Introduction

Marmot is an open-source data catalog designed for teams who want powerful data discovery without enterprise complexity. Built with a focus on simplicity and speed, Marmot helps you catalog assets across your entire data stack - from databases and APIs to message queues and data pipelines.

See Marmot in Action

Explore the interface and features with the interactive demo - no installation required.

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Why Marmot?

Unlike traditional catalogs that require extensive infrastructure and configuration, Marmot ships as a single binary with an intuitive UI, making it easy to deploy and start cataloging in minutes.

Deploy in Minutes

Single binary, Docker, or Kubernetes - no complex setup required

Powerful Search

Query language with full-text, metadata, and boolean operators

Track Lineage

Interactive dependency graphs to understand data flows and impact

Flexible Integrations

CLI, REST API, Terraform, and Pulumi - catalog assets your way

Architecture

Marmot is built entirely in Go with PostgreSQL being the only external dependency, handling search, job scheduling and metadata storage. Unlike traditional catalogs that have opinionated ingestion methods, Marmot lets you populate your catalog however you like.

Features

Search Everything

Find any data asset across your entire organisation in seconds. Combine full-text search with structured queries using metadata filters, boolean logic, and comparison operators.

Interactive Lineage Visualisation

Trace data flows from source to destination with interactive dependency graphs. Understand upstream and downstream dependencies, identify bottlenecks, and analyse impact before making changes.

Metadata-First Architecture

Store rich metadata for any asset type. From tables and topics to APIs and dashboards - if it matters to your data stack, you can catalog it in Marmot.

Team Collaboration

Assign ownership, document business context, and create glossaries. Keep your entire team aligned with centralised knowledge about your data assets.

Data Products

Group related assets into logical collections. Use manual assignment for curated bundles or dynamic rules that use the query language to automatically include matching assets as your catalog grows.

Getting Started

Ready to dive in? Here's where to go next:

Populating Your Catalog

Learn how to add assets using plugins, CLI, or API

Data Products

Group assets into logical collections with manual or dynamic rules

Glossary

Define business terms and create a shared vocabulary

Query Language

Use Marmot's powerful search capabilities

Deployment Options

Deploy to production with Docker, Helm, or the CLI

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