Datachain AI Agent
The Context Layer for unstructured data: typed, versioned datasets over S3, GCS, Azure
Datachain is an open-source ai agent by datachain-ai, written mainly in Python, with 2,830 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest PyPI release is datachain 0.62.5, published Nov 14, 2026, with 3,955 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 4f2b6cd. Seen able to run dynamic code. 1 published advisory for its package. Scan policy
What Datachain can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 4f2b6cd, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Datachain
AgenticMart scanned Datachain on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to act on cloud infrastructure.
Before you install
- Use a role with only the permissions it needs, never an admin key.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by datachain-ai on GitHub, 2,830 stars and 177 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Published advisories for datachain
From the OSV database, for this PyPI package. Check that your installed version is past any fix.
- CVE-2025-61677DataChain Vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data from Environment VariablesFixed in 0.34.2.
Datachain is an open-source ai agent by datachain-ai, written mainly in Python. The Context Layer for unstructured data: typed, versioned datasets over S3, GCS, Azure
At a glance
- Stars
- 2.8k
- Forks
- 177
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Jun 2024
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Datachain
What is Datachain?
The Context Layer for unstructured data: typed, versioned datasets over S3, GCS, Azure
Who maintains Datachain?
Datachain is maintained by datachain-ai on GitHub (datachain-ai/datachain). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Datachain safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Datachain on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Datachain use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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