--- title: "Governed AI at the speed of Snowflake: How Collibra MCP powers Snowflake CoWork & CoCo" url: https://daily.dev/posts/governed-ai-at-the-speed-of-snowflake-how-collibra-mcp-powers-snowflake-cowork-coco-kcraoyg9v source_url: https://medium.com/snowflake/governed-ai-at-the-speed-of-snowflake-how-collibra-mcp-powers-snowflake-cowork-coco-cb600d0b1b61 type: article source: "Snowflake Community" published: 2026-08-19T17:03:14.916Z updated: 2026-08-19T17:38:56.470Z tags: ["ai-agents", "big-data", "mcp", "snowflake"] reading_time: 8 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Governed AI at the speed of Snowflake: How Collibra MCP powers Snowflake CoWork & CoCo **[Snowflake Community](https://daily.dev/sources/snowflake_comm)** · 8 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Collibra's Model Context Protocol server connects Snowflake Cortex Agents (CoWork and CoCo) to governed metadata, enabling agents to discover data assets, trace lineage, look up business glossary terms, and manage data contracts using natural language, all while respecting per-user OAuth-based role access controls from Collibra. A financial services use case shows a risk analyst using Cortex Agents to verify data certification, trace measure definitions, inspect lineage, and update catalog attributes without leaving Snowflake. The integration is framed as an open, interoperable layer (also usable with Claude, Databricks, and other MCP-compatible platforms) that keeps governance controls intact as AI agents take on more work. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the Collibra MCP server and what does it let AI agents do in Snowflake? The Collibra MCP server is a Model Context Protocol implementation that gives AI assistants a live, structured connection to Collibra's governed metadata and business context. It exposes read tools (like discovering data assets and business glossary terms), write tools (creating or editing catalog entries), and experimental opt-in tools, using streamable HTTP transport and OAuth authentication for enterprise security. _Teams wiring governed data catalogs into AI agents can follow integration patterns like this one on daily.dev._ ### How does per-user access control work when Cortex Agents query Collibra through MCP? Each user authenticates with their own Collibra credentials via OAuth 2.0, so every API call from a Cortex Agent carries that user's authenticated identity. Collibra's role-based access controls apply exactly as they would for manual access, meaning a user without permission to view a sensitive asset cannot retrieve it through the agent either, keeping the workflow audit-ready without a separate identity layer. _Anyone designing secure AI agent access to enterprise data can compare governance approaches on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Snowflake CoCo and CoWork: Governed Context for Agentic AI](https://daily.dev/posts/snowflake-coco-and-cowork-governed-context-for-agentic-ai-uapc0ap69) · Decube · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Governed AI for Every Builder: Enterprise Controls in Snowflake CoCo](https://daily.dev/posts/governed-ai-for-every-builder-enterprise-controls-in-snowflake-coco-uk5mcnnud) · Snowflake · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Playing with Snowflake-managed MCP](https://daily.dev/posts/playing-with-snowflake-managed-mcp-tn6no5rel) · Snowflake Community · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#big-data](https://daily.dev/tags/big-data), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#snowflake](https://daily.dev/tags/snowflake) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/governed-ai-at-the-speed-of-snowflake-how-collibra-mcp-powers-snowflake-cowork-coco-kcraoyg9v)