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Dimensiondbt MCP ServerAn MCP server for interacting with dbt.Context7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS65 / 100 · C80 / 100 · B
Reliability9 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance16 / 2017 / 20
Documentation15 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Data teams using dbt Core, dbt Fusion, or dbt Platform.
  • Developers looking to integrate AI assistance into data workflows.
  • Analysts needing to quickly explore and understand dbt project structure and lineage.
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users without a dbt project or without plans to use dbt.
  • A general-purpose database MCP server for comprehensive database management.
  • Newcomers unaware of the risks of executing dbt commands like run or build.
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Execute SQL queries (which may modify data).
  • Run dbt commands (e.g., run, build, test), which can modify data models, sources, and warehouse objects.
  • Access dbt Platform APIs such as Discovery API and Admin API.
  • Access local file system (e.g., manifest.json) for local tools.
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Running dbt CLI commands can cause significant modifications to data models, sources, and warehouse objects, potentially leading to data loss or corruption.
  • Executing SQL queries may have unintended side effects, especially in production environments.
  • Access to sensitive data (e.g., job configurations, query results) requires proper authentication and authorization.
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsClaude, CursorClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
Tools612