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atlan

Official PluginGeneralby Anthropic

Atlan data catalog plugin for Claude Code. Search, explore, govern, and manage your data assets through natural language. Powered by the Atlan MCP server with semantic search, lineage traversal, glossary management, data quality rules, and more.

First seen 4/17/2026

Summary

The Atlan data catalog plugin for Claude Code lets you search, explore, govern, and manage your data assets using natural language.

  • It connects to the Atlan MCP server to provide semantic search, lineage traversal, glossary management, and data quality rule enforcement, making data discovery and governance seamless within your development workflow.

Install & Usage

1
Open your MCP config
~/.claude.json
2
Add the server config

Add the configuration to "mcpServers": { "atlan": { "command": "...", "args": [] } }

3
Restart Claude Code
/mcp

Use Cases

Search for specific data assets across your organization using natural language queries.
Explore data lineage to understand how a dataset is derived and its downstream dependencies.
Manage business glossaries by adding, updating, or searching for terms and definitions.
Enforce data quality rules by querying or configuring quality checks on your datasets.
Govern access by reviewing asset ownership, certifications, and metadata enrichment.
Discover related assets through semantic similarity and recommendations.

Usage Examples

1

/atlan find customer revenue tables in the finance domain

2

/atlan show lineage for the 'sales_orders' table

3

/atlan add glossary term 'PII' with definition 'Personally Identifiable Information'

View source on GitHub
mcpplugin

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is atlan?

The Atlan data catalog plugin for Claude Code lets you search, explore, govern, and manage your data assets using natural language. It connects to the Atlan MCP server to provide semantic search, lineage traversal, glossary management, and data quality rule enforcement, making data discovery and governance seamless within your development workflow.

How to install atlan?

To install atlan: open your mcp config (~/.claude.json), then add the config to "mcpServers": { "atlan": { "command": "...", "args": [] } }. Finally, /mcp in Claude Code.

What is atlan best for?

atlan is a mcp categorized under General. It is designed for: mcp, plugin. Created by Anthropic.

What can I use atlan for?

atlan is useful for: Search for specific data assets across your organization using natural language queries.; Explore data lineage to understand how a dataset is derived and its downstream dependencies.; Manage business glossaries by adding, updating, or searching for terms and definitions.; Enforce data quality rules by querying or configuring quality checks on your datasets.; Govern access by reviewing asset ownership, certifications, and metadata enrichment.; Discover related assets through semantic similarity and recommendations..