ntkathole · May 23, 2026 · May 13, 2026 · May 8, 2026 · May 15, 2026 · May 16, 2026
@@ -28,6 +28,26 @@ import "feast/core/DataSource.proto";
 import "feast/core/Feature.proto";
 import "feast/core/Transformation.proto";
 
+// Lifecycle state of a feature view.
+enum FeatureViewState {
+    // Default value for backward compatibility. Treated as AVAILABLE_ONLINE
+    // for existing feature views that predate the state machine.
+    STATE_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+
+    // Feature view has been registered via feast apply but no data is available.
+    CREATED = 1;
+
+    // Feature engineering / offline data generation is complete.
+    // The feature view is ready to be materialized.
+    GENERATED = 2;
+
+    // Materialization is currently in progress.
+    MATERIALIZING = 3;
+
+    // Materialization completed. Features are available in the online store.
+    AVAILABLE_ONLINE = 4;
+}
+
 message FeatureView {
     // User-specified specifications of this feature view.
     FeatureViewSpec spec = 1;
@@ -100,6 +120,11 @@ message FeatureViewSpec {
 
     // Organizational unit that owns this feature view (e.g. "ads", "search").
     string org = 19;
+
+    // Whether this feature view is disabled for serving and materialization.
+    // When true, the feature view will not serve online features or be materialized.
+    // Defaults to false (enabled) for backward compatibility.
+    bool disabled = 20;
 }
 
 message FeatureViewMeta {
@@ -117,6 +142,9 @@ message FeatureViewMeta {
 
     // Auto-generated UUID identifying this specific version.
     string version_id = 5;
+
+    // Lifecycle state of this feature view.
+    FeatureViewState state = 6;
 }
 
 message MaterializationInterval {

@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ message OnDemandFeatureViewSpec {
 
     // Organizational unit that owns this feature view (e.g. "ads", "search").
     string org = 18;
+
+    // Whether this feature view is disabled for serving.
+    // When true, the feature view will not serve features.
+    // Defaults to false (enabled) for backward compatibility.
+    bool disabled = 19;
 }
 
 message OnDemandFeatureViewMeta {
@@ -94,6 +99,9 @@ message OnDemandFeatureViewMeta {
 
     // Auto-generated UUID identifying this specific version.
     string version_id = 4;
+
+    // Lifecycle state of this feature view.
+    FeatureViewState state = 5;
 }
 
 message OnDemandSource {

@@ -108,5 +108,10 @@ message StreamFeatureViewSpec {
 
     // Organizational unit that owns this stream feature view (e.g. "ads", "search").
     string org = 22;
+
+    // Whether this feature view is disabled for serving and materialization.
+    // When true, the feature view will not serve online features or be materialized.
+    // Defaults to false (enabled) for backward compatibility.
+    bool disabled = 23;
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from .feature import Feature
 from .feature_service import FeatureService
 from .feature_store import FeatureStore
-from .feature_view import FeatureView
+from .feature_view import FeatureView, FeatureViewState
 from .field import Field
 from .on_demand_feature_view import OnDemandFeatureView
 from .project import Project
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "FeatureService",
     "FeatureStore",
     "FeatureView",
+    "FeatureViewState",
     "OnDemandFeatureView",
     "RepoConfig",
     "StreamFeatureView",

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+import sys
+
 import click
 import yaml
 
 from feast import utils
 from feast.cli.cli_options import tagsOption
 from feast.errors import FeastObjectNotFoundException
-from feast.feature_view import FeatureView
+from feast.feature_view import (
+    _VALID_STATE_TRANSITIONS,
+    FeatureView,
+    FeatureViewState,
+)
 from feast.on_demand_feature_view import OnDemandFeatureView
 from feast.repo_operations import create_feature_store
 
@@ -32,11 +38,13 @@ def feature_view_describe(ctx: click.Context, name: str):
         print(e)
         exit(1)
 
-    print(
-        yaml.dump(
-            yaml.safe_load(str(feature_view)), default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False
-        )
-    )
+    data = yaml.safe_load(str(feature_view))
+    # Always show enabled and state even when they are at default values.
+    if hasattr(feature_view, "enabled"):
+        data["enabled"] = feature_view.enabled
+    if hasattr(feature_view, "state"):
+        data["state"] = feature_view.state.name
+    print(yaml.dump(data, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False))
 
