Show HN: Data Control Center: Local UI for Dbt and DuckDB Workflows

Category: devtools

Tags: data-profiling, duckdb, local-first

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Data Control Center is a local-first UI tool for profiling, exploring, and querying data files (CSV, Parquet, DuckDB, etc.) using a FastAPI backend and React frontend. It uniquely integrates DuckDB and Polars for fast ad-hoc SQL and EDA, with an optional LLM-powered 'Ask' feature via Ollama. Its polished documentation and explicit security model make it interesting for data analysts and engineers who want a self-contained, no-cloud alternative to hosted BI tools.

Target audience: data engineers, data analysts, backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/hypertrial/data-control-center · TypeScript · MIT · 3 stars

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