gouvernance

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Governance

Overview

Manage approvals, classifications, lineage, and data quality.

Prerequisites

• API key with the MCP preset and required scopes
• Configured MCP client (see Configuration)

Quick start examples

Manage an approval request

1. View pending requests :

{
  "name": "governance_list_approvals",
  "arguments": {}
}

2. View request details :

{
  "name": "governance_get_approval",
  "arguments": {
    "approvalId": "uuid-de-la-demande"
  }
}

3. Approve the request :

{
  "name": "governance_approve",
  "arguments": {
    "approvalId": "uuid-de-la-demande"
  }
}

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governance_apply_classification

Apply a data classification level to an entity.

USE WHEN: Need to classify data as public, internal, confidential, or restricted. REQUIRES: entityType, entityId, level RELATED: governance_list_classifications

Scope	governance.write
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	No

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
entityId	string (uuid)	Yes	Entity ID to classify
entityType	string	Yes	Type of entity to classify
level	choice (public, internal, confidential, restricted)	Yes	Classification level
expiresAt	string	No	Optional expiration date (ISO 8601)

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
level	string
appliedAt	string

Related tools : governance_list_classifications, governance_catalog_search

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governance_approve

Approve a pending governance approval request.

USE WHEN: A governance request needs to be approved. REQUIRES: approvalId RELATED: governance_reject, governance_get_approval

Scope	governance.approve
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
approvalId	string (uuid)	Yes	The approval request ID to approve
reason	string	No	Reason for approving

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
status	string
decidedBy	string
decidedAt	string

Related tools : governance_reject, governance_get_approval, governance_request_approval, governance_list_approvals

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governance_catalog_search

[DISCOVERY] Search across the governance catalog (approvals, classifications, lineage).

USE WHEN: Looking for governance records, searching the catalog. RETURNS: Search results across governance tables. RELATED: governance_list_approvals, governance_list_classifications, governance_query_lineage

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search query for the catalog
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default : 10)
scope	choice (approvals, classifications, lineage, all)	No	Scope of the catalog search (default : "all")

Response

Field	Type	Description
results	array
source	string
id	string
entityType	string
entityId	string
summary	string
createdAt	string
totalResults	number

Related tools : governance_list_approvals, governance_list_classifications, governance_query_lineage

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governance_get_approval

Get full details of a specific governance approval request by ID.

USE WHEN: Need details on a specific approval. REQUIRES: approvalId RELATED: governance_list_approvals, governance_approve, governance_reject

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
approvalId	string (uuid)	Yes	The approval request ID

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
entityType	string
entityId	string
status	string
requestedBy	string
requestedAt	string
decidedBy	string
decidedAt	string
reason	string
metadata	record

Related tools : governance_list_approvals, governance_approve, governance_reject, governance_request_approval

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governance_list_approvals

[DISCOVERY] List governance approval requests with optional filtering.

USE WHEN: Need to see pending, approved, or rejected governance requests. RETURNS: Paginated list of approval requests. RELATED: governance_get_approval, governance_request_approval

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
entityType	string	No	Filter by entity type
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default : 20)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default : 0)
status	choice (pending, approved, rejected, cancelled, expired)	No	Filter by approval status

Response

Field	Type	Description
approvals	array
id	string
entityType	string
entityId	string
status	string
requestedBy	string
requestedAt	string
decidedBy	string
decidedAt	string
reason	string
total	number
hasMore	boolean

Example

{
  "name": "governance_list_approvals",
  "arguments": {}
}

Related tools : governance_get_approval, governance_request_approval, governance_approve, governance_reject

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governance_list_classifications

List data classifications applied to entities.

USE WHEN: Need to see what classifications exist, filter by level or entity. RETURNS: Paginated list of classifications. RELATED: governance_apply_classification

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
entityId	string (uuid)	No	Filter by entity ID
level	string	No	Filter by classification level (e.g., public, internal, confidential, restricted)
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default : 20)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default : 0)

Response

Field	Type	Description
classifications	array
id	string
entityType	string
entityId	string
level	string
appliedBy	string
appliedAt	string
expiresAt	string
total	number
hasMore	boolean

Related tools : governance_apply_classification, governance_catalog_search

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governance_quarantine_status

Check quarantine status of entities.

