# How to connect dbt Cloud to Claude ```json { "title": "How to connect dbt Cloud to Claude", "toolkit": "dbt Cloud", "toolkit_slug": "dbt_cloud", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-10-19T05:31:12.083Z" } ``` ## Introduction Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf. This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your dbt Cloud account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list dbt Cloud projects and environments, query governed data through dbt Semantic Layer, review recent dbt Cloud job runs, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three. ## Also integrate dbt Cloud with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/atomic-agent) ## Connect dbt Cloud to Claude Cowork ### Connecting dbt Cloud to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer. ### 1. Add with one click Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2. [Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp) ### Add manually In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is the dbt Cloud MCP server, and what's possible with it? The dbt Cloud MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your dbt Cloud account. It provides structured and secure access to your dbt Cloud projects, jobs, runs, environments, metadata, artifacts, and Semantic Layer data, so your agent can monitor analytics work, start or manage runs, investigate failures, and query governed metrics on your behalf. - Project and job operations: Have your agent list dbt Cloud projects and environments, inspect job settings, start job runs, cancel active runs, or retry failed runs. - Run monitoring and troubleshooting: Let the agent find runs by job, project, environment, status, or time, inspect run details, and retrieve failure information and step logs. - Artifact and metadata discovery: Direct your agent to list available run artifacts, download selected artifact files, explore metadata, retrieve specific resources, and inspect model health. - Semantic Layer exploration: Instruct your agent to find governed metrics and saved queries, list available dimensions and entities, and query semantic metrics for analysis. - Administrative resource management: Have your agent read, create, update, or delete supported dbt Cloud administrative resources through documented operations. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `DBT_CLOUD_ADMIN_API_DELETE` | Admin API Delete | Irreversibly delete one selected dbt Cloud administrative resource using a fixed documented Admin API operation from the official v2 or v3 OpenAPI specification. Operation values are provider operation IDs. Deleted resources and configuration cannot be recovered by this action. | | `DBT_CLOUD_ADMIN_API_READ` | Admin API Read | Perform one documented dbt Cloud Admin read selected by operation, using its documented path and optional query parameters from the official v2 and v3 OpenAPI specifications. Operation values are provider operation IDs. This broad read is Bearer-token only because the mapped set includes operations with no official OAuth scope. | | `DBT_CLOUD_ADMIN_API_WRITE` | Admin API Write | Execute one predeclared dbt Cloud Administrative API POST, PATCH, or PUT operation. Selected operations may create or mutate administrative resources; review the matching provider OpenAPI operation, path parameters, query, and body before execution. Operation values are provider operation IDs. This action is bearer-token only because the operation set includes routes outside dbt Cloud's officially documented OAuth scopes. | | `DBT_CLOUD_CANCEL_RUN` | Cancel Run | Irreversibly request cancellation of a queued, starting, or running dbt Cloud run. This mutates the selected run's execution state and does not delete its run record. The response is the run record returned after the cancellation request. | | `DBT_CLOUD_DOWNLOAD_RUN_ARTIFACT` | Download Run Artifact | Download one artifact file from a completed dbt Cloud run using a path returned by List Run Artifacts. | | `DBT_CLOUD_FIND_SEMANTIC_SAVED_QUERIES` | Find Semantic Saved Queries | List or search saved Semantic Layer queries, or return one exact saved query by name. | | `DBT_CLOUD_GET_JOB` | Get Job | Return one dbt Cloud job definition and optionally selected related execution context. | | `DBT_CLOUD_GET_RUN` | Get Run | Return one dbt Cloud run with optional job, environment, step, retry, audit, or log context. | | `DBT_CLOUD_GET_RUN_FAILURE_DETAILS` | Get Run Failure Details | Return dbt Cloud status and step logs for a failed run. This action only reads the run record and never starts or enqueues a retry. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_ENVIRONMENTS` | List Environments | Return one page of environments for a dbt Cloud project, with optional deployment and name filters. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_JOBS` | List Jobs | Return one page of dbt Cloud jobs, optionally filtered by project, environment, name, schedule, or state. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_PROJECTS` | List Projects | Return one page of dbt Cloud projects, optionally filtered by name, IDs, or deletion state. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_RUN_ARTIFACTS` | List Run Artifacts | Return artifact paths available for a completed dbt Cloud run. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_RUNS` | List Runs | Return one page of dbt Cloud runs, optionally filtered by job, project, environment, status, creation time, finish time, or deletion state. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTES` | List Semantic Attributes | Return one page of dimensions, entities, group-bys, or queryable time granularities available for selected metrics. | | `DBT_CLOUD_LIST_SEMANTIC_METRICS` | List Semantic Metrics | Return one page of governed Semantic Layer metrics, optionally searched or grouped. | | `DBT_CLOUD_QUERY_DISCOVERY_METADATA` | Query Discovery Metadata | List dbt metadata resources in an environment or job-run context, retrieve one node by case-sensitive unique ID, or inspect model health in an environment. | | `DBT_CLOUD_QUERY_SEMANTIC_METRICS` | Query Semantic Metrics | Submit an ad-hoc dbt Semantic Layer query using metrics and/or group-bys, or execute a saved query; poll it to a documented terminal state and return one decoded JSON result page. Pass next_cursor to retrieve another page without creating a new query. | | `DBT_CLOUD_RETRY_RUN` | Retry Run | Start a new retry from a failed dbt Cloud run and return the newly enqueued run record. | | `DBT_CLOUD_TRIGGER_JOB_RUN` | Trigger Job Run | Start a new run for a dbt Cloud job, optionally overriding its revision, target, commands, docs generation, threads, or timeout. Each successful call enqueues a new run. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Troubleshooting ### 1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for dbt Cloud? The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each dbt Cloud conversation. - Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /. - Hover Connectors. - Turn on Composio. - Ask Claude to connect to dbt Cloud again. ### 2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before dbt Cloud connects? Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for dbt Cloud. - Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp. - Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem. - Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect dbt Cloud. - If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev. ### 3. Why does the dbt Cloud authorization link not work? The Composio connector is one server. Your dbt Cloud account connects separately when Claude asks for it. - If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the dbt Cloud connection. - Composio creates a fresh dbt Cloud authorization link. - Open that link in your browser and finish the dbt Cloud sign-in. ### 4. Why do dbt Cloud actions fail after they worked before? The dbt Cloud connection can expire or lose permission. - Ask Claude to inspect the dbt Cloud connection. - If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you. - Reconnect the dbt Cloud account and retry the action. - If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in dbt Cloud. - If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in dbt Cloud itself. ### 5. How do I switch to a different dbt Cloud account? Claude can manage the dbt Cloud connection for you. - Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current dbt Cloud account. - Ask Claude to connect dbt Cloud again. - Open the new Composio authorization link for dbt Cloud. - Sign in with the other dbt Cloud account in the browser. - After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the dbt Cloud task. ### 6. Why is my dbt Cloud connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan? The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your dbt Cloud connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork. - In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors. - Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache. - If dbt Cloud tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again. - On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect dbt Cloud. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The dbt Cloud MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your dbt Cloud account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available dbt Cloud tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build dbt Cloud MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dbt_cloud/framework/atomic-agent) ## Related Toolkits - [Firecrawl](https://composio.dev/toolkits/firecrawl) - Firecrawl automates large-scale web crawling and data extraction. It helps organizations efficiently gather, index, and analyze content from online sources. - [Tavily](https://composio.dev/toolkits/tavily) - Tavily offers powerful search and data retrieval from documents, databases, and the web. 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You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right dbt Cloud tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for dbt Cloud while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which dbt Cloud scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your dbt Cloud data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)