> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://backstage.spotify.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Portal Features & Plugins

> Navigate Portal core features and plugins including Catalog, TechDocs, Scaffolder, Soundcheck, Search, RBAC, Insights, and third-party integrations.

Get an overview of Portal's core features, integrations, and how to use them.

## Core Features

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  <Card title="Software Catalog" href="./catalog">
    Track ownership and metadata for all software in your ecosystem
  </Card>

  <Card title="Software Templates" href="./scaffolder">
    Create components following organizational best practices
  </Card>

  <Card title="TechDocs" href="./techdocs">
    Documentation that lives alongside your code
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search" href="./search">
    Find information within your software ecosystem
  </Card>

  <Card title="Audit Logs" href="./audit-logs">
    Track key activity and configuration changes for compliance
  </Card>

  <Card title="Portal Connect" href="./portal-connect">
    Securely connect Portal to services behind your firewall
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP" href="./mcp">
    Expose Portal capabilities as MCP tools for AI agents
  </Card>
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## Spotify Plugins

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  <Card title="Soundcheck" href="./soundcheck">
    Ensure quality with codified development checks
  </Card>

  <Card title="AiKA" href="./aika">
    An internal AI-powered assistant for your Backstage instance
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skill Exchange" href="./skillexchange">
    Internal marketplace for learning and collaboration
  </Card>

  <Card title="Insights" href="./insights">
    Analyze data to drive Portal adoption
  </Card>

  <Card title="DevEx Metrics" href="./devex-metrics">
    Understand developer productivity across your organization
  </Card>

  <Card title="RBAC" href="./rbac">
    Simplified access control for Portal
  </Card>

  <Card title="Confidence flags" href="./confidence-flags">
    Control the availability of new features in your software
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data Experience" href="./data-experience/overview">
    Provides data ecosystem visibility within your catalog
  </Card>
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## Recommended Plugins

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  <Card title="Pagerduty" href="./recommended-plugins/pagerduty">
    Manage incidents in Portal

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Buildkite" href="./recommended-plugins/buildkite">
    Monitor CI/CD pipeline builds and deployments

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Github Actions" href="./recommended-plugins/github-actions">
    Automate workflows directly in GitHub

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Github Deployments" href="./recommended-plugins/github-deployments">
    Track GitHub deployments in Portal

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Github Issues" href="./recommended-plugins/github-issues">
    Track and manage GitHub issues

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Github Pull Request Board" href="./recommended-plugins/github-pull-request-board">
    Visual board for GitHub pull requests

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Azure DevOps" href="./recommended-plugins/azure-devops">
    Access Azure DevOps pipelines in Portal

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="New Relic" href="./recommended-plugins/new-relic">
    Display New Relic dashboards in Portal

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="SonarQube" href="./recommended-plugins/sonarqube">
    View SonarQube code quality metrics

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Jira Dashboard" href="./recommended-plugins/jira-dashboard">
    View Jira issues in Portal

    <Badge icon="check" stroke color="green" size="sm">Portal Compatible</Badge>
  </Card>
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## Integrations & Extensions

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  <Card title="GitHub Integration" href="https://backstage.spotify.com/docs/portal/guides/integrations/">
    Read and publish data with GitHub
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" href="https://backstage.spotify.com/docs/portal/guides/auth/">
    User authentication via GitHub
  </Card>

  <Card title="Entity Overlays" href="./entity-overlays">
    Update catalog metadata directly in Portal
  </Card>

  <Card title="More Coming Soon">Additional plugins in development</Card>
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