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Refreshes the OSS vs Cloud comparison guide to reflect the current feature set.

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  • Breaking changes documented in docs/how/updating-datahub.md

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Restructures the OSS vs Cloud comparison guide to match the current feature set and make differences easier to scan. Adds a new Context Platform pillar and refreshes Discovery, Observability, and Support content with clearer availability and deep links.

  • Docs Updates
    • Adds Context Platform: Ingestion, Intelligence, Hub, Activation; includes Scoped MCP servers and native agent surfaces.
    • Expands Discovery & Search with Ask DataHub + plugins (human-in-the-loop), Agent Registry, Service Catalog, GitHub context import, Logical Models UI, and improved ranking.
    • Updates Data Observability with Monitoring Rules, Incident Management, a Data Observability Agent, in‑VPC validation, anomaly detection, and pipeline circuit breakers.
    • Clarifies OSS vs Cloud availability and business value; adds deep links.
    • Adds multi-language support in Implementation & Support; clarifies support options.

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5 issues found across 1 file

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<violation number="1" location="docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md:49">
P2: Cloud availability is overstated for several gated features: Scoped MCP Servers, Ask DataHub Plugins, and the Data Observability Agent are Private Beta rather than generally available to Cloud customers. Consider labeling beta availability consistently so readers do not interpret each ✔ as included access.</violation>

<violation number="2" location="docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md:52">
P2: The comparison incorrectly excludes OSS from the named Claude surface even though the linked Claude guide supports self-hosted DataHub. Consider splitting surfaces by availability or marking the row as supported in OSS and Cloud.</violation>

<violation number="3" location="docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md:68">
P2: The comparison makes GitHub Context Document import look unavailable in OSS, although the linked guide explicitly documents the open-source `github-documents` importer and limits only sync-back to Cloud. Marking import available in both columns and qualifying PR sync-back as Cloud-only would preserve the actual distinction.</violation>

<violation number="4" location="docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md:70">
P2: OSS users are incorrectly told that the Logical Models UI is Cloud-only. The linked guide documents creating and editing logical models in the UI when `LOGICAL_MODELS_ENABLED` is set on `datahub-gms`; only Centralized Management is identified as the Cloud enhancement. This row should mark the UI as available in OSS (or narrow the feature name to the specific Cloud-only capability).</violation>

<violation number="5" location="docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md:119">
P3: The language statuses conflict with the linked canonical guide, which calls these translations Beta rather than Private Beta. Using the same `Beta` label avoids incorrectly implying access is gated.</violation>
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| **Scoped MCP Servers** | ❌ | ✔ | Create purpose-built MCP servers with curated tools and scoped access to specific data assets and context documents | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/scoped-mcp-servers) |
| **Skills Library (Ask DataHub, SQL grounding, lineage lookup)** | ✔ | ✔ | Pre-built skills for accurate SQL generation and data discovery | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/skills) |
| **Full API & SDK** | ✔ | ✔ | Integrate DataHub context into any custom agent or workflow | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/agent-context) |
| **Native Agent Surfaces (Claude, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)** | ❌ | ✔ | Surface verified context inside the tools your team already uses | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/claude) |

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P2: The comparison incorrectly excludes OSS from the named Claude surface even though the linked Claude guide supports self-hosted DataHub. Consider splitting surfaces by availability or marking the row as supported in OSS and Cloud.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md, line 52:

<comment>The comparison incorrectly excludes OSS from the named Claude surface even though the linked Claude guide supports self-hosted DataHub. Consider splitting surfaces by availability or marking the row as supported in OSS and Cloud.</comment>

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@@ -7,34 +7,85 @@ description: "Compare DataHub Open Source and DataHub Cloud, covering enterprise
+| **Scoped MCP Servers**                                          | ❌  |  ✔   | Create purpose-built MCP servers with curated tools and scoped access to specific data assets and context documents | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/scoped-mcp-servers) |
+| **Skills Library (Ask DataHub, SQL grounding, lineage lookup)** | ✔  |  ✔   | Pre-built skills for accurate SQL generation and data discovery                                                     |      [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/skills)       |
+| **Full API & SDK**                                              | ✔  |  ✔   | Integrate DataHub context into any custom agent or workflow                                                         |   [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/agent-context)   |
+| **Native Agent Surfaces (Claude, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)** | ❌  |  ✔   | Surface verified context inside the tools your team already uses                                                    |      [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/claude)       |
+| **Ask DataHub AI Agent + Plugins**                              | ❌  |  ✔   | Find trustworthy metrics, generate accurate SQL, debug data quality issues, understand data impact                  |    [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/ask-datahub)     |
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@@ -7,34 +7,85 @@ description: "Compare DataHub Open Source and DataHub Cloud, covering enterprise

