Getting it into your agent
This one installs as part of its plugin. Adding the marketplace and installing the plugin brings it with everything else the plugin ships.
/plugin marketplace add dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/plugin install dbtWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- Socket pass
- Snyk pass
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00057 | $0.02578 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00028 | $0.01289 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00011 | $0.00516 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00006 | $0.00258 |
Grade B, and why
configuring-dbt-mcp-server scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 11d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Reads MCP configurationmediumAgent snooping
mcp.json carries server URLs and auth tokens; reading it lets a mod discover and abuse other integrations.
- `.mcp.json`: Project-specific, can be committed to version control for team sharing. If using token auth, use environment variable references — never commit literal tokens. How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 319 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Configure dbt MCP Server
Overview
The dbt MCP server connects AI tools to dbt's CLI, Semantic Layer, Discovery API, and Admin API. This skill guides users through setup with the correct configuration for their use case.
Decision Flow
flowchart TB
start([User wants dbt MCP]) --> q1{Local or Remote?}
q1 -->|dev workflows,<br>CLI access needed| local[Local Server<br>uvx dbt-mcp]
q1 -->|consumption only,<br>no local install| remote[Remote Server<br>HTTP endpoint]
local --> q2{Which client?}
remote --> q2
q2 --> claude_desktop[Claude Desktop]
q2 --> claude_code[Claude Code]
q2 --> cursor[Cursor]
q2 --> vscode[VS Code]
claude_desktop --> config[Generate config<br>+ test setup]
claude_code --> config
cursor --> config
vscode --> config
Questions to Ask
1. Server Type
Ask: "Do you want to use the local or remote dbt MCP server?"
| Local Server | Remote Server |
|---|---|
Runs on your machine via uvx |
Connects via HTTP to dbt platform |
| Required for development (authoring models, tests, docs) but can also connect to the dbt platform for consumption (querying metrics, exploring metadata) | Best for consumption (querying metrics, exploring metadata) |
| Supports dbt CLI commands (run, build, test, show) | No CLI commands (run, build, test) |
| Works without a dbt platform account but can also connect to the dbt platform for development (authoring models, tests, docs) | Requires dbt platform account |
| No credit consumption | Consumes dbt Copilot credits |
What ships with it
3 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 11d ago First seen · 319 lines · 57 tokens per session scan B 67e5edc814e3
configuring-dbt-mcp-server is a skill published in the GitHub repository dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills (709 stars, last pushed today), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 57 tokens to every session and 2,578 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads mcp configuration). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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