Blueprints

Reusable, parameterized templates for common data product patterns. Blueprints are Jinja2 templates that generate a complete FLUID contract — letting you scaffold a working data product in seconds instead of writing one from scratch.

Blueprints live in the FLUID blueprint marketplace and are accessed through the fluid market command. The --blueprints flag switches fluid market from searching enterprise data catalogs to searching marketplace blueprint templates.

Quick Start

# List all available blueprints
fluid market --blueprints

# Search blueprints by keyword
fluid market --blueprints --search analytics

# Show details for a specific blueprint
fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl

# Generate a contract from a blueprint
fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl --instantiate

CLI Reference

Blueprints are a mode of fluid market. Three flags control blueprint behavior:

Option	Description
`--blueprints`	Search the blueprint marketplace instead of data catalogs
`--blueprint-id <id>`	Inspect a specific blueprint, or instantiate it
`--instantiate`	Generate a FLUID contract from the blueprint (requires `--blueprint-id`)

These combine with the standard fluid market flags. The ones relevant to blueprints are:

Option	Description
`--search`, `-s`	Keyword text to search blueprint names and descriptions
`--limit`	Maximum number of results (default: 50)
`--format`, `-f`	Output format (`table`, `json`, `detailed`)

Searching blueprints

fluid market --blueprints lists marketplace blueprints. Add --search to filter by keyword:

fluid market --blueprints --search "customer analytics"

Results show each blueprint's ID, name, category, maturity, download count, and version.

Inspecting a blueprint

fluid market --blueprint-id <id> shows detailed information about a blueprint, including its description, maturity, author, license, and the full list of parameters it accepts — with each parameter's type and whether it is required.

fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl

Instantiating a blueprint

fluid market --blueprint-id <id> --instantiate renders the blueprint's Jinja2 template into a FLUID contract. The blueprint's parameters are collected through an interactive wizard, and the generated contract is validated before being returned.

fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl --instantiate

Note: --instantiate requires --blueprint-id. Running --instantiate on its own returns an error.

Creating From a Blueprint

# 1. Browse options
fluid market --blueprints

# 2. Inspect one to see its parameters
fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl

# 3. Generate a contract from it
fluid market --blueprint-id customer-360-etl --instantiate

# 4. Run the standard workflow on the generated contract
fluid validate contract.fluid.yaml
fluid apply contract.fluid.yaml --yes