databricks-aibi-dashboards — Claude Code skill for AI/BI dashboards
A skill for building Databricks AI/BI (formerly Lakeview) dashboards: picks widgets, tests SQL, deploys through the CLI.
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a claude-codeWhat databricks-aibi-dashboards does
The skill walks an agent through creating, updating and publishing AI/BI dashboards in Databricks. Lakeview dashboards use their own JSON structure, so a model left alone tends to produce a file that will not load. The widget index maps each type to a version — counter and table are version 2, bar and line are version 3, combo and choropleth-map are version 1. A wrong version breaks the widget, and that is the most common failure.
Reference files cover widget specifications, custom Vega-Lite visualizations and a command cheat sheet. The agent lists tables, reads the schema, runs every SQL query through the CLI, and only then deploys. Custom charts go through Vega-Lite, which does not support every Vega example, so check that your marks and transforms are covered before you commit to one.
You need the Databricks CLI at v1.0.0 or newer. On create and update, --dataset-catalog and --dataset-schema work as flags only: put them in --json and the CLI drops them without a warning. Re-pass both on every update, or bare-table queries break. If your CLI rejects --warehouse on the query command, set DATABRICKS_WAREHOUSE_ID in the environment instead.
What it helps with
- build an AI/BI dashboard JSON that actually loads
- pick the right widget version for a counter or bar chart
- test every SQL query through the CLI before deploying
- publish a dashboard into a specific workspace folder
- add a custom Vega-Lite chart when standard widgets fall short
Example prompts for the agent
- Build an AI/BI dashboard with a KPI counter on top and monthly revenue line, test all queries via CLI, then deploy
- Update the existing dashboard and add a pivot widget with retention by cohort
- Create a bullet chart with a target marker per category using custom-vega-viz
How to install databricks-aibi-dashboards
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-aibi-dashboards2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills --path skills/databricks-aibi-dashboardsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about databricks-aibi-dashboards
How do I install databricks-aibi-dashboards in Claude?
Run npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-aibi-dashboards -a claude-code. The skill lands in ~/.claude/skills/databricks-aibi-dashboards/SKILL.md.
What does databricks-aibi-dashboards do?
It guides an agent through creating, updating and publishing Databricks AI/BI dashboards. It supplies the JSON structure, widget versions and the order for testing SQL before deploy.
What do I need to run this skill?
The Databricks CLI at v1.0.0 or newer. Queries run through databricks experimental aitools tools query, and deployment goes through databricks lakeview.