USE WHEN: Need to see quarantined entities, check if data is blocked. RETURNS: List of quarantined entities with reasons. RELATED: governance_run_health_check

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
entityId	string (uuid)	No	Check quarantine for a specific entity
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default : 20)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default : 0)
status	choice (quarantined, released, all)	No	Filter by quarantine status (default : "all")

Response

Field	Type	Description
quarantined	array
id	string
entityType	string
entityId	string
status	string
reason	string
quarantinedBy	string
quarantinedAt	string
releasedAt	string
total	number
hasMore	boolean

Related tools : governance_run_health_check, governance_catalog_search

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governance_query_lineage

Query data lineage records to trace how data flows between entities.

USE WHEN: Need to trace data provenance, understand data flow, or audit transformations. RETURNS: Lineage records showing source-to-target data flow. RELATED: governance_record_lineage, governance_catalog_search

Scope	governance.read
Read-only	Yes
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default : 20)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default : 0)
operationType	string	No	Filter by operation type (e.g., transform, copy, derive)
sourceEntityId	string (uuid)	No	Filter by source entity ID
targetEntityId	string (uuid)	No	Filter by target entity ID

Response

Field	Type	Description
lineage	array
id	string
sourceEntityType	string
sourceEntityId	string
targetEntityType	string
targetEntityId	string
operationType	string
recordedBy	string
recordedAt	string
total	number
hasMore	boolean

Related tools : governance_record_lineage, governance_catalog_search

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governance_record_lineage

Record a data lineage relationship between two entities.

USE WHEN: Documenting how data flows from source to target. REQUIRES: sourceEntityType, sourceEntityId, targetEntityType, targetEntityId, operationType RELATED: governance_query_lineage

Scope	governance.write
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	No

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
operationType	string	Yes	Operation type (e.g., transform, copy, derive, aggregate)
sourceEntityId	string (uuid)	Yes	Source entity ID
sourceEntityType	string	Yes	Source entity type
targetEntityId	string (uuid)	Yes	Target entity ID
targetEntityType	string	Yes	Target entity type
metadata	record	No	Additional metadata about the lineage

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
recordedAt	string

Related tools : governance_query_lineage, governance_catalog_search

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governance_reject

Reject a pending governance approval request with a reason.

USE WHEN: A governance request must be denied. REQUIRES: approvalId, reason RELATED: governance_approve, governance_get_approval

Scope	governance.approve
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
approvalId	string (uuid)	Yes	The approval request ID to reject
reason	string	Yes	Reason for rejecting the request

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
status	string
decidedBy	string
decidedAt	string
reason	string

Related tools : governance_approve, governance_get_approval, governance_request_approval, governance_list_approvals

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governance_request_approval

Create a new governance approval request for an entity.

USE WHEN: An entity needs approval before proceeding. REQUIRES: entityType, entityId RELATED: governance_list_approvals, governance_approve, governance_reject

Scope	governance.write
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	No

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
entityId	string (uuid)	Yes	ID of the entity requiring approval
entityType	string	Yes	Type of entity requiring approval (e.g., instance, pipeline)
metadata	record	No	Additional metadata
reason	string	No	Reason for the approval request

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	string
status	string
requestedAt	string

Related tools : governance_list_approvals, governance_approve, governance_reject, governance_get_approval

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governance_run_health_check

Run data quality health checks (completeness, consistency, freshness).

USE WHEN: Need to check data quality, run compliance checks. RETURNS: Health check results with scores. RELATED: governance_quarantine_status

Scope	governance.admin
Read-only	No
Destructive	No
Idempotent	No

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
checkType	choice (completeness, consistency, freshness, all)	No	Type of health check to run (default : "all")
entityType	string	No	Entity type to check (omit for all)

Response

Field	Type	Description
checkId	string
status	string
startedAt	string
completedAt	string
results	array
checkType	string
entityType	string
passed	boolean
score	number
message	string
overallScore	number

Related tools : governance_quarantine_status, governance_catalog_search

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