Transformation
Transformation3 min readBy The Data Workers Team

Let anyone ask questions of governed data, and trust the answer

Chat-with-your-data pilots stall when answers disagree with reports. Data Workers gives every conversational tool governed definitions, lineage and access policy, so answers match the dashboards and arrive with their source.

Before and after

TodayWith Data Workers
Copilots that guess at tablesAnswers from governed definitions
Answers that disagree with reportsAnswers that match the certified dashboards
No record of where a number came fromEvery answer with its lineage
Access rules bypassed by chatThe same access rules as every other tool

How it works

1. Reconcile meaning

Data Context Wizard finds conflicting definitions and stewards settle them.

2. Serve governed context

Any chat tool reads definitions, lineage and policy over MCP: ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Claude or your own.

3. Verify and record

Answers are checked against certified metrics, and every question and answer is logged.

The agents behind the conversational analytics: Data Context & Catalog agent → Data Context & Catalog agent → Data Access & Governance agent → Autonomous Data-Conductor.
Fig. 1:The agents behind the conversational analytics: Data Context & Catalog agent → Data Context & Catalog agent → Data Access & Governance agent → Autonomous Data-Conductor.

The impact metrics we move

  • •Answer with provenance: from about a day to seconds
  • •Definition conflict reconciled: from about a month to 8 h
  • •New chat tool connected: from about a month to 4 h
Time to complete, current practice (black) vs. with Data Workers (green). Illustrative.
Fig. 2:Time to complete, current practice (black) vs. with Data Workers (green). Illustrative.

Where teams start

  • •ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot. Governed answers over MCP.
  • •Slack and Teams questions. Answers in the tools people use.
  • •Executive Q&A. Answers that match the board deck.
  • •Self-serve for analysts. Fewer ad-hoc tickets.
  • •Agentic follow-ups. Answers that can trigger governed actions.

The climb: from assisted to autonomous to agentic

Every transformation runs on the same ladder from our thesis: agents first inventory and propose with receipts, then move work in approved waves, and the finished platform keeps running itself once the move is done.

The pilot

  • •Scope. Governed context for one chat tool on one domain.
  • •First week. Agents run at L1, observing only, and show the fixes they would have made, with receipts.
  • •By week two. The routine work above runs on its own; anything sensitive stays with a named approver.
  • •At day 30. We review the impact metrics against your baseline:
  • •Answer with provenance: from about a day to seconds
  • •Definition conflict reconciled: from about a month to 8 h
  • •New chat tool connected: from about a month to 4 h
  • •Cost. Start with a pilot ($7,500 one-time, credited in full against the first year). Scale is from $1,000 a month and Enterprise from $3,000 a month, billed annually, with unlimited seats, no usage meter and no markup on model spend. See pricing.

FAQ

Which chat tools work? Any tool that speaks MCP.

What if the answer disagrees with a dashboard? Both read the same governed definition, and differences are traced.

Are access rules respected? Yes; the same policies apply.