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Welcome to Flynt

Flynt is a SQL-first analytics tool: you connect a data source, write a query, and build cards and dashboards on top of the cached result. One query feeds many cards, so your warehouse is queried once, not once per chart.

Where to start​

  • New organisation? Work through Getting started -- it mirrors the checklist you see in the app on first run.
  • Connecting a warehouse or spreadsheet: Connecting data.
  • Building datasets, cards, dashboards and free-form canvases: Building.
  • Managing people, roles, seats and billing: Administration.

How Flynt thinks​

Three ideas explain most of the product:

  1. One query, many cards. A dataset is a SQL query plus its cached result. Cards bind to a dataset and apply their own lightweight transform (filter, group, aggregate, sort, limit) client-side. Editing the dataset updates every card built on it.
  2. Tiers, not toggles. Everyone in your organisation has a tier from Viewer (T1) to Owner (T8). Each tier adds capability: Explorers build from approved datasets, Builders write SQL, Administrators manage people, Owners control billing and security.
  3. Certified vs playpen. Content is either certified (governed, trusted) or in the playpen (work in progress). Viewers see what your builders have promoted, not every experiment.