Connect Collate to Zed
Give Zed governed access to Collate’s 19 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Collate to Zed in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Zed then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Add Collate to Runlayer
Collate isn’t in the Runlayer catalog yet, so an admin adds it by its MCP server URL.
Adding a connector manually - 2
Connect Zed to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Zed by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Zed reaches Collate’s 19 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Zed setup guide - 3
Sign in to Collate
Sign in the way Collate requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Collate from Zed
Collate’s approved tools appear in Zed. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
19 Collate tools in Zed
Runlayer policy decides which of these Zed users can call.
Create article
Creates a Knowledge Center Article page in Collate.
Create classification
Creates a new Classification in OpenMetadata.
Create data product
Creates a new Data Product in OpenMetadata.
Create domain
Creates a new Domain in OpenMetadata.
Create glossary
Creates a new Glossary.
Create glossary term
Creates a new Glossary Term.
Create lineage
Can be used to create lineage between two assets.
Create metric
Creates a new Metric entity in OpenMetadata.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Zed
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Zed exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Collate call from Zed passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Zed as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Zed yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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