Guides

Task-oriented guides. Serve covers the released model (Keel Semantic). Govern covers the shared core. Migrate covers the licensed Keel Migrate module (Platform and modules).

Serve

Guide	For
Semantic query API	Applications and BI tools that query governed metrics over HTTP with an API key
MCP for AI agents	Claude and other MCP clients that should answer only through the semantic layer
In-app assistant	People asking questions in plain language inside Keel
Exports	Teams on dbt, Cube, Looker or Power BI, and Git-based workflows
SQL interface	BI tools and SQL clients that speak PostgreSQL (beta, feature flag)

Govern

Guide	For
Glossary and ownership	Stewards defining terms, synonyms, domains and owners
Data quality	Rules, runs, scorecards, incidents and trust
Drift, notifications and webhooks	Keeping the model in sync and wiring Slack, Teams or your own receiver

Migrate (licensed module)

Guide	For
Plan and prove	Mapping a source to a target, generating dbt/SQL, reconciling and signing off (read-only)
Run and cut over	Letting the private agent load and sync the target, then a guided cutover with rollback (the write plane)

Bring existing work

Guide	For
Imports	Starting from dbt, LookML or Cube definitions, dbt manifests and OpenLineage
Private agent	Sources that must not be reached from Keel's cloud, and the Migrate write plane