# What is automated enterprise architecture discovery?

> Canonical: https://decisionpen.com/blog/what-is-automated-enterprise-architecture-discovery  
> Published: 2026-10-18 · DecisionPen · Living EA series (C1)  
> Related docs: /docs/incremental-modelling, /docs/beyond-traditional-ea, /docs/why-not-copilot-or-rag

## Summary

Automated EA discovery means proposing metamodel-aware landscape updates from documents, meetings, and signals — then curating them into a living map. It is not a CMDB dump or plain document RAG.

## What it is / is not

**Is:** propose structure + bind evidence + human curation.  
**Is not:** asset scrape alone, or chat over PDFs without a governed metamodel.

## How does DecisionPen solve this?

Incremental modelling: ingest → propose metamodel entities/links → curate → bind evidence → Enterprise Ask and generated artefacts. Trial: https://decisionpen.com/trial

## When is DecisionPen not the right tool?

Freeform diagramming/BPMN or pure ops CMDB.

## FAQ

**What is automated EA discovery?** Propose metamodel-aware entities/relationships from docs/meetings; humans curate into a living map.  
**Same as CMDB import?** No — decisions need How/Why and framing, not only inventory.  
**How does DecisionPen automate discovery?** Incremental modelling + curation + Ask on the curated map.  
**Wrong tool when?** Drawing canvas or pure CMDB.

## Related posts

- https://decisionpen.com/blog/ai-enterprise-architecture-copilot-vs-metamodel-agent  
- https://decisionpen.com/blog/why-architects-hate-manual-ea-modelling