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Asset gravity¶
Asset gravity is the property whereby assets created by a workload running under a project's identity are automatically associated with (pulled into) that project. The project becomes the "center of mass" for everything produced under its identity — providing organization as a side effect of how the platform already works.
How it works¶
When a workflow executing under a Data Project's synthetic identity creates a new asset (e.g., a Maestro workflow producing tables), the platform automatically registers those assets as contained within the originating project. No manual cataloging or explicit association step is required (Source: sources/2026-06-19-netflix-data-projects-managing-data-assets-at-netflix-scale).
Benefits¶
- Zero-cost organization — asset inventory builds itself through normal workflow execution.
- Eliminates discovery burden — no need to later track down which assets belong to which logical group.
- Inherited access control — new assets automatically inherit the project's permission grants without additional configuration.
Trade-offs¶
- Gravity only works for assets created via the project's identity pipeline. Pre-existing assets must be migrated explicitly.
- Over time, large projects may accumulate assets that semantically belong to sub-groups, requiring hierarchical project structures.