debugging-dbt-errors

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you quickly diagnose and resolve dbt errors and failing tests without guessing, by working from the full error outward to upstream causes and validating the fix end-to-end.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Systematic error-driven troubleshooting: Read the COMPLETE error, classify it (compilation, database, or dependency/test issues), and identify the likely root cause.
• Upstream-first investigation: Verify referenced models and sources so you don’t “fix” the wrong file when upstream columns or logic changed.
• Validation that proves correctness: Enforce rebuilding with dbt build (not just compile), then verify output data and run relevant tests, including downstream impact.

Quick Start

Run the Skill when your dbt model is failing, and ask it to debug the issue by reading the full error, checking upstream models, applying the most likely fix, then rebuilding with dbt build and verifying the resulting data.