data-addon-dbt-core

dbt-core (contracts + semantic layer + agent skills)

• Contract-first. Every staging+ model declares contract.enforced: true with explicit column types. The contract-author agent writes the contract before the model body.
• Unit tests are mandatory per dbt Labs Feb 2026 best practice. The dbt-build-model skill scaffolds them.
• Semantic layer is the metric source of truth. The semantic-modeler agent owns the manifest; no metric defined twice.
• dbt remote MCP (GA Oct 2025) is the governed agent surface for project lineage / models / tests. Token via env, not embedded.
• dbt-agent-skills (Feb 9 2026) auto-activate by prompt match; this addon ships the 3 highest-leverage.

MCP setup (opt-in)

This addon's dbt Cloud MCP carries a secret token, so it is not auto-started by the plugin. Add it to your project's .mcp.json only when you want governed dbt project access, then set DBT_CLOUD_TOKEN in your environment (via env injection — never embed the token in the config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dbt": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cloud.getdbt.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${DBT_CLOUD_TOKEN}" }
    }
  }
}