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   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "license",
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   "source": "https://www.snowflake.com/en/",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
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   "date": "2026-08-28",
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   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-08-28",
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   "note": "Snowflake documents OAuth as a SQL API authentication method.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[1]",
   "note": "Snowflake documents key-pair JWT authentication for the SQL API.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[2]",
   "note": "Snowflake documents programmatic access tokens as a SQL API authentication method.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The SQL API covers statement execution, async results, and partitioned responses. It is a SQL machine path, not a claim that every Snowflake console feature is exposed.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Snowflake documents first-party MCP servers created in-account that can expose Cortex Agent, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, SYSTEM_EXECUTE_SQL, and generic UDF or stored-procedure tools.",
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   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "Snowflake documents an official Snowflake CLI for managing Snowflake objects from the terminal.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-cli/index",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.n8n",
   "note": "n8n publishes a Snowflake integration listing.",
   "source": "https://n8n.io/integrations/snowflake/",
   "tier": "scraped"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[0]",
   "note": "Snowflake MCP documentation includes generic stored-procedure tools that can be attached to an in-account MCP server.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[1]",
   "note": "Snowflake MCP documentation includes generic UDF tools that can be attached to an in-account MCP server.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "SQL API responses are JSON.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.import[0]",
   "note": "SQL API accepts JSON statement payloads.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
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   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
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   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
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   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
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   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Snowflake's current CREATE MCP SERVER syntax.",
   "source": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the Snowflake-Labs/mcp repository page. It is vendor-org OSS and not a substitute for in-account CREATE MCP SERVER.",
   "source": "https://github.com/Snowflake-Labs/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Snowflake's current SQL API introduction, including authentication methods and /api/v2/statements.",
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   "tier": "declared"
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   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
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   {
    "type": "repo",
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   {
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   }
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  },
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    "keypair-jwt",
    "programmatic-access-token"
   ],
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   "docs": "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/intro",
   "exists": true,
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   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
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   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
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   ],
   "import": [
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   ]
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    "stored-procedures",
    "udf"
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   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
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   "n8n": true,
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Snowflake's SQL API, in-account MCP servers, and Snowflake CLI cover practical warehouse automation without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "Snowflake",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
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   "tableau",
   "power-bi",
   "qlik-sense"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Snowflake",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
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   "cli": 7,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Snowflake is automatable today through a public SQL REST API and first-party in-account MCP servers. The SQL API executes SQL over HTTPS at /api/v2/statements. Authentication methods documented on the SQL API intro are OAuth, key-pair JWT, and programmatic access tokens. Requests and responses are JSON, including async statements and partitioned results. This is a machine interface for warehouse SQL, not only account administration. First-party MCP servers are created inside a customer account with CREATE MCP SERVER. They can expose Cortex Agent, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, SYSTEM_EXECUTE_SQL, and generic UDF or stored-procedure tools. Analyst tools require semantic views and cannot run arbitrary SQL. Recursive MCP calls are capped at 10. There is no shared public MCP URL; each account hosts its own server. Snowflake-Labs/mcp is a related open-source server and is not a substitute for the in-account product. Official Snowflake CLI manages Snowflake objects from the terminal. Official language SDK coverage was not established from the opened SQL API and MCP pages. n8n publishes a Snowflake node. Zapier, Make, and Power Automate listings were not opened. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API and MCP both score 8; API is the best path because MCP is account-local and tool capability depends on which Cortex objects are attached.\n"
 }
}