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Managed data products for AI systems

Make the data usable before the model sees it.

Datificial turns fragmented files, databases, APIs, documents, and public or licensed datasets into linked, enriched, query-ready data products, delivered through files, SQL, search, APIs, feeds, or MCP.

From source inventory and schema design to quality gates, versioned releases, and ongoing refresh.

You bring

  • CSV
  • API
  • SQL
  • PDF
  • JSON

Datificial program

  1. preserve
  2. parse
  3. normalize
  4. resolve
  5. enrich
  6. validate
  7. release

The product delivers

  • canonical records
  • stable entities
  • derived features
  • provenance
  • files · SQL · API · MCP

Data product

schema:
versioned
quality:
gated
lineage:
attached
delivery:
configured

Public, licensed, and customer-provided sources · Batch and continuously refreshed products · Human and agent consumption

One complete program

From raw source to maintained data product.

Datificial does not sell an isolated cleanup script. A data-product program combines ingestion, normalization, entity resolution, enrichment, indexing, quality controls, provenance, versioning, delivery, and refresh into one reproducible system.

You define

The use case and sources

The application, decision, or agent behavior the data must support, the sources available, the errors that matter, and the constraints on access, freshness, deployment, and privacy.

  • files, databases, APIs, documents, or feeds
  • target records, relationships, and queries
  • quality and evidence requirements
  • deployment and security boundaries

Datificial builds

The data-product system

Connectors, raw snapshots, canonical schemas, normalization, record linkage, derived features, indexes, quality gates, release packaging, and the delivery interface.

  • parsing and canonical modeling
  • deduplication and entity resolution
  • classification, embeddings, and analytical features
  • tests, lineage, orchestration, and refresh

The program delivers

The product and evidence

A versioned data release or service together with the technical assets required to reproduce, inspect, operate, and safely update it.

  • data release, database, index, API, feed, or MCP service
  • schema, manifest, and provenance
  • quality report and limitations
  • runbooks, deployment, and handoff

Data-product engineering

The model is one component.

The prepared data layer determines what it can reliably use. Many AI prototypes repeatedly parse, reconcile, classify, and compare raw sources inside the prompt. Datificial moves stable work into a tested data layer so the same analytical state can be reused across queries, applications, and agents.

Source ingestion

Acquire authorized data from files, databases, APIs, document collections, public datasets, licensed feeds, or event streams while preserving source identity and extraction state.

  • snapshots and checksums
  • incremental extraction
  • schema and access monitoring
  • retries and idempotency

Parsing and normalization

Convert source-specific structures into a stable canonical schema with explicit types, units, identifiers, categories, and missing-data behavior.

  • document and nested-data parsing
  • units, dates, names, and taxonomy normalization
  • validation and quarantine
  • schema evolution

Entity resolution and linking

Deduplicate records, reconcile aliases, assign stable identities, and connect observations across sources without hiding ambiguity.

  • deterministic and probabilistic matching
  • alias and identifier policies
  • confidence and abstention
  • human adjudication for costly cases

Enrichment and derived features

Compute the classifications, embeddings, relationships, aggregates, trends, similarities, or extracted attributes the application should not recreate at inference time.

  • rules, models, and LLM-assisted extraction
  • semantic representations
  • cross-source relationships
  • method-level provenance

Search and serving

Build retrieval and query interfaces around the actual access patterns: exact lookup, filtering, semantic search, graph traversal, comparison, or change queries.

  • relational and analytical indexes
  • vector and hybrid retrieval
  • bounded query schemas
  • latency and cost evaluation

Quality, lineage, and refresh

Gate each release against the requirements of the intended use and keep source, recipe, model, and release versions traceable.

  • completeness, uniqueness, integrity, and drift checks
  • sampled semantic audits
  • release manifests and rollback
  • scheduled or event-driven refresh

Compute once. Reuse repeatedly.

A data compiler between raw sources and inference.

Datificial treats the data layer as a compilation target. Source observations are preserved, parsed into canonical records, resolved into entities, enriched with versioned methods, tested against release gates, and emitted through a stable delivery contract.
  1. 01

    Sources

    authorized observations and snapshots

  2. 02

    Recipe

    parse, normalize, resolve, enrich, validate

  3. 03

    Release

    immutable version, schema, quality, lineage

  4. 04

    Delivery

    files, SQL, search, API, feed, MCP

Do not ask the model to rediscover on every request what the pipeline can compute once and verify.

The source can change. The application contract should not change silently with it.

Delivery is part of the product

Put the same prepared state where the system already works.

Datificial does not force one storage engine or interface. The delivery target is selected from the expected queries, volume, latency, security, ownership, and operating model.

