> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Catalog

> Paradime's search-first Data Catalog indexes every dbt™ model, source, test, and connected BI asset so teams can search, explore, and govern data faster.

The Paradime Data Catalog is a **search-first** view of every data asset in your workspace. Open it from the **Catalog** item in the app sidebar. From a single search bar you can find any dbt™ model, source, test, macro, column, or connected BI asset, then drill into its documentation, columns, code, lineage, and test results.

The catalog indexes your dbt™ project alongside the tools connected around it, giving data and business teams one place to discover assets, understand dependencies, and check data quality.

## How the Catalog is laid out

| Area             | What lives there                                                                                                                                                           |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Search bar**   | Search across every asset by name, description, or tags. Press `/` to add filters (asset type, classifications) and change how results are sorted.                         |
| **Explore**      | Tiles for each dbt™ project and connected integration, with live counts of Models, Sources, Tests, Macros, and more. Click a tile to jump straight into a filtered search. |
| **Left panel**   | Browse your assets as a tree: by **Project**, by **Database**, as a flat **Assets** list, or by **Integrations**.                                                          |
| **Asset detail** | Open any asset to see its Overview, Columns, Code, Lineage, and Quality, plus coverage metrics and a hand-off to Radar.                                                    |

## Explore the documentation

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Find & Explore" href="/products/data-catalog/find-and-explore/index" icon="search">
    The search-first home, faceted filtering, and the left-panel tree views for browsing your assets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Asset Details" href="/products/data-catalog/asset-details/index" icon="table">
    Everything inside an asset, per source: dbt™ models, plus each connected BI and ingestion tool.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lineage" href="/products/data-catalog/lineage/index" icon="waypoints">
    Trace an asset's upstream and downstream dependencies as an interactive graph or list.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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<Info>
  **Prerequisite: a production run**

  The catalog is built from your dbt™ project's compiled artifacts and warehouse metadata. It populates after your first [Bolt](/products/bolt/index) production run and stays current from there.
</Info>

<Info>
  **Keeping your catalog current**

  The catalog refreshes automatically overnight. To rebuild it on demand, for example after adding tables, changing schemas, or deploying to production, add the [Refresh Paradime Catalog](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/paradime-refresh-catalog) command to a Bolt schedule.
</Info>


## Related topics

- [Catalog](/developers/python-sdk/modules/catalog.md)
- [Catalog Tool](/products/dino-ai/tools-and-features/catalog-tool.md)
- [Catalog CLI](/developers/paradime-cli/catalog-cli.md)
- [Refresh Paradime Catalog](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/paradime-refresh-catalog.md)
- [Asset-type view in Catalog](/changelog/2026-07-22/catalog-asset-type-view.md)