# astronomer-data-agents

Connects Claude Code to Apache Airflow and data warehouses to inspect DAGs, read task logs, and trace data lineage.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 456
- Author: astronomer
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/astronomer/agents
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/astronomer-data-agents

## What it does

This bundle packages the `astro-airflow-mcp` server alongside skills tailored for data pipelines. It communicates with Airflow 2.x or 3.x via REST API. You can trigger DAG runs, read execution logs, and check system health without leaving the terminal.

The plugin also ships with data profiling and lineage tracking via OpenLineage. For warehouse queries, the `analyzing-data` skill spins up an interactive Jupyter kernel in the background. The MCP server itself executes using `uvx`.

Connecting to a remote Airflow deployment requires setting `AIRFLOW_API_URL`, `AIRFLOW_USERNAME`, and `AIRFLOW_PASSWORD`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install astronomer-data-agents@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install data@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install data-engineering@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install astronomer@claude-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install astronomer-data-agents@claude-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install data-engineering@claude-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures and inspect Airflow task logs
- Generate DAGs following standard best practices
- Trace upstream and downstream data lineage with OpenLineage
- Profile warehouse tables and verify data freshness

## Example prompts
- Check the logs of the failed task in yesterday's DAG run
- Trace downstream lineage for the customer analytics table
- Generate a daily Airflow DAG to extract data from an API into Snowflake

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# agents

AI agent tooling for data engineering workflows. Includes an [MCP server](./astro-airflow-mcp/) for Airflow, a [CLI tool (`af`)](./astro-airflow-mcp/README.md#airflow-cli-tool) for interacting with Airflow from your terminal, and [skills](#skills) that extend AI coding agents with specialized capabilities for working with Airflow and data warehouses. Works with [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code), [Cursor](https://cursor.com), and other agentic coding tools.

Built by [Astronomer](https://www.astronomer.io/). [Apache 2.0 licensed](https://github.com/astronomer/agents/blob/main/LICENSE) and compatible with open-source Apache Airflow.

## Table of Contents

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- [Installation](#installation)
  - [Quick Start](#quick-start)
  - [Compatibility](#compatibility)
  - [Claude Code](#claude-code)
  - [Cursor](#cursor)
  - [Other MCP Clients](#other-mcp-clients)
- [Features](#features)
  - [MCP Server](#mcp-server)
  - [Skills](#skills)
- [Why Astro?](#why-astro)
  - [User Journeys](#user-journeys)
  - [Airflow CLI (`af`)](#airflow-cli-af)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
  - [Warehouse Connections](#warehouse-connections)
  - [Airflow](#airflow)
- [Usage](#usage)
  - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Development](#development)
  - [Local Development Setup](#local-development-setup)
  - [Adding Skills](#adding-skills)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
  - [Common Issues](#common-issues)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
- [License](#license)

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## Installation

### Quick Start

```bash
npx skills add astronomer/agents --skill '*'
```

This installs all Astronomer skills into your project via [skills.sh](https://skills.sh). You'll be prompted to select which agents to install to. To also select skills individually, omit the `--skill` flag.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **Claude Code users:** We recommend using the plugin instead (see [Claude Code](#claude-code) section below) for better integration with MCP servers and hooks.

### Compatibility

**Skills:** Works with [25+ AI coding agents](https://github.com/vercel-labs/add-skill?tab=readme-ov-file#available-agents) including Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, Cline, and more.

**MCP Server:** Works with any [MCP-compatible client](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/clients) including Claude Desktop, VS Code, and others.

> [!NOTE]
> **Open-source Airflow users:** The MCP server works with any Airflow 2.x/3.x REST API. Set `AIRFLOW_API_URL` to your self-hosted instance. Skills are tool-agnostic and work with any Airflow deployment.

### Claude Code

```bash
# Add the marketplace and install the plugin
claude plugin marketplace add astronomer/agents
claude plugin install astronomer-data@astronomer

# Upgrading from the old plugin name? Uninstall first:
# claude plugin uninstall data@astronomer && claude plugin marketplace update && claude plugin install astronomer-data@astronomer
```

The plugin includes the Airflow MCP server that runs via `uvx` from PyPI. Data warehouse queries are handled by the `analyzing-data` skill using a background Jupyter kernel.

### Cursor

Cursor supports both MCP servers and skills.

**MCP Server** - Click to install:

<a href="https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=astro-airflow-mcp&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoidXZ4IiwiYXJncyI6WyJhc3Ryby1haXJmbG93LW1jcCIsIi0tdHJhbnNwb3J0Iiwic3RkaW8iXX0"><img src="https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg" alt="Add Airflow MCP to Cursor" height="32"></a>

**Skills** - Install to your project:

```bash
npx skills add astronomer/agents --skill '*' -a cursor
```

This installs skills to `.cursor/skills/` in your project.

<details>
<summary>Manual MCP configuration</summary>

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airflow": {
      "command": "uvx",
````
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