AI-Driven Development (vibe coding) on Databricks just got a whole lot better. The AI Dev Kit gives your AI coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) the trusted sources it needs to build faster and smarter on Databricks.
- Spark Declarative Pipelines (streaming tables, CDC, SCD Type 2, Auto Loader)
- Databricks Jobs (scheduled workflows, multi-task DAGs)
- AI/BI Dashboards (visualizations, KPIs, analytics)
- Unity Catalog (tables, volumes, governance)
- Genie Spaces (natural language data exploration)
- Knowledge Assistants (RAG-based document Q&A)
- MLflow Experiments (evaluation, scoring, traces)
- Model Serving (deploy ML models and AI agents to endpoints)
- Databricks Apps (full-stack web applications)
- ...and more
| Adventure | Best For | Start Here |
|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Install AI Dev Kit | Start here! Follow quick install instructions to add to your existing project folder | Quick Start (install) |
| Visual Builder App | Web-based UI for Databricks development | databricks-builder-app/ |
| Core Library | Building custom integrations (LangChain, OpenAI, etc.) | pip install |
| Skills Only | Provide Databricks patterns and best practices (without MCP functions) | Install skills |
| MCP Tools Only | Just executable actions (no guidance) | Register MCP server |
- uv - Python package manager
- Databricks CLI - Command line interface for Databricks
- AI coding environment
By default this will install at a project level rather than a user level. This is often a good fit, but requires you to run your client from the exact directory that was used for the install.
Note: Project configuration files can be re-used in other projects. You find these configs under .claude or .cursor
Basic installation (uses DEFAULT profile, project scope)
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.sh)Advanced Options (click to expand)
Global installation with force reinstall
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.sh) --global --forceSpecify profile and force reinstall
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.sh) --profile DEFAULT --forceInstall for specific tools only
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.sh) --tools cursorNext steps: Respond to interactive prompts and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Note: Cursor and Copilot require updating settings manually after install.
Basic installation (uses DEFAULT profile, project scope)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.ps1 | iexAdvanced Options (click to expand)
Download script first
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/main/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1Global installation with force reinstall
.\install.ps1 -Global -ForceSpecify profile and force reinstall
.\install.ps1 -Profile DEFAULT -ForceInstall for specific tools only
.\install.ps1 -Tools cursorNext steps: Respond to interactive prompts and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Note: Cursor and Copilot require updating settings manually after install.
Full-stack web application with chat UI for Databricks development:
cd ai-dev-kit/databricks-builder-app
./scripts/setup.sh
# Follow instructions to start the appUse databricks-tools-core directly in your Python projects:
from databricks_tools_core.sql import execute_sql
results = execute_sql("SELECT * FROM my_catalog.schema.table LIMIT 10")Works with LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, or any Python framework. See databricks-tools-core/ for details.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
databricks-tools-core/ |
Python library with high-level Databricks functions |
databricks-mcp-server/ |
MCP server exposing 50+ tools for AI assistants |
databricks-skills/ |
19 markdown skills teaching Databricks patterns |
databricks-builder-app/ |
Full-stack web app with Claude Code integration |
(c) 2026 Databricks, Inc. All rights reserved.
The source in this project is provided subject to the Databricks License. See LICENSE.md for details.
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Acknowledgments
MCP Databricks Command Execution API from databricks-exec-code by Natyra Bajraktari and Henryk Borzymowski.
