Docglow¶
Next-generation documentation site generator for dbt Core projects.
Thousands of teams use dbt Core without access to dbt Cloud's documentation features. The built-in dbt docs serve generates a useful but dated static site with limited functionality that doesn't scale well.
Docglow replaces it with a modern, interactive single-page application — and it works with any dbt Core project out of the box.
Key Features¶
- Interactive lineage explorer — drag, filter, and trace upstream/downstream dependencies with configurable depth and layer visualization
- Column-level lineage — trace individual columns across models with transformation labels (direct, derived, aggregated)
- Project health scoring — coverage metrics for documentation, tests, naming conventions, complexity, and more
- AI chat (BYOK) — ask natural language questions about your project using your own Anthropic API key
- Full-text search — instant search across all models, sources, and columns
- MCP server — expose your dbt project to AI editors like Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot
- Single static site — no backend required, deploy anywhere (S3, GitHub Pages, Netlify)
- Dark mode — auto, light, and dark themes
Quick Install¶
Screenshots¶
Lineage explorer — layer-grouped DAG with upstream/downstream filtering
Column-level lineage — trace individual columns with transformation labels
Column table — types, descriptions, tests, and upstream/downstream dependencies
