Client-Managed Extraction

Client-managed extraction means you run metadata collection inside your network and deliver files to Catalog. Catalog ingests the upload instead of pulling live from the source system.

Choose this path when firewalls, security policy, or trial setup prevent a persistent Catalog connection. You control scheduling, credentials, and network access.

The typical flow uses castor-extractor CLIs to write JSON or CSV files, optional validation, then upload to Catalog's ingestion bucket.

See Castor Extractor for installation and Quick Set Up for which integrations support client-managed mode.