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Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://datost.com/docs/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

This guide gets you from a brand-new Datost org to a real answer posted in Slack. Plan on about ten minutes if you already have a database and Slack admin access.

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Prerequisites

  • A Datost organization (sign up at app.datost.com or ask your workspace admin to invite you)
  • Slack workspace admin rights (or help from someone who has them)
  • Read access to at least one database or warehouse

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1. Install Datost in Slack

1

Start the install

In the Datost web app, open Admin → Slack and click Install. You’ll be redirected to Slack’s OAuth consent.
2

Approve the scopes

Review the requested scopes and approve. You’ll land back in Datost once the workspace is linked.
3

Link your personal Slack identity

In Slack, run /datost link and follow the ephemeral message to connect your Slack user to your Datost account.
More detail: Slack install guide.

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2. Connect a data source

1

Open the admin panel

In the web app, go to Admin → Data sources and click Add data source.
2

Pick your database

Choose from warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, ClickHouse) or databases (Postgres, MySQL, MSSQL, Firestore). Full list under Integrations.
3

Authenticate

Paste credentials or complete OAuth. For databases behind a VPC, install the Tunnel Agent first.
4

Test the connection

Datost runs a quick introspection query. Once it succeeds, the tables show up in the schema explorer.
Use a read-only database user. Datost never needs write access.

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3. Ask your first question

In any Slack channel Datost is a member of (or in a DM): 
@Datost how many signups did we get last week?
Datost will:
  1. Read your schema
  2. Write SQL
  3. Run it
  4. Reply in the thread with the answer, chart, and underlying query
Follow up in the same thread — Datost keeps conversation context. For more, see mentions and threads.

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4. Level up

Track a metric

Turn the answer into a monitored time-series with alerts.

Schedule a report

Post a weekly summary to a channel automatically.

Build a dashboard

Pin charts from conversations for team-wide visibility.

Explore in the web app

Longer-form analysis lives at app.datost.com.