Run your first governed action in 2 minutes

Tessra is currently in early access.

If you want to try it, reach out at [email protected] — I'll get you set up.

Once enabled on your Snowflake account, run:

CREATE APPLICATION TESSRA_APP 
FROM SHARE OKB49284.tessra_app_share;

If this command fails with a share or permission error, your Snowflake account has not yet been added to the Tessra share.

During installation, you'll be asked to allow external access.

Tessra uses this to:

• send approval requests
• trigger execution via webhook
• communicate with the Tessra Action Service

Click Review → Save → Proceed to app

After installation, click Proceed to app.

You should see the Tessra dashboard.

You're now ready to continue with starter setup.

In the app, click Choose starter pack and install Ad Spend.

This sets up everything you need to run your first action:

• a ready-to-use action (ad_budget.increase)
• built-in policies (allow / approval / deny)
• a working executor (no external setup required)

You'll configure how approvals are handled in the next step.

In the app, go to Consent Channels.

Tessra sends approval requests through one channel: Email or Slack.

Recommended for Quickstart: Email

Email works immediately and requires no additional setup.

1. Select Email — approval links sent by email
2. Enter your email address
3. Click Save approval surface

You'll receive approval requests directly in your inbox.

Optional: Slack (for teams)

Slack provides a richer approval experience, but requires additional setup.

You can connect Slack later once you've completed your first run.

For the fastest setup, use email. You can switch to Slack anytime.

In the app, go to Run First Action and use the approval path to run your first real governed action.

1. Select Increase ad budget
2. Enter amount 5000 USD
3. Click Run approval test

Do not use Run quick validation for this step. Quick validation skips approval and is not the full flow.

This path runs policy evaluation first, sends an approval request through your selected channel, runs execution after approval, and records a receipt.

Optional SQL path:

USE APPLICATION TESSRA_APP;

CALL APP.REQUEST_ACTION(
  'ad_budget.increase',
  PARSE_JSON('{
    "campaign_id": "launch_2026",
    "amount": 5000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "reason": "campaign pacing below target"
  }'),
  'prod',
  '',
  'snowflake_user',
  'Quickstart test',
  'demo_' || UUID_STRING(),
  '',
  'https://api.tessra.ai'
);

Open the approval email and click Approve.

Wait for the approval page to confirm your decision.

Go back to the app and open the latest run result.

• Policy: Done
• Approval: Approved
• Execution: Completed
• Result: Success

This is a governed action recorded as queryable data in Snowflake.

• Own executor — Retool, Stripe, or a custom webhook: Build your own action and APP.CONFIGURE_EXECUTOR.
• Approvals in Slack or email — Configure approvals.
• Cortex — Cortex first run.
• Fast path (no approval) — use an amount in the starter allow band (for example 1500) so execution queues immediately after policy.