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P2: Cloud availability is overstated for several gated features: Scoped MCP Servers, Ask DataHub Plugins, and the Data Observability Agent are Private Beta rather than generally available to Cloud customers. Consider labeling beta availability consistently so readers do not interpret each ✔ as included access.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md, line 49:

<comment>Cloud availability is overstated for several gated features: Scoped MCP Servers, Ask DataHub Plugins, and the Data Observability Agent are Private Beta rather than generally available to Cloud customers. Consider labeling beta availability consistently so readers do not interpret each ✔ as included access.</comment>

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@@ -7,34 +7,85 @@ description: "Compare DataHub Open Source and DataHub Cloud, covering enterprise
+| Feature Name                                                    | OSS | Cloud | Business Value                                                                                                      |                                       Link                                       |
+| :-------------------------------------------------------------- | :-: | :---: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
+| **DataHub Hosted MCP Server**                                   | ❌  |  ✔   | Connect AI tools directly to your data catalog                                                                      |        [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/mcp)         |
+| **Scoped MCP Servers**                                          | ❌  |  ✔   | Create purpose-built MCP servers with curated tools and scoped access to specific data assets and context documents | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/scoped-mcp-servers) |
+| **Skills Library (Ask DataHub, SQL grounding, lineage lookup)** | ✔  |  ✔   | Pre-built skills for accurate SQL generation and data discovery                                                     |      [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/skills)       |
+| **Full API & SDK**                                              | ✔  |  ✔   | Integrate DataHub context into any custom agent or workflow                                                         |   [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/dev-guides/agent-context/agent-context)   |
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| **Column-Level Lineage & Impact Analysis** | ✔ | ✔ | Understand data dependencies | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/lineage) |
| **Lineage-Based Propagation** | ❌ | ✔ | Auto-enrich downstream datasets | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/automations/docs-propagation#introduction) |
| **Context Documents** | ✔ | ✔ | Create & semantically search across unstructured docs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents) |
| **Import Context Documents from GitHub** | ❌ | ✔ | Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents, editable in DataHub and synced back via PRs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |

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P2: The comparison makes GitHub Context Document import look unavailable in OSS, although the linked guide explicitly documents the open-source github-documents importer and limits only sync-back to Cloud. Marking import available in both columns and qualifying PR sync-back as Cloud-only would preserve the actual distinction.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md, line 68:

<comment>The comparison makes GitHub Context Document import look unavailable in OSS, although the linked guide explicitly documents the open-source `github-documents` importer and limits only sync-back to Cloud. Marking import available in both columns and qualifying PR sync-back as Cloud-only would preserve the actual distinction.</comment>

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@@ -7,34 +7,85 @@ description: "Compare DataHub Open Source and DataHub Cloud, covering enterprise
+| **Column-Level Lineage & Impact Analysis**     | ✔  |  ✔   | Understand data dependencies                                                                                                                                                                                    |                    [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/lineage)                    |
+| **Lineage-Based Propagation**                  | ❌  |  ✔   | Auto-enrich downstream datasets                                                                                                                                                                                 |               [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/automations/docs-propagation#introduction)               |
+| **Context Documents**                          | ✔  |  ✔   | Create & semantically search across unstructured docs                                                                                                                                                           |           [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents)           |
+| **Import Context Documents from GitHub**       | ❌  |  ✔   | Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents, editable in DataHub and synced back via PRs                                                                                            | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |
+| **AI Documentation Generation**                | ❌  |  ✔   | Auto-document tables & columns                                                                                                                                                                                  |                          [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/automations/ai-docs)                          |
+| **Logical Models UI**                          | ❌  |  ✔   | Create and manage logical models from the UI without API or SDK access                                                                                                                                          |            [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/logical-models/overview)            |
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| **Import Context Documents from GitHub** | || Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents, editable in DataHub and synced back via PRs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |
| **Import Context Documents from GitHub** | || Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents; DataHub Cloud can sync edits back via PRs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |
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| **Context Documents** | ✔ | ✔ | Create & semantically search across unstructured docs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents) |
| **Import Context Documents from GitHub** | ❌ | ✔ | Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents, editable in DataHub and synced back via PRs | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |
| **AI Documentation Generation** | ❌ | ✔ | Auto-document tables & columns | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/automations/ai-docs) |
| **Logical Models UI** | ❌ | ✔ | Create and manage logical models from the UI without API or SDK access | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/logical-models/overview) |

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P2: OSS users are incorrectly told that the Logical Models UI is Cloud-only. The linked guide documents creating and editing logical models in the UI when LOGICAL_MODELS_ENABLED is set on datahub-gms; only Centralized Management is identified as the Cloud enhancement. This row should mark the UI as available in OSS (or narrow the feature name to the specific Cloud-only capability).