 
 @feature_views_cmd.command(name="list")
@@ -59,17 +67,129 @@ def feature_view_list(ctx: click.Context, tags: list[str]):
         elif isinstance(feature_view, OnDemandFeatureView):
             for backing_fv in feature_view.source_feature_view_projections.values():
                 entities.update(store.get_feature_view(backing_fv.name).entities)
+        enabled = getattr(feature_view, "enabled", True)
+        state = getattr(feature_view, "state", FeatureViewState.STATE_UNSPECIFIED)
+        state_display = (
+            state.name if isinstance(state, FeatureViewState) else str(state)
+        )
         table.append(
             [
                 feature_view.name,
                 entities if len(entities) > 0 else "n/a",
                 type(feature_view).__name__,
+                "Yes" if enabled else "No",
+                state_display,
             ]
         )
 
     from tabulate import tabulate
 
-    print(tabulate(table, headers=["NAME", "ENTITIES", "TYPE"], tablefmt="plain"))
+    print(
+        tabulate(
+            table,
+            headers=["NAME", "ENTITIES", "TYPE", "ENABLED", "STATE"],
+            tablefmt="plain",
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@feature_views_cmd.command("enable")
+@click.argument("name", type=click.STRING)
+@click.pass_context
+def feature_view_enable(ctx: click.Context, name: str):
+    """
+    Enable a feature view for serving and materialization.
+    """
+    store = create_feature_store(ctx)
+    try:
+        fv = store.registry.get_any_feature_view(name, store.project)
+    except FeastObjectNotFoundException as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not isinstance(fv, (FeatureView, OnDemandFeatureView)):
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' does not support enable/disable.")
+        return
+
+    if fv.enabled:
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' is already enabled.")
+        return
+
+    fv.enabled = True
+    store.registry.apply_feature_view(fv, store.project)
+    print(f"Feature view '{name}' has been enabled.")
+
+
+@feature_views_cmd.command("disable")
+@click.argument("name", type=click.STRING)
+@click.pass_context
+def feature_view_disable(ctx: click.Context, name: str):
+    """
+    Disable a feature view to prevent serving and materialization.
+    """
+    store = create_feature_store(ctx)
+    try:
+        fv = store.registry.get_any_feature_view(name, store.project)
+    except FeastObjectNotFoundException as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not isinstance(fv, (FeatureView, OnDemandFeatureView)):
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' does not support enable/disable.")
+        return
+
+    if not fv.enabled:
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' is already disabled.")
+        return
+
+    fv.enabled = False
+    store.registry.apply_feature_view(fv, store.project)
+    print(f"Feature view '{name}' has been disabled.")
+
+
+@feature_views_cmd.command("set-state")
+@click.argument("name", type=click.STRING)
+@click.argument(
+    "state",
+    type=click.Choice(
+        ["CREATED", "GENERATED", "MATERIALIZING", "AVAILABLE_ONLINE"],
+        case_sensitive=False,
+    ),
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def feature_view_set_state(ctx: click.Context, name: str, state: str):
+    """
+    Set the lifecycle state of a feature view.
+    """
+    store = create_feature_store(ctx)
+    try:
+        fv = store.registry.get_any_feature_view(name, store.project)
+    except FeastObjectNotFoundException as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not isinstance(fv, (FeatureView, OnDemandFeatureView)):
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' does not support state management.")
+        return
+
+    new_state = FeatureViewState[state.upper()]
+    if fv.state == new_state:
+        print(f"Feature view '{name}' is already in state {new_state.name}.")
+        return
+
+    if not fv.state.can_transition_to(new_state):
+        current = fv.state.name
+        allowed = _VALID_STATE_TRANSITIONS.get(fv.state, set())
+        allowed_names = ", ".join(sorted(s.name for s in allowed)) or "none"
+        print(
+            f"Invalid state transition: {current} -> {new_state.name}. "
+            f"Allowed transitions from {current}: {allowed_names}."
+        )
+        return
+
+    fv.state = new_state
+    store.registry.apply_feature_view(fv, store.project)
+    print(f"Feature view '{name}' state set to {new_state.name}.")
 
 
 @feature_views_cmd.command("list-versions")