Dbt Labs Dbt Agent Skills
dbt Labs dbt Agent Skills is a Claude Code plugin for the Build phase that bundles curated Agent Skills for dbt models, tests, migration, and analytics engineering workflows.
by dbt-labs · github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills
Equip Claude Code with curated dbt Agent Skills so the agent can write models, run tests, migrate projects, and troubleshoot analytics engineering workflows correctly.
Add it to Claude Code
Install the plugin in Claude Code. One command, paste-ready.
/plugin install dbt-labs-dbt-agent-skills@dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skillsBuilt to be called by your agent
Skillselion is itself an MCP server. Your agent can pull this entry and a paste-ready install config straight from the API - no copy-paste.
Retrieve this entry with skillselion.get_details("plugin:dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills") and the paste-ready config with skillselion.get_install_config("plugin:dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills").
What it does
dbt Labs dbt Agent Skills is a Claude Code plugin bundle—a curated collection of Agent Skills so AI assistants understand and execute dbt workflows effectively. Solo builders and tiny data teams install it when the product depends on a warehouse-centric analytics layer: building models, writing tests, querying semantic definitions, migrating between platforms, and debugging pipeline failures. The catalog surfaces keywords across analytics, engineering, Fusion, migration, models, and troubleshooting, signaling breadth rather than a single SQL snippet skill. Primary value is during Build while you wire dbt into your stack and teach the coding agent vendor-aligned conventions. It is not a replacement for dbt Cloud credentials governance or production observability on its own—pair it with Ship and Operate practices for CI and monitors. Compared to generic SQL skills, this is dbt-native workflow knowledge packaged as plugins. Intermediate complexity assumes you already run or plan dbt projects and want the agent to respect project structure, tests, and platform moves.
Highlights
- Curated Agent Skills for dbt workflows: models, tests, querying, and troubleshooting
- Coverage for migration and moving projects across dbt platforms and Fusion-related flows
- Semantic layer and analytics engineering vocabulary baked into agent behavior
- Two-plugin bundle from dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills for structured data build tasks
- Helps agents execute dbt projects instead of hallucinating CLI flags and project layout
Why builders use it
Coding agents guess at dbt project layout, tests, and migrations, causing broken models and unsafe platform moves for solo analytics builders.
After you register the plugin, Claude Code can follow dbt Labs–aligned skills for building, querying, testing, migrating, and troubleshooting dbt projects.
At a glance
- Type - Plugin in Databases.
- Adoption - 0 installs, 360 stars, 0 votes.
FAQ
Who is dbt-labs-dbt-agent-skills for?
Developers and analytics engineers using Claude Code on dbt projects who need agent skills for models, tests, semantic layer work, and migrations.
When should I use dbt-labs-dbt-agent-skills?
Use it in Build while creating or migrating dbt projects, writing models and tests, and debugging agent-generated SQL or project configs.
How do I add dbt-labs-dbt-agent-skills to my agent?
Install the dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills Claude Code plugin bundle from Skillselion, connect your dbt project locally or via your usual profile, and invoke skills during dbt tasks.
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