OpenMetadata
Open platform for building trusted data context and business semantics
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Decision brief
A tool for data and AI systems to gain trusted context and business semantics through metadata management.
Good fit when
- When a need exists for robust metadata management that supports effective collaboration between humans and AI systems on understanding data context and lineage.
- For environments requiring advanced features like data quality checks, data profiling, and observability which strengthen the trustworthiness of data in use.
Avoid when
- If looking for a more specialized tool that focuses solely on AI model evaluation or training data retrieval without the emphasis on metadata context management.
- In scenarios where the ecosystem's requirements favor closed-source solutions over open platforms like OpenMetadata, which may limit certain customization options.
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (0d since push)
- As of today
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of today
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of 2d
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
npm install OpenMetadataSimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
A tool designed to provide data context and governance enabling humans and AI systems to understand and utilize metadata effectively.
Capability facts
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Aug 26, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 26, 2026
Categories
Tags
README
License
OpenMetadata is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.