kelpmesh-studio 1.0.9

KelpMesh Studio — browser dashboard for KelpMesh (FastAPI UI layer, freemium)

kelpmesh-studio

Browser dashboard for KelpMesh — the code-native SQL & Python transformation platform.

Installation

pip install kelpmesh-studio

This installs KelpMesh (the full CLI engine) plus the FastAPI + uvicorn dependencies needed to run the browser UI.

After installation, run:

kelpmesh-studio --project-dir ./my-project

Or with Python:

python -m kelpmesh_studio --project-dir ./my-project

Pricing

Tier	Use case	Price	Key limits
Free	Personal projects	$0	1 user · 3 projects · 50-entry run history
Pro	Commercial teams	$29 / user / month	5 seats · unlimited projects · all features
Business	Larger orgs	$79 / user / month	Unlimited seats · SSO · BYOC
Enterprise	Custom / on-prem	Contact us	Dedicated SLA · on-premises

KelpMesh is always free and open-source (Apache 2.0). Studio's freemium model applies only to the browser dashboard.

Activating a paid license

# Set the key from the email you receive after purchase
export KELPMESH_STUDIO_LICENSE_KEY=km_pro_<payload>_<sig>
kelpmesh-studio

Or add it to kelpmesh.yml:

studio:
  license_key: km_pro_<payload>_<sig>

No internet connection is required after activation — all validation is local.

Usage

# Start the browser dashboard (opens http://localhost:8765 automatically)
kelpmesh-studio

# Or with a custom project directory
kelpmesh-studio --project-dir ./my-project --port 9000

# Core CLI always works, no license required
kelpmesh run
kelpmesh plan
kelpmesh test

Feature matrix

Feature	Free	Pro	Business	Enterprise
DAG visualization	✅	✅	✅	✅
Run / Test / Plan from browser	✅	✅	✅	✅
Projects	3	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Run history	50 entries	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Users / seats	1	5	Unlimited	Unlimited
Column-level lineage	—	✅	✅	✅
Authentication & RBAC	—	✅	✅	✅
API keys	—	✅	✅	✅
Git sync (auto-deploy on push)	—	✅	✅	✅
Slack / e-mail alerts	—	✅	✅	✅
Browser-managed schedules	—	✅	✅	✅
AI assistant (BYOK)	—	✅	✅	✅
Audit log browser	—	✅	✅	✅
SSO (SAML / OIDC / LDAP)	—	—	✅	✅
BYOC (Docker / K8s deploy)	—	—	✅	✅
On-premises deployment	—	—	—	✅
Commercial use	Personal only	✅	✅	✅
Support	Community	Email 48h	Email 8h	Dedicated 1h

Package structure

kelpmesh-studio provides the browser dashboard:

Component	Purpose
kelpmesh_studio.app	FastAPI app with inline HTML/JS dashboard
kelpmesh_studio.cli	CLI entry point (argparse)
KelpMesh>=1.0.0	SQL engine, 9 adapters, 32 macros, scheduler
fastapi>=0.110	REST API for the browser dashboard
uvicorn[standard]>=0.27	ASGI server
python-multipart>=0.0.6	Form / file upload support

Just the CLI (no browser UI)

pip install KelpMesh

KelpMesh is 100% free and open-source — no license required, ever.

License

Apache 2.0 · © 2026 Saikat Roy

KelpMesh Studio's paid tiers are a commercial add-on on top of the Apache 2.0 core.