dbt_deps

Install or update external package dependencies for a dbt project. Ensures required modules, macros, and models are available before project execution.

Instructions

Install dbt package dependencies. An AI agent should use this tool when it needs to install or update external packages that the dbt project depends on. This ensures that all required modules, macros, and models from other packages are available before running the project.

    Returns:
        Output from the dbt deps command as text (this command does not support JSON output format)
    

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`profiles_dir`	No	Directory containing the profiles.yml file (defaults to project_dir if not specified)
`project_dir`	No	ABSOLUTE PATH to the directory containing the dbt project (e.g. '/Users/username/projects/dbt_project' not '.')	.

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "profiles_dir": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Directory containing the profiles.yml file (defaults to project_dir if not specified)",
      "title": "Profiles Dir"
    },
    "project_dir": {
      "default": ".",
      "description": "ABSOLUTE PATH to the directory containing the dbt project (e.g. '/Users/username/projects/dbt_project' not '.')",
      "title": "Project Dir",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "title": "dbt_depsArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

dbt CLI MCP Server

dbt_deps

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

Other Tools from dbt CLI MCP Server

Related Tools

MCP directory API