# dune

Runs SQL queries against blockchain data via Dune CLI, finds contract tables, and manages dashboards. Built for on-chain analytics inside your coding agent.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 57
- Author: duneanalytics
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/duneanalytics/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/dune/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dune

## What it does

This skill connects your coding agent to blockchain analytics through the Dune CLI. The agent writes DuneSQL queries to inspect transactions, contract calls, and curated Spellbook datasets. It also discovers schemas and manages credit usage.

Network access is required. Most commands fail immediately without a Dune API key. You must supply this key through the `DUNE_API_KEY` environment variable, a flag, or local config. Only documentation search works without authentication.

Always prefer JSON output. The skill uses the `-o json` flag because plain text tables drop important fields, while structured JSON delivers complete responses directly to the model.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add duneanalytics/skills --skill dune -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dune/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dune/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add duneanalytics/skills --skill dune -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dune/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add duneanalytics/skills --skill dune -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dune/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install duneanalytics/skills dune
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dune/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add duneanalytics/skills --skill dune -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/duneanalytics/skills --path skills/dune
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dune/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add duneanalytics/skills --skill dune -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/duneanalytics/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/dune/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- execute DuneSQL queries against blockchain data
- find decoded tables for a smart contract address
- create visualizations from saved query results
- monitor Dune API credit consumption

## Example prompts
- Find decoded tables for the Uniswap contract address and show their schema
- Run a DuneSQL query to calculate DEX trading volume for the past week
- Check current credit usage with dune usage

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: dune
description: "Dune CLI for querying blockchain and on-chain data via DuneSQL, searching decoded contract tables, managing saved queries, managing visualizations, managing dashboards, and monitoring credit usage on Dune. Use when user asks about blockchain data, on-chain analytics, token transfers, DEX trades, smart contract events, wallet balances, Ethereum/EVM chain queries, DuneSQL, visualizations, charts, dashboards, or says \"query Dune\", \"search Dune datasets\", \"run a Dune query\", \"create a dashboard\", or \"manage dashboard\"."
compatibility: Requires network access and the Dune CLI (auto-installed on first use). Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
allowed-tools: Bash(dune:*) Bash(curl:*) Read
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  author: duneanalytics
  version: "1.0.0"
  cli_version: "0.1"
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## Prerequisites

Assume the Dune CLI is already installed and authenticated. **Do not** run upfront install or auth checks. Just execute the requested `dune` command directly.

If a `dune` command fails, inspect the error to determine the cause and follow the recovery steps in [install-and-recovery.md](references/install-and-recovery.md):

- **"command not found"** → CLI not installed. See [CLI Not Found Recovery](references/install-and-recovery.md#cli-not-found-recovery).
- **401 / "unauthorized" / "missing API key"** → Auth failure. See [Authentication Failure Recovery](references/install-and-recovery.md#authentication-failure-recovery).
- **Unknown subcommand or flag / unexpected output** → Possible version mismatch. See [Version Compatibility](references/install-and-recovery.md#version-compatibility).

# Dune CLI

A command-line interface for [Dune](https://dune.com) -- the leading blockchain data platform. Use it to write and execute DuneSQL queries against on-chain data, discover datasets, search documentation, and monitor credit usage.

## Authentication

All commands except `docs search` require authentication via a Dune API key. The key is resolved in this priority order:

```bash
# 1. Flag (highest priority -- overrides everything)
dune query run 12345 --api-key <key>

# 2. Environment variable
export DUNE_API_KEY=<key>
dune query run 12345

# 3. Saved config file (lowest priority)
dune auth --api-key <key>        # saves to ~/.config/dune/config.yaml
dune query run 12345              # uses saved key
```

To save your key interactively (prompted from stdin):

```bash
dune auth
```

Config file location: `~/.config/dune/config.yaml`

## Global Flags

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--api-key <KEY>` | Dune API key (overrides `DUNE_API_KEY` env var and saved config) |

### Output Format (per-command flag)

Most commands support `-o, --output <FORMAT>` with values `text` (default, human-readable tables) or `json` (machine-readable).

> **Always use `-o json`** on every command that supports it. JSON output contains more detail than `text` (full API response objects vs. summarized tables) and is unambiguous to parse. The `text` format is for human terminal use and drops fields.

## DuneSQL

Dune uses **DuneSQL**, a Trino-based SQL dialect, as its query engine. Key points:

- All SQL passed to `--sql` flags or saved queries must be valid DuneSQL
- DuneSQL supports standard SQL with extensions for blockchain data types (addresses, hashes, etc.)
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