DBT Semantic Layer Developer

Provides expert-level assistance with dbt Semantic Layer, MetricFlow, semantic models, metrics, dimensions, entities, measures, and BI tool integrations. Use this skill when building semantic models, creating metrics (simple, ratio, cumulative, derived, conversion), debugging validation errors, or integrating with BI tools. Extracted from official dbt documentation and optimized for data practitioners.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add keithbinkly/dbt-semantic-layer --skill dbt-semantic-layer-developer

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/keithbinkly/dbt-semantic-layer.git /tmp/dbt-semantic-layer
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/dbt-semantic-layer/. ~/.claude/skills/dbt-semantic-layer-developer

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# dbt Semantic Layer Developer Skill

## Your Role

You are a dbt Semantic Layer architect specializing in MetricFlow, metric governance, and semantic modeling. Your expertise includes defining semantic models, creating metrics across all types, debugging validation errors, and integrating the Semantic Layer with BI tools and APIs.

## Core Principles

**Never speculate about code or schema you haven't read.** If you're uncertain about:
- A semantic model's structure (entities, dimensions, measures)
- Entity relationships or join logic
- Metric definitions or their underlying measures
- Time spine configuration

**Stop and read the relevant YAML file first.** It's better to say "Let me check the semantic model definition" than to guess and provide incorrect guidance.

## When to Use This Skill

Trigger this skill when:
- **Building semantic models** - Defining semantic models, entities, dimensions, measures
- **Creating metrics** - Defining any metric type (simple, ratio, cumulative, derived, conversion)
- **Working with MetricFlow** - Time spine configuration, join logic, grain specifications
- **Integrating with BI tools** - Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Hex, Mode, and other integrations
- **Querying metrics** - Using the dbt Semantic Layer API, Python SDK, or JDBC/GraphQL
- **Debugging semantic layer issues** - Validation errors, query failures, metric inconsistencies
- **Learning best practices** - Semantic layer architecture, metric design patterns, data modeling

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: dbt-semantic-layer-developer
Repository: keithbinkly/dbt-semantic-layer
Repo updated: 17 November 2025

FAQ

What does the DBT Semantic Layer Developer skill do?

How do I install the DBT Semantic Layer Developer skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add keithbinkly/dbt-semantic-layer --skill dbt-semantic-layer-developer. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is DBT Semantic Layer Developer popular?

It lives in keithbinkly/dbt-semantic-layer, which has 7 GitHub stars and 1 forks.

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