# altimate-code

This plugin hands dbt and warehouse work to the altimate-code CLI agent. Use it to inspect SQL, trace column lineage, or run dbt tasks against real warehouses.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 4
- Author: AltimateAI
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/AltimateAI/altimate-claude-plugin/tree/HEAD/plugins/altimate-code
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/altimate-code

## What it does

For a data task, Claude Code runs `altimate run` locally with the `builder` agent. The CLI can inspect SQL, trace lineage at column level, run dbt commands, and compare data across dialects. It writes the result to a local file and returns it to the conversation.

A `SessionStart` hook adds a static capability description, and you can invoke the plugin directly with `/altimate-code:altimate <task>`. Warehouse queries, dbt commands, and file edits run locally under your credentials. Your prompt goes to the configured LLM provider; when you use your own provider, Altimate does not receive it.

Install and configure the `altimate-code` CLI first, and make sure it is on `PATH`. Otherwise, the plugin reports the failure with repair instructions instead of falling back to Claude Code’s native tools. Installing the CLI through npm requires Node 20+; configure a provider in the TUI with `/connect`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install altimate-code@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- trace a column to its source and affected downstream models
- identify costly Snowflake queries and over-provisioned warehouses
- compare table rows across Snowflake and BigQuery
- generate dbt tests for a SQL model

## Example prompts
- /altimate-code:altimate Trace `revenue_usd` in `models/marts/fct_revenue.sql` to its sources and list affected models.
- /altimate-code:altimate Report the most expensive Snowflake queries and flag warehouses that appear over-provisioned.
- /altimate-code:altimate Generate dbt tests for `models/staging/stg_orders.sql`, including checks for its CASE/WHEN logic.

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# Altimate Code — Claude Code plugin

Routes dbt + warehouse tasks from Claude Code to [altimate-code](https://github.com/AltimateAI/altimate-code), a specialized open-source CLI agent with 100+ deterministic data-engineering tools: SQL anti-pattern detection, column-level lineage, dbt build/test/run against real warehouses, FinOps and cost analysis, cross-dialect translation and data parity, and PII detection.

**Why delegate?** General coding agents can edit SQL files; they can't inspect your live warehouse state. altimate-code gives Claude Code a deterministic data-engineering layer — indexed schemas, real query history, real cost data — instead of guesses.

## Install

From Anthropic's plugin directory:

```bash
claude plugin install altimate-code
```

Or from this repository's marketplace:

```
/plugin marketplace add AltimateAI/altimate-claude-plugin
/plugin install altimate-code@altimate-claude-plugin
```

## Prerequisites

The altimate-code CLI must be installed and configured on your PATH. Either install method works:

```bash
npm install -g altimate-code                       # requires Node 20+; exposes `altimate` and `altimate-code`
curl -fsSL https://www.altimate.sh/install | bash  # standalone binary; exposes `altimate`
altimate                                           # launch the TUI, then run /connect to configure your LLM provider
```

The plugin invokes `altimate`, the CLI's canonical name, and falls back to `altimate-code` for npm installs older than v0.7.1, so standalone installs work without an `altimate-code` alias.


Or configure a provider via environment variable (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, and 20+ others — see the [altimate-code docs](https://docs.altimate.sh)).

If altimate-code is not on PATH or not configured, the plugin surfaces the failure with fix instructions rather than silently falling back to Claude's native tools.

## How it works

1. A **SessionStart hook** adds a static description of altimate-code's capabilities to the session, so Claude Code knows when a task fits.
2. When a data-engineering task fires the **skill** (or you invoke **`/altimate-code:altimate <task>`** explicitly), Claude Code runs `altimate run "<your task>"` locally with its `builder` agent.
3. altimate-code plans and executes the task using your configured LLM provider. Warehouse queries, dbt commands, and file edits run **locally under your credentials**.
4. The result is written to a local output file and surfaced back in your Claude Code conversation.

## Use an Altimate workspace

An [Altimate workspace](https://help.altimate.ai/workspaces/) holds your team's shared skills, knowledge, memory and warehouse integrations. Claude Code reaches it through altimate-code: every task the plugin hands over runs in your project, so it uses the workspace the project is linked to. Nothing in Claude Code needs configuring.

1. **Sign in to Altimate** — `altimate auth login -p altimate-backend --method "Altimate LLM Gateway"` (`altimate-code` on npm installs older than v0.7.1). It opens your browser. This also sets up the model provider altimate-code uses. You can run it from Claude Code by typing it after `!`.
2. **Link the project** — ask Claude to link the project to your workspace. It lists your workspaces with `altimate workspace list` and links the one you choose with `altimate link --workspace "<id or name>"`, or creates one with `altimate link --create`. Moving a linked project to a different workspace also needs `--yes`. `workspace list` is in newer altimate-code releases; with an older one, tell Claude the workspace's name. In a terminal, `altimate link` does the same with a picker; the picker does not work after `!` in Claude Code.
3. **Check it** — `altimate workspace status` shows the linked workspace and its page in the Altimate web app.
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