mcp-server

Sidemantic: Unified Metrics

Get a universal metrics layer with Sidemantic, for startup founders needing data engineering and analytics solutions with support for 15+ formats.

From the repo · “The universal metrics layer. Compatible with 15+ formats: Cube, MetricFlow, LookML, Omni, BSL, LDM, Cortex, Malloy, OSI, SML, TML, Hex, Rill, Superset”

131 stars12 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 12Updated 10/20/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Sidemantic provides a universal metrics layer, allowing startup founders to unify their data engineering and analytics solutions across 15+ formats

When to use it
  • •When you need to integrate multiple data sources and formats into a single analytics pipeline
  • •When your startup requires a standardized metrics layer for consistent reporting and analysis
  • •When you want to support various data formats like Cube, MetricFlow, and LookML in your application
Ready-to-paste prompt
sidemantic query --format cube 'SELECT * FROM my_metric'
Heads up: Ensure you have Python 3.8 or later installed, as Sidemantic requires this version for compatibility
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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⚡ Runs out of the box

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Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/sidemantic && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/sidemantic/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/sidemantic/SKILL.md
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How Sidemantic: Unified Metrics works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Sidemantic: Unified Metrics is a very large Python project (~204k lines across 486 code files, plus 515 test files). You install it into your AI tool with one command; there is nothing to run yourself. Last commit this month, AGPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~204k lines · 486 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Install as a skill / plugin
Add it to Claude Code (or your AI tool) with one command — 3 skills inside. Nothing to run yourself.
Runs on
Inside your AI tool
Helper scripts use Python · Rust · Docker
Python 65%Rust 19%HTML 7%TypeScript 3%JavaScript 3%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    sidemantic/cli.py
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    sidemantic/__init__.py
    Inside sidemantic/ — the main logic begins here
  5. 5
    examples/adbc_snowflake/.gitignore
    A worked example — copy this to get going
What's in each folder
sidemantic/Core code — the actual logic193 files
plugins/Sub-packages / plugins23 files
examples/Examples you can copy129 files
docs/Documentation30 files
webapp/Folder125 files
sidemantic-rs/Folder110 files
sidemantic-duckdb/Folder79 files
sidemantic-wasm/Folder27 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyExamples includedAGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
sidequery
Language
Python
Category
mcp-server
Published
10/4/2025

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