Dot: AI data analyst

Dot connects to your company's databases. You ask a question in plain English; Dot finds the right tables, writes SQL, executes it, and returns the answer with charts and data.

Pick your transport

Two ways to reach Dot. Check in this order:

1. Dot MCP tools available? If you can call ask_dot / get_catalog (the Dot connector), use them: see Using Dot over MCP. This is the path on claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Cowork, where sandboxes usually cannot reach arbitrary servers.
2. Shell with open network? (Claude Code, a real terminal): use the dot CLI: see Using the dot CLI. It covers everything MCP does plus workspace management (tables, notes, dashboards, environments).
3. Neither works? Don't fight the sandbox. Tell the user how to wire Dot up, from their Dot profile page ("Use Dot elsewhere"):
   • In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://app.getdot.ai/ai/mcp.
   • In a terminal: curl https://app.getdot.ai/install | sh.

A failed install attempt in a sandbox typically dies with curl: (6) Could not resolve host or Failed to fetch latest version: that means no network egress. The MCP connector is the way in; it does not depend on sandbox egress.

Using Dot over MCP

Pick the transport silently: the user only needs Dot's answer, not which path you took.