Strata – an expressive semantic layer that can say no to your LLM
15 minutes from setup to insights, on your own machine. One command starts the server, the CLI connects your warehouse, and your coding agent builds the semantic model.
Strata – an expressive semantic layer that can say no to your LLM launched on September 30, 2026 with 25 votes, #765 of 8,093 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Strata is a semantic layer that runs locally on your machine to connect data warehouses and generate insights. Users can get started in 15 minutes using a single command to start the server and a CLI to connect their warehouse, with a coding agent automatically building the semantic model. It runs in Docker with no configuration needed, includes a free plan without credit card requirement, and comes pre-loaded with a sample retail model for exploration.
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15 minutes from setup to insights. Free plan, no credit card, everything runs locally. You need Docker, Ruby 3.4.4 or newer, Git, and read access to a warehouse. A coding agent such as Claude Code or Codex does the modeling for you. Strata Server runs in Docker with its own bundled database, so there is nothing to configure. Need Docker? Get Docker Desktop . It checks Docker, pulls the image, starts the container, and waits until it is healthy. Then open http://localhost:8080 and create your admin account. Your free trial activates on its own, and a TPC-DS retail sample model is already loaded, so you can explore before connecting anything. Give it 30 to 60 seconds on first boot, then open…from strata.do
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