Read Receipts for Data Access
We're excited to announce the release of Read Receipts for Data Access, recorded on Vendia’s immutable ledger. Read receipts capture details of every data access event, including:
In addition, read events routed through the Vendia MCP server are logged, enabling visibility into the exact data used in downstream applications such as AI and analytics workloads.
Benefits
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- Actor – Identity of the user or system accessing the data
- Query – The specific query issued against the dataset
- Timestamp – When the access occurred
In addition, read events routed through the Vendia MCP server are logged, enabling visibility into the exact data used in downstream applications such as AI and analytics workloads.
Benefits
- Provides a complete, tamper-proof audit trail of data access
- Strengthens governance and compliance reporting
- Improves transparency into how data is queried and consumed
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Storage Connections for AWS S3 Integration
We're excited to announce the release of Storage Connections, a new feature that enables seamless integration between Vendia and your existing AWS S3 buckets. This feature allows you to connect S3 storage to your Vendia workspace and access files in the S3 bucket directly through AI client.
Key Features
File Management & Browsing
Unified, AI-Friendly Access to S3
New MCP Tools
Supported File Types
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Key Features
- Connect your existing AWS S3 buckets to your Vendia workspace
- Secure access through IAM role-based authentication
- Support for encrypted S3 buckets with optional encryption key configuration
File Management & Browsing
- File and metadata discovery: Browse connected S3 buckets directly within the Vendia interface
- Real-time File Information: View file names, sizes, last modified timestamps, and file types
Unified, AI-Friendly Access to S3
- MCP Tool Integration: Enable Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible AI applications to read from connected S3 buckets
- Enhanced AI Workflows: Allow AI agents and workflows to directly access and process your external file data
New MCP Tools
- Storage Connections introduces three new MCP tools for AI applications:
- /list-storage-connections: List all configured storage connections and view their status
- /list-storage-connection-contents: Browse folder structure and list files in connected S3 buckets with IDs, paths, and metadata
- /read-storage-connection-file: Read content from text files, image files, and PDF documents in connected S3 buckets
Supported File Types
- Storage Connections supports direct reading of the following file types:
- Text Files: .txt, .md, .json, .csv, .xml, .yaml, .yml - Full plain text content accessible for AI analysis and processing
- Image Files: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .webp - Image files available for visual analysis by AI applications
- PDF Documents: .pdf - PDF documents for content extraction and analysis by AI applications
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Lineage Tools for MCP (Beta)
We’re excited to announce the Beta release of two new MCP tools that deliver deeper visibility into data lineage for analytical tables and data products based on Vendia’s immutable ledger.
These tools empower teams to improve data governance, accelerate troubleshooting, and ensure greater confidence in analytical pipelines.
- Upstream Lineage: Gain clarity into ingestion sources and transformations applied to any analytical table.
- Downstream Lineage: Understand where a table has been distributed to and track any derived tables that depend on it.
These tools empower teams to improve data governance, accelerate troubleshooting, and ensure greater confidence in analytical pipelines.