USE CASE

Analytics Engineering

The dbt Development Acceleration app brings agent-powered dbt™ development to analytics engineers. Generate dbt™ models from SQL, write documentation, create tests, visualize lineage, and enforce best practices — all without leaving your IDE.

444,049+ installs · Rated 5.0/5.0 on the VS Code Marketplace

"I would lose countless hours at my job without this tool."

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Isaak Anderson
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"Has become an absolutely indispensable tool for developing."

CM
Carl Muller
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"Improve a lot of the productivity."

GS
Guilherme da Silva
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"Query / compile preview are great QOL features that I use often."

MW
Michael Weikman
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"Viewing upstream / downstream models provides a lot of context."

DL
Daniel Ladd
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"Love the functionality to drill into model references."

AA
Anthony Alvarez
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"Run parent / child models with a click of a button."

GC
Graham Carman
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"Best tool I have used for VS Code."

BG
Boris Gracevic
VS Code Marketplace

"Makes development so much easier."

JR
Juan Ramos
VS Code Marketplace

"Lots of great QOL features."

JM
Jacon Matson
VS Code Marketplace

"I would lose countless hours at my job without this tool."

IA
Isaak Anderson
VS Code Marketplace

"Has become an absolutely indispensable tool for developing."

CM
Carl Muller
VS Code Marketplace

"Improve a lot of the productivity."

GS
Guilherme da Silva
VS Code Marketplace

"Query / compile preview are great QOL features that I use often."

MW
Michael Weikman
VS Code Marketplace

"Viewing upstream / downstream models provides a lot of context."

DL
Daniel Ladd
VS Code Marketplace

"Love the functionality to drill into model references."

AA
Anthony Alvarez
VS Code Marketplace

"Run parent / child models with a click of a button."

GC
Graham Carman
VS Code Marketplace

"Best tool I have used for VS Code."

BG
Boris Gracevic
VS Code Marketplace

"Makes development so much easier."

JR
Juan Ramos
VS Code Marketplace

"Lots of great QOL features."

JM
Jacon Matson
VS Code Marketplace
RESOURCES
Documentation
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Tutorials

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GitHub

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Slack community

Get help from users in the "tools-dbt-power-user" channel in the dbt™ Slack community.

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Model generation

Generate dbt™ Models and Translate SQL.

  • Generate dbt™ models from SQL or source files
  • Update dbt™ models in natural language
  • Translate queries from one SQL dialect to another
Generating dbt models from SQL in VS Code
Documentation

Document Tables, Columns, and dbt™ Models.

  • Generate descriptions for tables, columns, and dbt™ models
  • Support for different personas and languages
  • Enable AI-enhanced collaboration for documentation
Auto-generating documentation for dbt models and columns
Testing & lineage

Generate Tests, Column Lineage, and Query Explanations.

  • Create and update tests seamlessly
  • Get query explanations and visualization
  • Impact analysis with real-time column lineage
Generating dbt tests and viewing column lineage
Governance

Advise on Best Practices and Organizational Governance.

  • Define custom guidelines in SaaS
  • Get assistance and validations in IDE, Git, and CI/CD
  • Smart complete Jinja and SQL code in the IDE
Best practices enforcement and governance in VS Code
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