise-ready platform, Elementary has a solution for you.

Popular

Elementary Cloud Platform

Book time with our team to get set up on the fully hosted platform. Unlock deeper observability, advanced governance control, AI-powered features and rich integrations.

[Open](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/joost-boonzajer-flaes/intro-call-docs)

Guide

Elementary OSS Setup Guide

Step-by-step guide to self-managed observability, with our OSS dbt package and CLI. Run tests, detect anomalies and send alerts.

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/oss/quickstart/quickstart-cli-package.md)

## Featured guides

Learn from the Elementary team and thousands of users from our community how to set up
effective, scalable data observability.

Best practices

Detection and coverage

Learn how to build effective, efficient test coverage to catch real issues.

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/detection-and-coverage.md)

Best practices

Triage and response

Learn how to triage data issues with context, ownership, and clear next steps.

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/triage-and-response.md)

Best practices

Governance

Learn how to assign ownership and define expectations to make observability actionable.

[Open](https://docs.elementary-data.com/cloud/best-practices/governance-for-observability.md)

## Join the community

Join the Elementary Community for AI and team support, explore best practices, and stay up to
date on OSS and Cloud. Connect with other data professionals and help shape what's next.

[Join now](https://elementary-data.com/community)

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