# Discovery

> Part of Discover and enrich

Find data assets across your organization using conversational AI, MCP, or structured filters.

- [Search with conversational AI](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/search-with-conversational-ai/llms.txt): Find data assets using natural language questions with conversational AI. Search without filters or schema knowledge by asking about ownership, data quality, and lineage.
- [Search with Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/search-with-mcp/llms.txt): Discover assets from within your AI coding tools by connecting Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI tool to your Atlan catalog. Query asset definitions, ownership, certification, and lineage without leaving your workflow using the Atlan MCP server.
- [Structured search](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/search-and-discover-assets/llms.txt): Use Atlan's structured search to find assets with precision using keywords, filters, and facets. Filter by source, certification, owner, tags, and save searches for sharing and quick access.
- [Use filters menu](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/use-the-filters-menu/llms.txt): You can refine the search for your assets in Atlan using the filters menu. Add filters to your asset search to find assets that are more relevant to you.
- [Add a resource](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-a-resource/llms.txt): Need to redirect users to important information that's outside Atlan?
- [Add an alias](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-an-alias/llms.txt): Add business-oriented aliases to assets to improve readability and provide context. Setup supports manual entry or AI-generated aliases when Atlan AI is enabled.
- [Add certificates](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-certificates/llms.txt): How many times has someone complained to you that the data is incomplete or has issues? And how many times have you responded that it's still a work in progress or they're using the wrong data!
- [Add custom metadata](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-custom-metadata/llms.txt): Learn how to add custom metadata to your data assets in Atlan.
- [Add descriptions](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-descriptions/llms.txt): You can add descriptions to your assets in Atlan, including tables, views, and individual columns. You can even add a description in the form of a README. Doing so enriches your data asset with the relevant contextual information.
- [Add owners](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-owners/llms.txt): Add owners to data assets to establish clear responsibility and build trust. Asset owners maintain the asset and serve as the primary contact for questions about data frequency, status, and quality.
- [Access archived assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/access-archived-assets/llms.txt): Find and view archived assets in Atlan using the filter menu. Archived assets are soft-deleted and removed from search results by default, but can be recovered and accessed through discovery filters.
- [Detect duplicate assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/detect-duplicate-assets/llms.txt): Identify potentially duplicate assets based on shared column structures using the Duplicate detector app. The workflow scans assets, groups those with identical columns, and records results as glossary terms linked to all matching assets.
- [Export certified assets via email](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/export-certified-assets-by-email/llms.txt): Export a filtered set of certified assets from Atlan as a CSV file and deliver it directly to email recipients. The Asset export (advanced) app lets you share governance summaries and asset inventories with stakeholders who don't have direct Atlan access.
- [Import assets from S3](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/how-to-import-assets-from-s3/llms.txt): Bulk import or update asset metadata in Atlan using a CSV file stored in Amazon S3. The Asset Import app supports direct CSV import from S3 buckets, enabling you to create or update connections, databases, schemas, tables, and columns in one workflow.
- [Star assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/star-assets/llms.txt): Star your most-used assets to bookmark them for quick access. Starred assets appear in a personalized widget, can be sorted by star count, and can trigger notifications for metadata updates via Slack or Microsoft Teams.
- [How AI Application Risk Classifier evaluates metadata](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/how-metadata-is-classified-as-risk/llms.txt): Understand how the AI Application Risk Classifier evaluates AI Application metadata based on the EU AI Act framework.
- [Configure risk metadata](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/risk-metadata/llms.txt): Configuration reference for enriching AI Application assets with risk metadata using the AI Application Risk Classifier.
- [How to interpret timestamps](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/how-to-interpret-timestamps/llms.txt): Learn about how to interpret timestamps.
- [What are asset profiles?](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/what-are-asset-profiles/llms.txt): Learn about what are asset profiles?.
- [Adoption export](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/adoption-export/llms.txt): Export adoption metrics and usage data from Atlan for analysis and stakeholder reporting. Reference for workflow configuration, metrics options, file formats, and delivery destinations.
- [Asset export (advanced)](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/asset-export-advanced/llms.txt): Complete configuration reference for the Asset export (advanced) app, including output destinations, filter logic, and export attribute selection.
- [Asset export (basic) for enriched assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/asset-export-enriched/llms.txt): Complete configuration reference for the Asset export (basic) app for enriched assets, including scope, filters, delivery, and CSV file details.
- [Asset Import](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/asset-import/llms.txt): Reference for importing assets into Atlan using a CSV file, including input handling, delta options, and CSV format.
- [Azure API Management Enricher](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/azure-api-management-enricher/llms.txt): Enrich API assets in Atlan with metadata from Azure API Management, including specs, paths, and tags. Reference for workflow configuration and API-to-asset mapping settings.
- [Azure Data Lake Storage crawler](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/azure-data-lake-storage/llms.txt): Reference for the Azure Data Lake Storage crawler, including authentication, network configuration, filters, and connection options.
- [Enrichment Migrator](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/enrichment-migrator/llms.txt): Migrate metadata enrichment between connections during system rebuilds or migrations. Reference for workflow configuration, enrichment selection, and transformation mapping rules.
- [Metadata Completeness](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/metadata-completeness/llms.txt): Workflows calculate metadata completeness scores across your data assets to measure enrichment progress. Reference for workflow configuration, scoring criteria, and asset-scoping options.
- [Provide credentials to view sample data](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/provide-credentials-to-view-sample-data/llms.txt): Learn about provide credentials to view sample data.
- [Relational Assets Builder](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/references-relational-assets-builder/llms.txt): Create and manage relational asset hierarchies in Atlan from CSV definitions. Reference for workflow configuration, CSV format, field mappings, and behavioral settings.
- [Troubleshooting Relational Assets Builder](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/troubleshooting-relational-assets-builder/llms.txt): Resolve common issues with the Relational Assets Builder app, including the "Term found with no anchor" import failure caused by orphaned archived glossary terms.
- [Sync Confluence pages to asset Readmes](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/setup-confluence-integration-manager/llms.txt): Sync Confluence page content into asset Readmes using the Confluence integration manager app. The workflow reads URLs from the Resource attribute, fetches page content via the Confluence API, and syncs documentation automatically so Confluence and Atlan stay aligned.
- [Troubleshooting Confluence Integration Manager](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/confluence-integration-manager/llms.txt): Resolve common issues with Confluence Integration Manager credentials and authentication.
- [Configure language settings](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/configure-language-settings/llms.txt): Customize language settings for your Atlan workspace and personal instance. Admins can set a default workspace language, and individual users can override it with a personal language preference from supported languages.
- [AI Application Risk Classifier](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/aiapplication-risk-classifier/llms.txt): Frequently asked questions about the AI Application Risk Classifier app.
- [Discovery FAQs](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/faq/llms.txt): Frequently asked questions about Atlan's Discovery capabilities.