using-dbt-state
using-dbt-state is an agent skill published by dbt-labs, listed under review & testing. It lives in the dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills repository, which has 746 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Use when a user is enabling, configuring, optimizing, or debugging dbt State (the server-backed reuse mechanism that clones or skips nodes instead of rebuilding them). Use when they conflate dbt State with the `state:modified` selector or `--state` deferral. Use when asked about models rebuilding unexpectedly, views with `select *` rebuilding, volatile SQL (`current_timestamp()`, `random()`) rebuilding or not, cross-developer cloning, lag_tolerance.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills
Maintenance
Use when a user is enabling, configuring, optimizing, or debugging dbt State (the server-backed reuse mechanism that clones or skips nodes instead of rebuilding them). Use when they conflate dbt State with the `state:modified` selector or `--state` deferral. Use when asked about models rebuilding unexpectedly, views with `select *` rebuilding, volatile SQL (`current_timestamp()`, `random()`) rebuilding or not, cross-developer cloning, lag_tolerance.
using-dbt-state compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| using-dbt-state (this page) | dbt-labs | Use when a user is enabling, configuring, optimizing, or debugging dbt State (the server-backed reuse mechani… | 746 | 2026-10-22 |
| adding-dbt-unit-test(same repository) | dbt-labs | Creates unit test YAML definitions that mock upstream model inputs and validate expected outputs. Use when ad… | 746 | 2026-10-22 |
| using-dbt-for-analytics-engineering(same repository) | dbt-labs | Builds and modifies dbt models, writes SQL transformations using ref() and source(), creates tests, and valid… | 746 | 2026-10-22 |
| code-review | mattpocock | Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes: Standards (does t… | 303,549 | 2026-10-22 |
| scaffold-exercises | mattpocock | Create exercise directory structures with sections, problems, solutions, and explainers that pass linting. Us… | 303,549 | 2026-10-22 |
| tdd | mattpocock | Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-gree… | 303,549 | 2026-10-22 |
| webapp-testing | anthropic | Toolkit for interacting with and testing local web applications using Playwright. Supports verifying frontend… | 183,845 | 2026-10-09 |
Skills from the same repository first, then others for this job by repository stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about using-dbt-state
- What does using-dbt-state do?
- Use when a user is enabling, configuring, optimizing, or debugging dbt State (the server-backed reuse mechanism that clones or skips nodes instead of rebuilding them). Use when they conflate dbt State with the `state:modified` selector or `--state` deferral. Use when asked about models rebuilding unexpectedly, views with `select *` rebuilding, volatile SQL (`current_timestamp()`, `random()`) rebuilding or not, cross-developer cloning, lag_tolerance.
- How do I install using-dbt-state?
- Run npx skills add dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes using-dbt-state?
- dbt-labs.
- Is using-dbt-state maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 746 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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