Prompt for AI agents
Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md, line 70:

<comment>OSS users are incorrectly told that the Logical Models UI is Cloud-only. The linked guide documents creating and editing logical models in the UI when `LOGICAL_MODELS_ENABLED` is set on `datahub-gms`; only Centralized Management is identified as the Cloud enhancement. This row should mark the UI as available in OSS (or narrow the feature name to the specific Cloud-only capability).</comment>

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@@ -7,34 +7,85 @@ description: "Compare DataHub Open Source and DataHub Cloud, covering enterprise
+| **Context Documents**                          | ✔  |  ✔   | Create & semantically search across unstructured docs                                                                                                                                                           |           [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents)           |
+| **Import Context Documents from GitHub**       | ❌  |  ✔   | Import GitHub repositories as semantically-searchable context documents, editable in DataHub and synced back via PRs                                                                                            | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/context/context-documents#importing-documents) |
+| **AI Documentation Generation**                | ❌  |  ✔   | Auto-document tables & columns                                                                                                                                                                                  |                          [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/automations/ai-docs)                          |
+| **Logical Models UI**                          | ❌  |  ✔   | Create and manage logical models from the UI without API or SDK access                                                                                                                                          |            [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/logical-models/overview)            |
+| **Personalized Home and Asset Views**          | ❌  |  ✔   | Customize home page and asset summaries for a personalized data experience                                                                                                                                      |     [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/custom-asset-summaries#custom-modules)     |
+| **Multi-Channel Notifications**                | ❌  |  ✔   | Stay informed where you work (Email, Slack, & Teams)                                                                                                                                                            | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/incidents/incidents/#enabling-slack-notifications-datahub-cloud-only)  |
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| **Logical Models UI** | || Create and manage logical models from the UI without API or SDK access | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/logical-models/overview) |
| **Logical Models UI** | || Create and manage logical models from the UI without API or SDK access | [Docs](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/logical-models/overview) |
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| **Fully Managed Cloud Deployment** | ❌ | ✔ | Zero maintenance cloud-hosted instance |
| **Dedicated Customer Success** | ❌ | ✔ | Expert guidance |
| **Guided Implementation & Onboarding** | ❌ | ✔ | Smooth rollout |
| **[Multi-language Support](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/multi-language-support)** | ✔ | ✔ | Use DataHub in your browser's language: <br /> _GA:_ German <br /> _Private Beta:_ Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian |

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P3: The language statuses conflict with the linked canonical guide, which calls these translations Beta rather than Private Beta. Using the same Beta label avoids incorrectly implying access is gated.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/managed-datahub/managed-datahub-overview.md, line 119:

<comment>The language statuses conflict with the linked canonical guide, which calls these translations Beta rather than Private Beta. Using the same `Beta` label avoids incorrectly implying access is gated.</comment>

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@@ -60,14 +111,15 @@ This guide compares DataHub Open Source (OSS) and DataHub Cloud features and pla
+| **Fully Managed Cloud Deployment**                                                                         |      ❌       |       ✔        | Zero maintenance cloud-hosted instance                                                                                                                           |
+| **Dedicated Customer Success**                                                                             |      ❌       |       ✔        | Expert guidance                                                                                                                                                  |
+| **Guided Implementation & Onboarding**                                                                     |      ❌       |       ✔        | Smooth rollout                                                                                                                                                   |
+| **[Multi-language Support](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/multi-language-support)** |      ✔       |       ✔        | Use DataHub in your browser's language: <br /> _GA:_ German <br /> _Private Beta:_ Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian |
+| **Private Slack Support Channel**                                                                          |      ❌       |       ✔        | Direct access to experts                                                                                                                                         |
+| **Community Support**                                                                                      |      ✔       |       ✔        | Peer assistance                                                                                                                                                  |
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| **[Multi-language Support](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/multi-language-support)** ||| Use DataHub in your browser's language: <br /> _GA:_ German <br /> _Private Beta:_ Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian |
| **[Multi-language Support](https://docs.datahub.com/docs/features/feature-guides/multi-language-support)** ||| Use DataHub in your browser's language: <br /> _GA:_ German <br /> _Beta:_ Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian |
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