Introduction

Atlas lets you connect your database, auto-generate a semantic layer, and query your data in plain English. Every query is validated, read-only access is enforced, and it deploys anywhere.

Getting Started

• Quick Start -- Get Atlas running locally in minutes
• Connect Your Data -- Connect to PostgreSQL, MySQL, or plugin-based sources (ClickHouse, Snowflake, DuckDB, Salesforce)
• Demo Datasets -- Try Atlas with pre-built demo data

Deployment

• Deploy -- One-click deploy to Railway, Vercel, or Docker
• Authentication -- Configure auth modes: none, API key, managed, BYOT

Frameworks

• Bring Your Own Frontend -- Use Atlas with any frontend framework
• Framework-specific guides for React/Vite, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and TanStack Start

Plugins

• Plugin Authoring Guide -- Build datasource, context, interaction, action, and sandbox plugins

SDK & Integrations

• Framework Integration -- Bring your own frontend (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.) with @useatlas/sdk for programmatic access
• MCP Server -- Model Context Protocol server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients

Security

• SQL Validation Pipeline -- 7-layer defense-in-depth for read-only SQL enforcement

Reference

• Environment Variables -- Complete env var reference with defaults
• CLI Reference -- All commands: init, diff, query, doctor, validate, mcp, and more

Architecture

• Sandbox Architecture -- Platform-agnostic code execution sandboxing design