AGENTIC AI • SEMANTIC LAYER • DATA LAKEHOUSE

OrionBelt® Semantic Sidecarfor Agentic AI & Knowledge Graphs

Dashboards were built for humans. Semantic runtimes are built for agents.

The agentic semantic layer for governed analytics. OrionBelt® turns your metrics, dimensions, and ontology into an executable interface agents can trust.

Tech Stack

Semantic

Knowledge GraphsOntologiesRDF/SPARQLSemantic LayerComposite Fact Layer (CFL)Artefacts Composability Resolution (ACR)Freshness InheritanceGraph Databases

Data Platform

Apache IcebergDremioSnowflakePostgreSQLClickHouseDatabricks

AI / ML

Agentic AIMCP ServersGenAILLM OpsML Pipelines

Engineering

PythonTypeScriptSQLETL/ELTDimensional ModelingREST APIs

Our Services

Engineering the Future of Data

From semantic modeling to autonomous agents, we provide the full spectrum of modern data engineering services.

Agentic AI Development

Building autonomous AI agents that can reason, plan, and execute tasks within your data ecosystem. We integrate LLMs with enterprise data to create intelligent assistants that drive productivity.

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Knowledge Graphs & Ontologies

Structuring your complex enterprise data into semantic networks. We design and implement Knowledge Graphs that provide context and meaning to your raw data.

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Data Lakehouse Architecture

Modernizing data platforms with Lakehouse architecture. We implement scalable, open solutions using Apache Iceberg and Dremio to unify data warehouses and data lakes.

Apache IcebergDremioSnowflakeData Engineering

Advanced Analytics & BI

Delivering enterprise-scale business intelligence solutions. We turn data into visual insights using modern BI tools and custom visualizations.

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Semantic Layer Design

Bridging the gap between technical data and business meaning. We create unified semantic layers that ensure consistent metrics across the organization.

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IT Strategic Consulting

Guiding digital transformation with 25+ years of experience. We provide architectural oversight and R&D leadership for transitioning to modern data stacks.

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The OrionBelt® Platform

Six open-source tools, from database schema to analytical insight and scheduled reports, plus an MCP surface auditor that keeps the agent-facing tools lean. The Semantic Layer and Sidecar is the governed access point for AI agents, so they query consistent metrics instead of raw tables.

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Ecosystem Architecture

How the OrionBelt® tools fit together: schema introspection, ontology, semantic model, and the AI agents and clients that consume them through MCP, REST, and SQL interfaces.

OrionBelt® ecosystem architecture diagram: Semantic Sidecar for Agentic AI, MCP server, ontology generation, and scheduled reports

OrionBelt® Analytics

Schema to Ontology

Ontology-based MCP server for Text-to-SQL. Analyzes relational schemas, auto-generates RDF/OWL ontologies with embedded SQL mappings, then layers GraphRAG discovery, OBQC validation, and interactive charting on top, so AI agents get relationship-aware, fan-trap-free SQL through any MCP-compatible client.

  • 8 database connectors: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Dremio, BigQuery, DuckDB/MotherDuck, Databricks SQL
  • Auto-generates RDF/OWL ontologies from live schemas with oba: namespace SQL annotations and W3C R2RML mappings
  • GraphRAG: graph traversal (up to 12 hops) + ChromaDB vector embeddings for semantic schema discovery
  • OBQC: deterministic ontology-based SQL validation catches fan-traps, bad joins & type mismatches; errors block execution before queries reach the database
  • SPARQL 1.1 query interface via persistent Oxigraph RDF store
  • Interactive Plotly charting (bar, line, scatter, heatmap) with MCP-UI rendering in Claude Desktop
  • MCP sampling: suggest_semantic_names asks the host LLM to pre-fill business-friendly renames for cryptic identifiers in one call
  • 26 MCP tools, multi-schema support with per-schema isolation, and workspace persistence that restores previous sessions
  • Pairs with the Semantic Layer: export discovered models as OBML for guaranteed-correct SQL compilation
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OrionBelt® Semantic Layer

Semantic Sidecar

Open-source Semantic Sidecar for AI, analytics, and governed data systems. Injects governed business semantics into existing platforms with no architecture change and no dedicated semantic infrastructure. Define dimensions, measures, metrics, business rules, and context in declarative YAML (OBML); OBSL compiles them into optimized, dialect-specific SQL and executes via a unified API. Query in business concepts, not raw schemas.

Live: orionbelt.ralforion.com
  • Semantic Sidecar: drop-in governed semantics for existing platforms, no architecture change
  • Analytics as Code: version-controlled YAML compiled into executable SQL, DQ rules, KPIs, and semantic context
  • One model powers AI agents, analytics workflows, DQ checks, regulatory & business KPIs, and reporting
  • 8 SQL dialects: PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse, Databricks, DuckDB/MotherDuck, Dremio, MySQL
  • Custom SQL AST for guaranteed correct, injection-safe generation
  • Composite Fact Layer (CFL): correct multi-fact, multi-grain queries across separate fact tables with built-in fan-trap and chasm-trap prevention
  • Artefacts Composability Resolution (ACR): resolves which dimensions, measures, and metrics stay composable with the current selection, powering guided query builders and safe agent composition
  • Agent-facing API: model health on load, query-plan endpoint, structured warning codes
  • Freshness Inheritance: cached queries inherit freshness from their source tables, so one heartbeat invalidates every dependent query
  • Unified API: REST, MCP server, PostgreSQL Wire Protocol (psql/JDBC/ODBC/BI), Gradio UI, DB-API 2.0 & Apache Arrow Flight SQL drivers, no BI tool in the middle
  • Apache Ossie (Open Semantic Interchange) interoperability: bidirectional with Apache Incubator project
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OrionBelt® Runner

Batch Reports & Audit

Run OBML query batches against the Semantic Layer and emit reports. YAML-defined runs produce self-contained markdown, HTML, or PDF reports with a YAML run-log sidecar capturing compiled SQL, query plans, and timing. Built for cron, CI, and scheduled audits.

