dbt Analyze
Understand downstream impact before changing a model.
Analyze the blast radius of dbt model changes using dependency information and column-level lineage.
Know the blast radius before changing dbt.The problem it solves
A small dbt change can affect downstream marts, dashboards, and business processes. Teams need to know what depends on a model or column before merging changes.
What it does
When to use it
changing a shared staging or intermediate model
renaming or removing columns
dbt refactors
assessing change risk in a pull request
How it works
The skill locates the changed model, maps the dbt dependency graph, traces lineage, and reports downstream impact.
Tools used
dbt_manifest
Parse dbt manifest metadata to understand models, sources, tests, and dependency structure.
dbt_lineage
Extract dbt model dependency and lineage context.
lineage_check
Trace column-level lineage through SQL transformations.
impact_analysis
Assess downstream impact for data model or schema changes.
altimate_core_extract_metadata
Extract structured metadata from SQL, dbt, or warehouse context.