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

# About Validio AI Features

> Explore the suite of Validio AI capabilities, from seamless MCP Server integration to LLM-powered custom SQL query generation and validator recommendations.

Validio AI features use large language models (LLMs) and machine learning to help you set up monitoring, investigate incidents, and describe and connect your data. You can use AI in Validio in two ways: through features built into Validio, which run on an LLM credential you configure, and through the Validio MCP Server, which lets your own AI assistant work with Validio.

## Enabling AI features

AI features built into Validio call your LLM provider with a credential that you configure. To set one up:

1. Turn on **Allow LLM Credentials** under **Workspace > Settings > AI features**. This requires global `settings:WRITE` permission. See [Managing Workspace Settings](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/access-and-settings/settings/workspace-settings.md#ai-features).
2. Add a credential for your LLM provider. See [LLM Credentials](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/integrations/llm-credentials.md).

Some features also work without a credential, using heuristics or statistical methods instead:

| Feature | LLM credential |
| :- | :- |
| [AI Description Generation](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/ai-description-generation.md) | Required |
| [Generating SQL in Validators and Filters](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/generating-sql-validators-and-filters.md) | Required |
| [Glossary Term Suggestions](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/glossary-term-suggestions.md) | Optional. Without one, matches come from text matching and lineage analysis only. |
| [Lineage Edge Suggestions](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/lineage-edge-suggestions.md) | Optional. Without one, only heuristic matching is available. |
| [Validator Recommendations](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/validator-recommendations.md) | Optional. Without one, you get ML recommendations from statistical analysis instead. |

## AI features in Validio

> **[AI Description Generation](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/ai-description-generation.md)**
>
> Generate contextual descriptions for catalog assets, schema fields, glossary terms, domains, validators, and lineage edges using your LLM credentials.

> **[Generating SQL in Validators and Filters](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/generating-sql-validators-and-filters.md)**
>
> Compose and correct the SQL queries in custom SQL validators and SQL filters with an LLM, from a description in plain language.

> **[Glossary Term Suggestions](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/glossary-term-suggestions.md)**
>
> Use AI to automatically discover catalog assets and schema fields that match a glossary term, using text matching, lineage analysis, and LLM refinement.

> **[Lineage Edge Suggestions](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/lineage-edge-suggestions.md)**
>
> Automatically suggest field-level lineage connections between cross-system assets using heuristic and LLM-powered matching.

> **[Validator Recommendations](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/ai-features/validator-recommendations.md)**
>
> Streamline validator setup by automatically analyzing your data source to suggest tailored validators, windows, filters, and segmentations—powered by LLMs or statistical ML.

## Validio MCP Server

The Validio MCP Server lets an AI assistant of your choice, such as Claude Desktop or Cursor, work with Validio through the Model Context Protocol. Your assistant brings its own model, so the MCP Server needs no LLM credential. Instead, an administrator turns on **Enable MCP Server** under **Workspace > Settings > AI features**.

> **[MCP Server Setup](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/integrations/validio-mcp-server.md)**
>
> Connect MCP clients directly to your Validio platform to help you configure validators, analyze incidents, and manage data quality, all through natural language conversation.

> [!NOTE]
>
> For details on what data AI features send to a Large Language Model, and how the MCP Server's trust model differs, see [AI Data Transparency](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/other/llm-data-transparency.md).