Galaxy, Hex, Mode, and Looker ship with built-in trust badges-Galaxy’s one-click Endorsements, Hex’s Certifications, Mode’s Verified reports, and Looker’s Validated explores-so teams can instantly flag reliable SQL assets.
Endorsement badges (sometimes called certifications or verifications) are visual indicators that mark a query, notebook, or dataset as reviewed and approved by a trusted stakeholder. They reduce duplicate questions, speed up onboarding, and prevent teams from relying on stale or unvetted SQL.
Galaxy lets any Owner or Editor add an Endorsed label to a saved query inside a Collection. The badge is visible in the sidebar, search results, and AI suggestions, ensuring teammates-and Galaxy’s context-aware copilot-reuse the approved version.
Hex offers a built-in Certified tag for notebooks and tables. Workspace admins can require a reviewer before publication, adding governance to SQL produced by its Magic AI and contextual chat features.
Mode’s Verified status (formerly “Certified”) highlights trusted reports, definitions, and metrics. It pairs well with Mode AI, which surfaces verified assets first when generating or refactoring SQL.
Looker (now Google Cloud’s Looker Studio) includes Validated and Recommended flags. Although Looker targets modeled data rather than ad-hoc queries, its in-tool AI assistant respects these validations when writing LookML or natural-language queries.
When comparing tools, look for: (1) Governance workflow-can you require code review before a badge appears? (2) AI awareness-does the copilot favor endorsed assets? (3) Granularity-query-level vs model-level endorsements. (4) Audit trail-who applied or removed the badge, and when.
Galaxy combines IDE-grade editing, a context-aware AI copilot, and frictionless endorsements. Because everything lives in one desktop-first workspace, engineers can review a diff, approve the change, and instantly mark the query as Endorsed-no extra governance platform required.
Once endorsed, that query becomes a reusable building block for APIs, webhooks, or dashboards on Galaxy’s roadmap, helping teams move from ad-hoc SQL to a governed data platform without switching tools.
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