Databricks
rocky-data/rocky
Databricks REST API and SQL reference for Rocky's warehouse adapter.
Databricks CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile selection, and bundles.
Install Databricks Core
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-core --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .claude/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .claude/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-coreType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-core --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .agents/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .agents/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-core --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .cursor/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .cursor/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git --path skills/databricks-core--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-core --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .gemini/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .gemini/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-coreInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .github/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .github/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-core --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-core .opencode/skills/databricks-core && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "databricks-core" agent skill from https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/databricks-core into .opencode/skills/databricks-core/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "databricks-core", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
databricks-core- GitHub stars
- 345
- Token cost
- ~1.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 546 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. assets)
- Skills in repo
- 32
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Databricks CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile selection, and bundles.
- Works in 2 steps: CLI installed and current: the CLI must… → Authenticated: databricks auth profiles
- Tasks that involve SQL
- SKILL.md covers Product Skills, Prerequisites, Profile Selection - CRITICAL and Claude Code - IMPORTANT, plus 5 more sections
- Calls databricks; needs DATABRICKS_TOKEN
What it does
Databricks Core is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Databricks CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile selection, and bundles. Load this first for CLI, auth, profile, and bundle tasks, then load the matching product skill. For finding or exploring data, answering questions about the data, or generating SQL, load the databricks-data-discovery skill (it routes to Genie One). Contains up-to-date guidelines for Databricks-related CLI tasks.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `databricks-cli-auth.md` and `databricks-cli-install.md`). Compatibility notes: Requires databricks CLI (= v1.0.0)
It sits in Backend & APIs, covering SQL. It works with Databricks and SQL. The repository describes itself as: Databricks AI Tools: skills and plugins for building on Databricks with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and other AI coding agents.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve SQL
Example prompts
- “Use the databricks-core skill to databrick CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile…”
- “/databricks-core”
Requirements
- A credential in DATABRICKS_TOKEN
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires databricks CLI (>= v1.0.0)
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- CLI installed and current: the CLI must be >= v1.0.0. A CLI that is present but
- Authenticated: databricks auth profiles
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f4fcec5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
databricks
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
docs.databricks.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
DATABRICKS_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Compatibility
Requires databricks CLI (>= v1.0.0)
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
Databricks Core loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 115 tokens; SKILL.md has 546 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 546 words (~1,899 tokens).
“Core skill for Databricks CLI, authentication, and data exploration.”
- name
- databricks-core
- compatibility
- Requires databricks CLI (>= v1.0.0)
- metadata.version
- 0.1.0
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files (assets) in skills/databricks-core of databricks/databricks-agent-skills.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- assets/databricks.png
- assets/databricks.svg
- databricks-cli-auth.md
- databricks-cli-install.md
- manual-data-exploration.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f4fcec5
Compare with similar skills
Databricks Core next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks Core this skilldatabricks/databricks-agent-skills | 345 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Databricksrocky-data/rocky | 304 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Databricks CLIaehrc/pathling | 137 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Optimizing Databricks SQLAltimateAI/data-engineering-skills | 127 | — | ~6.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Matlab Connect Databricksmatlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit | 1.1k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Mendix Odata Pushdownmendixlabs/mxcli | 128 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Databricks Core
What does Databricks Core do?
Databricks CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile selection, and bundles. Databricks Core is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Databricks CLI operations and the parent/entry-point skill for Databricks CLI use: authentication, profile selection, and bundles.
When should I use Databricks Core?
Databricks Core fits situations like: tasks that involve SQL.
How do I install Databricks Core in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/databricks-core in databricks/databricks-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/databricks-core in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Databricks Core in Codex?
Run `npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/databricks-core in databricks/databricks-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/databricks-core in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Databricks Core in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-core -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/databricks-core, .gemini/skills/databricks-core, .github/skills/databricks-core and .opencode/skills/databricks-core in your project.
What does Databricks Core need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Databricks Core needs the command-line tools its instructions call (databricks) and credentials named DATABRICKS_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A credential in DATABRICKS_TOKEN. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires databricks CLI (>= v1.0.0).
Does Databricks Core access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: docs.databricks.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Databricks Core safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Databricks Core use?
Databricks Core has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Databricks Core use?
About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Databricks Core?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Databricks Core: Databricks (rocky-data/rocky, 304 stars), Databricks CLI (aehrc/pathling, 137 stars), Optimizing Databricks SQL (AltimateAI/data-engineering-skills, 127 stars) and Matlab Connect Databricks (matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, 1.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Databricks Core?
databricks (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in databricks/databricks-agent-skills, which has 345 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: databricks/databricks-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.