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Reference Overview

EntryLayer reference docs are organized around the jobs an admin or build-seat user performs: creating projects, designing forms, managing access, configuring workflows, and inspecting app metadata.

Common admin jobs

Job	Start with	SQL API entry points
Discover the API	SQL Procedures	`HELP()`, `HELP('CORTEX_CODE')`, `AGENT_MANIFEST()`
Compose safe payloads	SQL API Contracts	`HELP('CONTRACTS')`, `HELP('JSON_SCHEMAS')`
Troubleshoot a failure	SQL API Errors & Troubleshooting	`HELP('ERRORS')`, `HELP('TROUBLESHOOTING')`, `VALIDATE_SOURCE`
Inspect app metadata	App Public Views	`APP_PUBLIC.API_REFERENCE`, `APP_PUBLIC.PROJECTS`, `APP_PUBLIC.PROJECT_ACCESS`
Manage access	Permission Model	`LIST_ACCESS`, `UPSERT_ACCESS`, `UPDATE_ACCESS`, `DELETE_ACCESS`
Design forms	Form Design Model	`GET_PROJECT_DRAFT`, `CREATE_FIELD`, `SET_FIELD_VALIDATION`, `PUBLISH_PROJECT_DRAFT`
Configure workflow	Workflow States	`GET_WORKFLOW`, `UPDATE_WORKFLOW`, `LIST_WORKFLOW_TEMPLATES`
Validate sources	Source Objects & Semantic Views	`LIST_SOURCE_OBJECTS`, `DESCRIBE_SOURCE`, `VALIDATE_SOURCE`
Review billing/ops	Billing & Operations	`PREVIEW_BILLING`, `LIST_BILLING_LEDGER`, `SUSPEND_APP`, `RESUME_APP`

Human and Cortex paths

Human admins usually start with the concept page that matches their task, then follow links into the SQL procedure catalog for exact calls.

Cortex and other SQL agents should use the SQL-discoverable docs first:

CALL ENTRYLAYER.API.HELP();
CALL ENTRYLAYER.API.HELP('CONTRACTS');
CALL ENTRYLAYER.API.HELP('SECURITY');
CALL ENTRYLAYER.API.AGENT_MANIFEST();

After every CALL, check status before reading data. On error, surface code and message instead of guessing.

Zero-access guardrails

EntryLayer is designed to run inside the customer Snowflake account.

Source discovery is metadata-only.
SQL API source procedures do not sample source rows.
SQL API docs do not introduce external access, provider-owned egress, or new Native App privileges.
Cortex prompt examples must not include PII, secrets, source row values, or submission values.
Submission mutation is only available where explicitly documented.