# Summand

> Automated CSV and database analysis powered by interpretable machine learning.

- [Welcome to Summand](https://docs.summand.com/introduction.md): Connect your data, then chat with it, save SQL views over it, or schedule analyses to run on a cron — without writing a notebook.
- [Quickstart](https://docs.summand.com/quickstart.md): Connect data, then chat with it, query it, or schedule analyses — in five minutes.
- [Pricing](https://docs.summand.com/pricing.md): Free for evaluation, Pro at $99/month per account, Education for verified students, Enterprise for organizations.
- [Core concepts](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/overview.md): How connectors, datasets, views, experiments, and components fit together.
- [Connectors](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/connectors.md): Connectors are the typed interface between Summand and wherever your data lives.
- [Datasets](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/datasets.md): A dataset is a single table within a connector — the unit of analysis, chat grounding, and experiment input.
- [Views](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/views.md): Saved SQL transformations over one or more datasets, with a visual builder and live Athena preview.
- [Experiments](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/experiments.md): Schedule analytical components to run against a dataset or view, with versioned outputs and run history.
- [Components](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components.md): The unit of analysis Summand runs. Six user-visible components in the catalog today, all stable, plus internal-only dependencies.
- [Column stats](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/column-stats.md): Per-column distributions, missingness, cardinality, and numeric summaries. Runs automatically on every dataset.
- [Distribution profile](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/distribution-profile.md): Characterises the shape of each column's data distribution: skewness, kurtosis, best-fit parametric distribution, modality, and density plots.
- [Predictors (EBM)](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/ebm.md): Fits an Explainable Boosting Machine and writes feature importance, per-feature shape functions, and pairwise interactions.
- [Correlation-association matrix](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/correlation-association-matrix.md): Appropriate measure of association for each column pair — Pearson's correlation coefficient, Cramér's V, or correlation ratio, depending on column types.
- [Forecast](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/forecast.md): Time-series projection with 95% prediction intervals, using a Holt-Winters model under the hood.
- [Outlier report](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/outlier-report.md): Identify per-column outliers using quartile-based methods and multivariate outliers using an isolation forest.
- [Feature metadata](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/feature-metadata.md): LLM-generated, business-friendly descriptions for every dataset column. Powers chat grounding.
- [UMAP embedding](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/umap.md): A 2-D projection of feature space for cluster visualization and 'similar rows' queries.
- [Missing-value patterns](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/components/missing-value-patterns.md): Identifies patterns in the missing data: determines which columns go missing together and whether values are missing at random or not.
- [Computed-context layer](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/computed-context.md): The bundle of model artifacts, statistics, and metadata that powers every analysis view and the Summand assistant.
- [Sharing](https://docs.summand.com/concepts/sharing.md): Per-user access grants, visibility settings, and how permissions are enforced.
- [Data sources overview](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/overview.md): Every source Summand supports, what it's good for, and which tier it requires.
- [CSV upload](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/csv-upload.md): The fastest way to get a one-off analysis: drag a file in.
- [Database connectors](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/databases.md): Connect Summand to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, or Azure SQL for live, refreshable analysis.
- [Azure SQL](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/azure-sql.md): Connect Summand to an Azure SQL Database for live, refreshable analysis.
- [Snowflake](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/snowflake.md): Connect Summand to a Snowflake account for live analysis. Supports key-pair JWT, programmatic access tokens, and password authentication.
- [Delta Sharing](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/delta-sharing.md): Connect Summand to a Databricks Delta Sharing recipient endpoint. Available on Enterprise.
- [Fivetran](https://docs.summand.com/data-sources/fivetran.md): Connect to anything Fivetran supports — Databricks, Redshift, Oracle, SaaS APIs — without giving Summand your source credentials.
- [Upload your first CSV](https://docs.summand.com/guides/upload-first-csv.md): Drop in a file, get a working dataset, decide what to do with it.
- [Connect a database](https://docs.summand.com/guides/connect-database.md): Step-by-step setup for live PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Snowflake analysis. Enterprise plans only.
- [Ask Summand](https://docs.summand.com/guides/ask-summand.md): How to get useful answers out of the in-product assistant.
- [Create a view](https://docs.summand.com/guides/create-a-view.md): Save a SQL transformation over your data — visually, by hand, or with Summand's help.
- [Set up an experiment](https://docs.summand.com/guides/set-up-an-experiment.md): Schedule analytical components — predictors, surprise finding, column stats — to run on a dataset or view, on cron.
- [Share a dataset](https://docs.summand.com/guides/share-a-dataset.md): Grant teammates read or edit access, or publish a dataset publicly.
- [Export a PDF report](https://docs.summand.com/guides/export-pdf.md): Generate a shareable PDF of an analysis for stakeholders without Summand access.
- [Profile](https://docs.summand.com/account/profile.md): Manage your name, email, password, and per-user preferences.
- [Billing](https://docs.summand.com/account/billing.md): How to manage payment methods, view invoices, and change plans.
- [Data retention](https://docs.summand.com/account/data-retention.md): How long Summand keeps your data, and how to delete it.
- [Changelog](https://docs.summand.com/changelog.md): What's shipped recently in Summand.
- [Support](https://docs.summand.com/support.md): How to get help, report bugs, and check system status.
- [Enterprise overview](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/overview.md): What the Enterprise tier unlocks and how to roll it out across your organization.
- [Organizations](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/organizations.md): How org structure, membership, and roles work in Summand on Enterprise plans.
- [Multi-factor authentication](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/mfa.md): How MFA works in Summand — at the WorkOS layer for sign-in, and at the Summand layer for sensitive operations.
- [Audit logs](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/audit-logs.md): Every authentication, authorization, and configuration event — viewable in WorkOS, streamed to your SIEM.
- [Compliance](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/compliance.md): Summand's compliance posture: HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA — and what we ask of customers in return.
- [SSO overview](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/overview.md): How Summand uses the WorkOS Admin Portal for SSO setup — and what your admin can configure from a single dashboard.
- [Okta SSO](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/okta.md): Connect Okta to Summand via the WorkOS Admin Portal — SAML, OIDC, and SCIM.
- [Azure AD / Entra ID SSO](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/azure-ad.md): Connect Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) to Summand via the WorkOS Admin Portal.
- [Google Workspace SSO](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/google-workspace.md): Connect Google Workspace to Summand via the WorkOS Admin Portal — custom SAML 2.0.
- [Other identity providers](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/generic-saml.md): Connect any standards-compliant SAML 2.0 or OIDC IdP — OneLogin, JumpCloud, Auth0, Ping, custom — via the WorkOS Admin Portal.
- [SSO troubleshooting](https://docs.summand.com/enterprise/sso/troubleshooting.md): Diagnose common sign-in failures across the WorkOS-backed SSO stack.
- [API Reference](https://docs.summand.com/api-reference/introduction.md): Programmatic access to Summand via the Model Context Protocol.
- [MCP server overview](https://docs.summand.com/api-reference/mcp/overview.md): What the Summand MCP server is and what it exposes.
- [Connect a client](https://docs.summand.com/api-reference/mcp/connect.md): Add the Summand MCP server to claude.ai, ChatGPT, and other OAuth-aware MCP clients.
- [Use cases](https://docs.summand.com/api-reference/mcp/use-cases.md): Talk to your Summand data in natural language from any MCP-aware AI client.
- [Tools reference](https://docs.summand.com/api-reference/mcp/tools.md): The seven tools the Summand MCP server exposes, with parameters and example prompts.

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