Files and tables

Versioned Parquet, JSONL, CSV, Arrow, database tables, or warehouse models for batch analytics, training, and internal workflows.

Search and indexes

Exact, filtered, semantic, hybrid, or graph-oriented retrieval with documented index versions and evaluation.

APIs and feeds

Bounded query endpoints, scheduled extracts, webhooks, or change feeds with stable schemas, pagination, error semantics, and access controls.

MCP and agent tools

Read-only, task-specific tools that expose records, evidence, comparisons, and changes without giving an agent unrestricted source access.

Where Datificial fits

Best when the data exists but is not yet usable.

Build the data layer for an AI product

Turn internal and external sources into the records, relationships, search, and evidence an application needs before model integration.

Give an agent a bounded data tool

Replace repeated browsing and prompt-time reconciliation with stable query contracts, provenance, permissions, and predictable failure behavior.

Convert recurring research into a maintained product

Replace manual spreadsheets and notebooks with reproducible releases, change detection, and a documented update process.

Unify sources without flattening provenance

Resolve overlapping records and derive a canonical view while preserving where each observation came from and how each output was computed.

Datificial is less useful for simple format conversion, generic warehouse migration, or projects where data rights and quality ownership are undefined.

Representative patterns

What a finished data product can look like.

Illustrative architectures, not client case studies.

Unified product intelligence

Inputs
supplier spreadsheets, product PDFs, ERP export, vendor API
Transformations
parsing, unit normalization, product-family resolution, attribute extraction, embeddings, duplicate merging
Output
canonical product records, evidence-linked attributes, semantic search, API, scheduled refresh

Research and technology graph

Inputs
papers, grants, repositories, organization records, internal analyst notes
Transformations
author and institution resolution, topic classification, cross-source linking, relationship derivation, change tracking
Output
queryable entities and relationships, evidence views, comparison and monitoring interfaces

Operational knowledge product

Inputs
support tickets, documentation, incident reports, issue tracker, release notes
Transformations
redaction, taxonomy normalization, duplicate clustering, root-cause classification, retrieval indexing, temporal aggregation
Output
agent-ready knowledge service, exact and semantic retrieval, source evidence, release-level quality report

Reproducible by design

A data product is only useful when it can be trusted.

Every program delivers the assets required to operate and update the product, not only the data itself.
  1. 01

    Sources and contract

    • source and rights manifest
    • intended users and query patterns
    • canonical schema
    • identifier and missing-data policy
    • acceptance criteria
  2. 02

    Transformation system

    • connectors and snapshots
    • parsers and normalization
    • resolution and enrichment recipe
    • orchestration and configuration
    • tests and failure handling
  3. 03

    Data release

    • versioned records and relationships
    • indexes or serving layer
    • release manifest and checksums
    • access controls
    • delivery credentials or deployment
  4. 04

    Quality and lineage

    • automated quality checks
    • sampled semantic evaluation
    • source and method provenance
    • drift and change report
    • known limitations
  5. 05

    Operation and handoff

    • refresh and rollback runbooks
    • monitoring and alerting
    • containers and infrastructure definitions
    • documentation and training
    • ownership and retention boundaries

Founder-led data-product engineering

Data systems, AI research, and production software.

Datificial is led by Igor Bogdanov, an AI systems researcher and builder with more than 15 years of production software and systems experience. His work spans data-intensive applications, experimental AI infrastructure, compound LLM agents, evaluation, retrieval, and reliable system design. Datificial applies that combination to the layer AI projects often underestimate: the data product the model actually receives.

Selected publications, code, and reproducibility artifacts are available on the founder's research website.

About DatificialResearch and technical work

Common questions

Four questions buyers ask first.

What exactly do you deliver?

A versioned data product: canonical records and relationships, the transformation and enrichment system that produced them, quality and provenance evidence, the required delivery interface, and the documentation and refresh process needed to operate it.

Can you work with data we already have?

Yes. Customer files, databases, document collections, and APIs are common inputs. Access begins read-only where possible, and the engagement defines where data may be processed, retained, and delivered.

Is this just ETL?

ETL is one layer. Datificial also handles canonical modeling, entity resolution, semantic enrichment, derived features, retrieval, quality evaluation, provenance, release versioning, and consumer-facing delivery.

How does a project start?

Most projects start with a short inquiry followed by a technical call. Datificial then recommends a paid assessment, a bounded pilot, or a production build based on source and product uncertainty.

Start with the data and the use case

What should the finished data product enable?

A work email and a few sentences about the sources, intended application, and current bottleneck are enough to start. Datificial follows up with the questions needed to scope an assessment, pilot, or full build.

Scope a data product

Describe source types only. Do not paste records or credentials.

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