Configure {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}'s MCP Server to interact with block's AI agent [Goose](https://github.com/block/goose).
- {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} v1.8.0 - You can upgrade your version of {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} with [this guide](https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/deployment/upgrade)
{% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} has a variety of applications to improve your data such as MetaPilot, Data Insights, Search Indexing, and MCP.
- Go to <YOUR-OpenMetadata-SERVER>/marketplace/apps/McpApplication and select *Install*. If your {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} is installed locally, the url would be:
## Creating your {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} Personal Access Token
The next step will be to create a Personal Access Token (PAT) and add it to Goose so your models can communicate with {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}.
- Select *Generate New Token*. This will give your models the same role and access policy that is assigned to you in {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}. If you would like your models in Goose to have different access controls, [create a new user](https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/how-to-guides/admin-guide/roles-policies/use-cases).
This how-to guide uses Goose Desktop for macOS. Make sure that you already have an [LLM Provider configured](https://block.github.io/goose/docs/quickstart/#configure-provider) before prompting.
- Navigate to Goose Desktop's Settings, then under *Extensions*, select *+Add custom extension*.
## Prompt to read from {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}
This part of the guide assumes that you have assets in {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}. You can add data assets into {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} [here](https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/connectors).
Select a model from Goose and paste the following prompt to have it read from {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}:
With MCP, we are finding new ways to use {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} all the time! Now that you have Goose and {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} configured to work together, think you've got a great new use case? Show us what you've got in the {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} #mcp Slack Channel!
