---
title: "First Governed Import for Glue"
slug: "first-governed-import"
type: recipe
locale: en-US
canonical: "https://www.coremodels.io/recipe/glue/first-governed-import"
updatedAt: "2026-08-27T01:42:16+03:00"
---

# First Governed Import for Glue

Turn one AWS CLI call into a governed lake catalog.

Upload the aws glue get-tables output: Glue tables become governed Types (identity database.table, S3 Location as the physical name, classification on metadata), columns and partition keys become Elements with Hive types preserved verbatim (bigint, decimal(p,s) typed; struct<>/map<>/array<> honestly String-approximated; partition keys flagged glue.partitionKey). Glue declares no keys or nullability, none are invented. A first audit is recorded so drift tracking starts on day one. AWS credentials go to AWS, never to CoreModels.

## Articles

- [Ten Minutes to a Governed Glue Catalog](https://www.coremodels.io/connector/glue/t1-quickstart)
- [After the Import: What a Governed Glue Catalog Changes Day to Day](https://www.coremodels.io/connector/glue/h2-outcomes)