Can I ask Alation questions without writing queries?

Yes. Ask in Teams, Slack, the Nexatron web app, or an AI assistant connected through Nexatron's MCP server.

Does Nexatron respect Alation permissions?

Yes. Where Alation supports per-user sign-in, answers run under each person's own access.

Can Nexatron change data in Alation?

No. Asking a question never changes Alation data.

What do I need to connect Alation?

An administrator who can approve the connection. Our team sets it up with them during the pilot.

Is there a Alation MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot?

Yes: Nexatron's hosted MCP server, once Alation is connected to your workspace. It is Nexatron's server, not one published by Alation, and the assistant gets the same governed answer as the Nexatron app.

BI, semantics & data governance

Alation MCP server: ask questions, get governed answers

Alation is a data catalog that stores metadata, business glossary terms, data owners and usage information about an organization's tables, columns and reports.

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Try it on your own data in a pilot.

Alation AI analytics: what you can ask

Typical questions from data governance, analytics, IT. Each answer shows the definition, source and query behind it.

How many tables in the catalog have no assigned data steward?
Which are the 10 most queried tables this quarter?
Show the share of columns with a description, by data source
List glossary terms still in draft status
Which data sources had the most new tables added this month?

How Nexatron connects to Alation

Whose permissions: Your administrator approves the access the Alation connection uses. Where Alation supports per-user sign-in, answers run under each person's own access, and Nexatron roles decide who in your company can ask.
Read and write: Questions are read-only: asking never changes Alation data.
Setup: Our team sets up the Alation connection with your administrator during the pilot. No data migration and no pipeline to build: data is queried where it lives.

Alation MCP connector for Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot

Nexatron's hosted MCP server is a governed Alation MCP connector: Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot ask questions of your Alation data through it. Each person signs in as themselves, so the assistant sees only what they may see.

Connect Alation to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot

Connect Alation to your Nexatron workspace.
In Claude, add Nexatron from Claude's connector directory. In ChatGPT or Copilot, add a custom MCP connector with the server URL https://api.nexatron.io/api/v1/mcp.
Sign in with your own Nexatron identity (OAuth 2.1), then ask your Alation questions.

How the Nexatron MCP server works

Alation connector FAQ

Can I ask Alation questions without writing queries?: Yes. Ask in Teams, Slack, the Nexatron web app, or an AI assistant connected through Nexatron's MCP server.
Does Nexatron respect Alation permissions?: Yes. Where Alation supports per-user sign-in, answers run under each person's own access.
Can Nexatron change data in Alation?: No. Asking a question never changes Alation data.
What do I need to connect Alation?: An administrator who can approve the connection. Our team sets it up with them during the pilot.
Is there a Alation MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot?: Yes: Nexatron's hosted MCP server, once Alation is connected to your workspace. It is Nexatron's server, not one published by Alation, and the assistant gets the same governed answer as the Nexatron app.

Try Nexatron on your own Alation data

A pilot starts with three questions your team already asks and the report you trust for each, so you can check the answers yourself.

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Alation is a trademark of its owner. Nexatron is not affiliated with or endorsed by it; the name and mark identify the system Nexatron connects to.