Official agent skill

Databricks Dabs

by databricks in databricks/databricks-agent-skills

Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles).

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Install Databricks Dabs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-dabs -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-dabs --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/databricks-dabs .claude/skills/databricks-dabs && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
databricks-dabs
GitHub stars
345
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
518 words
Files
9 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles).

  • Works in 7 steps: Always validate after configuration… → Use reference documentation - Consult… → Follow naming conventions - Resource… → …
  • Working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards
  • SKILL.md covers Reference Documentation, When to Use This Skill, General Guidelines and Required App Completion Contract, plus 1 more section
  • Calls bundle and databricks

What it does

Databricks Dabs is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles). Use when working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards, jobs, pipelines, alerts, volumes, and apps.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 11 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/alerts.md` and `references/bundle-structure.md`).

It works with Databricks. 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

  • Working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards

Example prompts

  • “/databricks-dabs”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Always validate after configuration changes - Use bundle validate --strict --target after any change
  2. Use reference documentation - Consult the appropriate reference file for detailed patterns and examples
  3. Follow naming conventions - Resource files should use ..yml format
  4. Path resolution is critical - Paths differ based on file location (see Bundle Structure reference)
  5. Preserve existing structure - Keep user comments and structure when editing YAML files
  6. Use variables - Parameterize catalog, schema, and warehouse for multi-environment support
  7. Namespace App names - App names are workspace-global and limited to 30 characters. With Databricks CLI 0.270.0 or later…

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:

    • bundle
    • 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
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Databricks Dabs loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 518 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.1k

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 518 words (~1,176 tokens).

“Use this skill for any bundle-related request including creating, configuring, validating, deploying, running, and managing Databricks resources through DABs.”

— opening of SKILL.md by databricks, Custom licence
name
databricks-dabs

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files (references, assets) in skills/databricks-dabs of databricks/databricks-agent-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • assets/databricks.png
  • assets/databricks.svg
  • references/alerts.md
  • references/bundle-structure.md
  • references/deploy-and-run.md
  • references/resource-permissions.md
  • references/sdp-pipelines.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f4fcec5

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Python Devdatabricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit1.9k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Works with

Questions about Databricks Dabs

What does Databricks Dabs do?

Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles). Databricks Dabs is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create, configure, validate, deploy, run, and manage Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs, formerly Databricks Asset Bundles).

When should I use Databricks Dabs?

Databricks Dabs fits situations like: working with Databricks resources via DABs including dashboards.

How do I install Databricks Dabs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-dabs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/databricks-dabs in databricks/databricks-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/databricks-dabs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Databricks Dabs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-dabs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/databricks-dabs in databricks/databricks-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/databricks-dabs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Databricks Dabs 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-dabs -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-dabs, .gemini/skills/databricks-dabs, .github/skills/databricks-dabs and .opencode/skills/databricks-dabs in your project.

What does Databricks Dabs need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Databricks Dabs needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bundle and databricks).

Does Databricks Dabs access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: docs.databricks.com and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Databricks Dabs 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 Dabs use?

Databricks Dabs 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 Dabs use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 4.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Databricks Dabs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Databricks Dabs: Chdb Datastore (vemetric/vemetric, 394 stars), Skill Test (databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit, 1.9k stars), Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Dbt Databricks PR Ready (databricks/dbt-databricks, 379 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Databricks Dabs?

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.