Official agent skill

Databricks Lakeflow Connect

by databricks in databricks/databricks-agent-skills

Build managed ingestion pipelines into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedSales & Support

Install Databricks Lakeflow Connect

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-lakeflow-connect --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-lakeflow-connect .claude/skills/databricks-lakeflow-connect && 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-lakeflow-connect
GitHub stars
345
Token cost
~3.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,487 words
Files
8 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Build managed ingestion pipelines into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect.

  • Works in 4 steps: SaaS pull — connector reads from an… → Database CDC via gateway — an ingestion… → Query-based — for sources without native… → …
  • Ingesting from SaaS apps (Salesforce
  • SKILL.md covers What Is Lakeflow Connect?, Is Lakeflow Connect the right…, Connector catalog and Required Tools, plus 11 more sections
  • Calls databricks

What it does

Databricks Lakeflow Connect is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build managed ingestion pipelines into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect. Use when ingesting from SaaS apps (Salesforce, Workday Reports, ServiceNow, Google Analytics 4, HubSpot, Confluence) or databases (SQL Server cloud and on-prem; PostgreSQL/MySQL CDC in PuPr) into Unity Catalog with serverless pipelines.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/1-saas-connectors.md` and `references/2-database-connectors.md`). Compatibility notes: Requires databricks CLI (= v0.294.0)

It sits in Sales & Support, covering CRM management and Serverless. It works with Databricks, Salesforce, Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. 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

  • Ingesting from SaaS apps (Salesforce
  • Workday Reports
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Databases (SQL Server cloud and on-prem

Example prompts

  • “/databricks-lakeflow-connect”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires databricks CLI (>= v0.294.0)

Workflow steps

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

  1. SaaS pull — connector reads from an external SaaS via OAuth or API key, lands in a streaming Delta table.
  2. Database CDC via gateway — an ingestion gateway runs in the customer's network, stages change events to a UC Volume, a serverless…
  3. Query-based — for sources without native CDC (Oracle / Teradata / SQL Server / PG / MySQL query-based, Snowflake / Redshift / Synapse /…
  4. Community connectors — template-based, out of scope for this skill.

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
    • databricks.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.

  • Compatibility

    Requires databricks CLI (>= v0.294.0)

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Databricks Lakeflow Connect loads about 3.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~11k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,487 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~85
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~11k

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 1,487 words (~3,796 tokens).

“Build managed ingestion pipelines that pull from SaaS apps and databases into Unity Catalog Delta tables, governed end-to-end and powered by serverless Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines (formerly Delta Live Tables / DLT).”

— opening of SKILL.md by databricks, Custom licence
name
databricks-lakeflow-connect
compatibility
Requires databricks CLI (>= v0.294.0)
metadata.version
0.1.0
parent
databricks-core

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (references, assets) in skills/databricks-lakeflow-connect of databricks/databricks-agent-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • assets/databricks.png
  • assets/databricks.svg
  • references/1-saas-connectors.md
  • references/2-database-connectors.md
  • references/4-ingestion-decision-tree.md
  • references/5-troubleshooting-and-monitoring.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f4fcec5

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Questions about Databricks Lakeflow Connect

What does Databricks Lakeflow Connect do?

Build managed ingestion pipelines into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect. Databricks Lakeflow Connect is an agent skill from databricks/databricks-agent-skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build managed ingestion pipelines into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect.

When should I use Databricks Lakeflow Connect?

Databricks Lakeflow Connect fits situations like: ingesting from SaaS apps (Salesforce; workday Reports; google Analytics 4; databases (SQL Server cloud and on-prem.

How do I install Databricks Lakeflow Connect in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Databricks Lakeflow Connect in Codex?

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

Can I use Databricks Lakeflow Connect 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-lakeflow-connect -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-lakeflow-connect, .gemini/skills/databricks-lakeflow-connect, .github/skills/databricks-lakeflow-connect and .opencode/skills/databricks-lakeflow-connect in your project.

What does Databricks Lakeflow Connect need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Databricks Lakeflow Connect needs the command-line tools its instructions call (databricks). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires databricks CLI (>= v0.294.0).

Does Databricks Lakeflow Connect access the network?

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

Is Databricks Lakeflow Connect 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 Lakeflow Connect use?

Databricks Lakeflow Connect 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 Lakeflow Connect use?

About 3.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k 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 6.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Databricks Lakeflow Connect?

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Who maintains Databricks Lakeflow Connect?

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.