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

# First governed Snowflake import

From Snowsight to first audit with one query result.

The shortest path from a Snowflake schema to governed meaning: one INFORMATION_SCHEMA extract makes tables and views governed Types with columns as Elements (native types preserved), and the first audit runs immediately, surfacing semi-structured VARIANT columns, undeclared key columns and undocumented tables.

## Articles

- [From Snowsight to First Audit: Governing a Snowflake Schema with CoreModels](https://www.coremodels.io/connector/snowflake/t1-quickstart)
- [A Week in the Life of a Governed Snowflake Estate](https://www.coremodels.io/connector/snowflake/h2-outcomes)