# Welcome to Darkseal!

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## What is Darkseal?

A Single place to Discover, Collaborate, and Get your data right.

Unlock the value of data assets with an end-to-end metadata management solution that includes **data discovery**, **governance**, **data quality**, **observability**, and **people collaboration**.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Getting Started</strong></td><td>Use Darkseal to discovery, collaborate ...</td><td><a href="overview/tutorial"> → </a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Making Contributing</strong></td><td>Check out our CONTRIBUTING guide ...</td><td><a href="developers/contribute">→</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Core Components

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metadata schemas</strong></td><td>Defines core abstractions and vocabulary for metadata with schemas for Types ...</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Metadata store</strong></td><td>Stores metadata graph that connects data assets, user, and tool-generated ...</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Metadata APIs</strong></td><td>For producing and consuming metadata built on schemas for User Interfaces ...</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ingestion framework</strong></td><td>A pluggable framework for integrating tools and ingesting metadata to the ...</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Metadata User Interface</strong></td><td>One single place for users to discover, and collaborate on all data ...</td></tr></tbody></table>


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