[ AI Setup ] · by dbt Labs
Official dbt Labs skills for Claude Code — teaches your agent how to approach dbt work, not just what commands to run. Covers model building, unit testing, semantic layer setup, debugging, and dbt Mesh governance.
Runs locally. No account, no backend, no API keys required. Forever free.
TERMINAL
/plugin marketplace add dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skillsPREREQUISITES
STEPS
Install
Run the install command above in Claude Code, then run /plugin install dbt@dbt-agent-marketplace to activate the core skill set.
Open Claude Code in your dbt project
Navigate to your dbt project root in the terminal, then launch Claude Code.
Try this exact prompt
"Build me a new staging model for the raw_subscriptions table. Follow our existing staging conventions, include appropriate tests, and show me the output before calling it done."
Pair with dbt MCP Server
One skill is literally called configuring-dbt-mcp-server — install both and the agent can wire up its own MCP connection.