# Configuring dbt MCP Server

Configure and validate the dbt MCP server\.

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/skill-dbt-labs-dbt-agent-skills-configuring-dbt-mcp-server

Category: Skills

Source: vendor · dbt Labs

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/dbt/skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server

Generates MCP server configuration JSON, resolves authentication setup, and validates server connectivity for dbt. Use when setting up, configuring, or troubleshooting the dbt MCP server for AI tools like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code.

## Install or set up

1. Review this skill’s `SKILL.md` and any prerequisites at the source.
2. From the project where you use Claude Code, run the command below. It installs only this skill into project scope; add `-g` for your personal scope.
3. Restart Claude Code and invoke `/configuring-dbt-mcp-server` or ask Claude to use the skill. If it does not appear, check `.claude/skills/` and the source’s setup notes.

```sh
npx skills add https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/dbt/skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server --agent claude-code
```

Installation guide: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/dbt/skills/configuring-dbt-mcp-server