Bring your business context to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot Cowork and Grok Bot
Summary
Databricks Genie now integrates natively with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot Cowork, and Grok Bot, alongside an MCP server connection for other AI agents. These external tools can draw on the Genie Ontology to run SQL over authorized data and return cited business answers directly into drafting, planning, or messaging workflows.
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