Your data's path, from source to final consumer.
What it does
Explains how data reaches and leaves a focal asset or field in a plain-English lineage summary.
When to use it
Use for upstream and downstream lineage summaries, not generic BigQuery queries, lineage edits, downstream deprecation, or blast-radius analysis.
How to use it
Give it a focal data asset, optionally naming a field; it returns a Markdown summary of upstream and downstream data flows.
What you provide
- the focal asset
Uses
What you need · 2
Requires a connected MCP server capable of running search_lineage queries in both upstream and downstream directions.
The MCP client configuration uses google_credentials for authentication; the source of those credentials is not stated.
Access · 3
This skill
Google Cloud Data Lineage
Reads upstream and downstream lineage
https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/locations.md.txt
Fetches supported cloud regions