---
title: "ktx ingest"
description: "Build and refresh context from configured sources."
---

Ingest context from your configured sources — dbt, Looker, Metabase, MetricFlow, LookML, or Notion. The ingest process extracts metadata from your tools, then uses an LLM agent to reconcile it with existing context, writing semantic sources and knowledge pages to your project.

## Usage

```bash
ktx ingest [connectionId] [options]
ktx ingest <subcommand> [options]
```

## Subcommands

| Subcommand | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `status [runId]` | Print status for the latest or selected public ingest run |
| `watch [runId]` | Open the latest or selected public ingest visual report |

## Options

### `ingest` (run)

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--all` | Ingest every eligible configured source | `false` |
| `--json` | Print JSON output | `false` |
| `--no-input` | Disable interactive terminal input | — |

### `ingest status`

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--json` | Print JSON output | `false` |
| `--no-input` | Disable interactive terminal input | — |

### `ingest watch`

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--json` | Print JSON output instead of the visual report | `false` |
| `--no-input` | Disable interactive terminal input | — |

## Examples

```bash
# Ingest from a specific connection
ktx ingest my-dbt-source

# Ingest from all eligible sources
ktx ingest --all

# Check the status of the latest ingest
ktx ingest status

# Check the status of a specific ingest run
ktx ingest status run-abc123

# Watch the latest ingest report
ktx ingest watch

# Get ingest status as JSON
ktx ingest status --json
```

## Low-level ingest commands

For adapter-level control, use `ktx dev ingest`. See [`ktx dev`](/docs/cli-reference/ktx-dev) for the full low-level ingest surface including `run`, `status`, `watch`, and `replay` with output mode options (`--plain`, `--json`, `--viz`).