  • YAML-defined runs: endpoint, named queries, table/value/list sections
  • Self-contained markdown, HTML, or PDF reports with locale-aware number formatting
  • Always-on YAML run log: compiled SQL, planner explain, server timing, warnings
  • Optional per-query TSV exports for downstream tooling
  • Three deployment shapes: single-model, multi-model, or runner-loaded session
  • Drive from cron, systemd, GitHub Actions, or Cloud Scheduler (no built-in cron)
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OrionBelt® Ontology Builder

OWL & SKOS Workbench

Browser-based ontology workbench for OWL ontologies and SKOS vocabularies. Streamlit + rdflib. No Java, no Protégé. Built for the people who actually do the modeling work, not just admire the tool.

Live: orionbelt.streamlit.app
  • Full CRUD for classes, properties, individuals, restrictions, annotations
  • Bulk operations: paste names/CSV, spreadsheet edit, multi-select delete
  • Validation & OWL-RL reasoning: orphans, duplicate labels, domain/range, SKOS cycles
  • Upper-ontology starters (gist by Semantic Arts) and 5 templates
  • Merge-aware imports with diff, conflict detection, prefix reconciliation
  • Interactive vis-network graph with click-to-edit; full undo/redo
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OrionBelt® Chat

Conversational AI

The interface that ties it all together. One conversation to go from raw database schema to ontology, semantic model, compiled SQL, and interactive charts, across cloud or fully local LLMs.

  • 300+ models via OpenRouter; Anthropic & OpenAI direct; local via MLX or Ollama
  • Dual MCP server support (Analytics + Semantic Layer) with auto-reconnect & retry
  • MCP sampling with tools: servers can delegate LLM calls back through the chat client
  • Inline Plotly charts (FastMCP ui:// resources) and Mermaid diagrams
  • Auto-detect downloadable content: TTL, JSON, CSV, SQL, SPARQL, YAML, XML
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MCP Surface Audit

X-ray your MCP server: token tax, tool confusion, and surface bloat, distilled into one graded report. Point it at a live server or an offline tools/list dump and walk away with a 0-100 score that answers what the surface costs, whether it confuses the model, and how much smaller it could be.

  • One graded report (0-100, letter grade) across five weighted dimensions: context efficiency, selection robustness, surface redundancy, schema hygiene, description quality
  • Per-tool context tax via the Anthropic count_tokens endpoint (leave-one-out), so you see what each tool costs before any work
  • Behavioral probe: wrong-tool selection and spurious firing, scored against labeled golden queries
  • Consolidation analysis: which tools merge, which should be MCP resources, and whether the fix is consolidation or just-in-time loading
  • Runs keyless and offline from a tools/list dump, or live over stdio, HTTP & SSE
  • Phase-swapped surfaces: per-journey-phase audit where headline tax is the worst phase and progressive loading is credited, not flagged
  • Self-contained, replayable run folders, fingerprinted for drift
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Commercial Offerings

OrionBelt® is open by default. The OSS distribution is production-grade for self-hosted use. For teams that want a managed runtime, embedded analytics terms, or production support,
RALFORION d.o.o. offers:

Embedded Analytics

Relicensing terms for shipping OrionBelt® Semantic Layer inside a commercial product.

Managed Cloud

Hosted OrionBelt® runtime with SLAs. Leave operations, patching, and uptime to us.

Enterprise Features

Capabilities tailored for enterprise deployments: SSO, audit, hardened access controls.

Consulting & Support

Implementation, semantic modeling, and production support from the people who built it.

Leadership

25+ Years of Data Excellence

RALFORION is led by Ralf Becher, a Senior Data & AI Engineer with a proven track record delivering enterprise-scale solutions for Fortune 500 clients including Deutsche Post and Telekom Deutschland.

As the former Head of R&D at Vizlib/Astrato Analytics and founder of Orionbelt.ai, Ralf has pioneered innovative approaches in AI-enhanced analytics, including the design of the Astrato.io SQL engine and Semantic Layer, implementing the principles of the United Star Schema concepts, invented by Francesco Puppini.

Currently, he leads research initiatives combining Knowledge Graphs with Semantic Layers to enable next-generation Agentic AI integrations for agile analytics.

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Qlik Luminary

Recognized consistently (2014-2020) as an industry thought leader.

Enterprise Scale

Experience with massive datasets and complex system integrations.

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Professional Milestones

Jan 2025 - Present

Director @ RALFORION d.o.o.

Leading IT consulting in Data Lakehouse & AI.

Jan 2025 - Present

Lakehouse Consultant @ Fixit TM Holding

Expert guidance on data lakehouse architecture and implementation.

Apr 2024 - Present

Founder @ Orionbelt.ai

Leading Agentic AI product development & research initiatives.

2020 - 2024

Head of R&D @ Vizlib / Astrato

Architected groundbreaking SQL engine & unified semantic layers.

Contact Us

Ready to transform your data landscape? Get in touch to discuss your project.

Garina 3, 51551 Veli Lošinj, Croatia
info(at)ralforion.com