> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://astronomer.io/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Astro features Astro offers a suite of first-class features that make it easy to author, run, and monitor Airflow dags. ### Enhanced Developer Productivity * **Otto:** Accelerate dag authoring, Airflow upgrades, and pipeline investigation with Otto, a data engineering AI agent that understands your environment and your team's conventions. See [Otto overview](/docs/astro/otto-overview). * **Astro API:** Standardize and simplify data exchange, accelerate development, and better leverage third-party services. See [Astro API](/docs/astro/api/v-1/overview). * **GitHub Integration:** Enforce DevOps best practices directly from the Astro UI, eliminating manual setup. See [Astro GitHub integration](/docs/astro/deploy-github-integration). * **Astro CLI:** Install, run, and test Airflow from your command line in under five minutes. See [Astro CLI](/docs/cli/v1.43/overview). * **Branch-Based Deploys:** Create isolated development environments to run, test, and deploy your dags. See [Preview Deployment templates](/docs/astro/ci-cd-templates/github-actions-deployment-preview). * **Registry:** Discover over 1,500 integrations and dag templates to accelerate workflow development. See [Airflow Registry](https://airflow.apache.org/registry/). * **dbt Deploys:** Unify the management and deployment of dbt and Airflow on Astro. See [dbt Deploys](/docs/astro/deploy-dbt-project). ### Elastic Infrastructure at Scale and Increased Operational Efficiency * **Connection Management:** Set up Airflow connections in one central location with our out-of-the-box, native solution. See [Create connections in Astro](/docs/astro/create-and-link-connections). * **Dynamic Workers:** Automatically adjust the number of worker nodes based on workload fluctuations. * **Scale-to-Zero Deployment:** Schedule zero-cost downtime for development Deployment savings. See [Hibernate a development Deployment](/docs/astro/deployment-resources#hibernate-a-development-deployment). * **High Availability:** Ensure the dependable delivery of mission-critical data pipelines with high availability schedulers. See [Enable high availability](/docs/astro/deployment-resources#enable-high-availability). * **In-Place Upgrades:** Update to the latest Airflow version without costly downtime or a lengthy migration process. * **Deployment Rollbacks:** Roll back your Airflow Deployments on Astro to any prior code deploy. See [Deploy history and rollbacks](/docs/astro/deploy-history). * **CI/CD:** Automate reliable code deployment, enforce reviews, promote code across environments, and ensure testing. Seamlessly integrated with your favorite CI/CD tools. See [Enforce CI/CD deploys](/docs/astro/deployment-details#enforce-ci/cd-deploys). * **Astro Terraform Provider:** Automate the management and scaling of Airflow environments with Terraform. See [Astro Terraform Provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/astronomer/astro/latest/docs). * **Data-Centric Alerting:** Configure alerts based on dag run and task states, receiving real-time notifications for proactive monitoring. See [Astro Alerts](/docs/astro/alerts). * **Organizational Dashboards:** Get actionable insight into real-time platform data for streamlined decision-making. See [Organization dashboards](/docs/astro/organization-dashboard). * **Cross Deployment Visibility + Health:** Gain visibility of your dags and metadata across Deployments. See [Astro Observe](/docs/astro/astro-observe) * **Lineage:** Visualize task relationships and track data movement within workflows, including data movement in external systems. See [Data lineage](/docs/astro/create-data-products). * **Universal Metrics Export:** Export detailed metrics from your Airflow Deployments to Prometheus. See [Export metrics](/docs/astro/export-metrics). ### Robust Enterprise-Grade Security * **Role-Based Access Control (RBAC):** Granular role-based access control spanning Workspaces, Teams, and Deployments. See [Astro user permissions reference](/docs/astro/user-permissions). * **Customer Managed Workload Identity:** Securely authorize data services from Airflow on Astro, mitigating data exposure. See [Authorize Deployments to cloud resources](/docs/astro/authorize-deployments-to-your-cloud). * **Custom Deployment Roles:** Ensure your data remains secure with enterprise-level security features. See [Customize Deployment roles](/docs/astro/customize-deployment-roles). * **Private Networking:** Establish secure connections by VPC peering directly with your private networks. See [Create network connections between Astro and external resources](/docs/astro/networking-overview). * **Secrets Management:** Automate secret management across Airflow deployments, ensuring a unified interface for seamless handling of secrets. See [Secrets management](/docs/astro/secrets-management). * **Encryption:** Automatically encrypts all data, both at rest and in transit, including databases, file systems, and network transmissions. See [Data protection](/docs/astro/data-protection). * **Compliance Readiness:** Meet SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS security standards compliance. ### Committer-led Support * **24x7x365 Support:** Access to the world's leading Airflow experts and committers. See [Submit a support request](/docs/astro/astro-support). * **Education, Enablement, and Certification:** Build Airflow expertise across your organization with diverse training and certification options. See [Astronomer Academy](https://academy.astronomer.io/).