aitools command group
Databricks CLI use is subject to the Databricks License and Databricks Privacy Notice, including any Usage Data provisions.
The aitools command group within the Databricks CLI installs Databricks AI skills so your coding agent can work effectively with Databricks resources such as bundles, jobs, and SQL. For more details, see the Databricks Agent Skills GitHub repository.
For information about other AI skills available for Databricks, see Agent skills for AI coding assistants.
databricks aitools install
Install Databricks AI skills for detected coding agents.
By default, skills are installed globally to each agent's skills directory. Use --scope=project to install to the current project directory instead. When multiple agents are detected, skills are stored in a canonical location and symlinked to each agent to avoid duplication.
databricks aitools install [flags]
Options
--agents string
Agents to install skills for (comma-separated, e.g. claude-code,cursor). When not set in an interactive session, a multi-select prompt is shown over detected agents. When not set in a non-interactive session, installs for every detected agent.
Agents of the following tools are supported:
- Claude Code (
claude-code) - Cursor (
cursor) - Codex CLI (
codex) - OpenCode (
opencode) - GitHub Copilot (
copilot) - Antigravity (
antigravity)
--experimental
Include experimental skills.
--scope string
The install scope, either project (current project directory) or global. Default is global, or a prompt when running interactively.
--skills string
Specific skills to install (comma-separated). For a complete list of supported skills, see the Databricks Agent Skills GitHub repository.
Examples
The following example installs all skills for all detected agents:
databricks aitools install
The following example installs skills only for Claude Code:
databricks aitools install --agents claude-code
The following example installs skills into the current project directory instead of globally:
databricks aitools install --scope project
The following example installs specific skills for all detected agents:
databricks aitools install --skills bundles,sql
databricks aitools list
List installed AI tools components.
databricks aitools list [flags]
Options
--scope string
Scope to show: project, global, or both (default: both).
Examples
The following example lists all installed components across both project and global scopes:
databricks aitools list
The following example lists only globally installed components:
databricks aitools list --scope global
databricks aitools uninstall
Remove installed Databricks AI skills from all coding agents.
By default, removes all skills. Use --skills to remove specific skills only.
databricks aitools uninstall [flags]
Options
--scope string
Uninstall scope: project or global.
--skills string
Specific skills to uninstall (comma-separated). For a complete list of supported skills, see the Databricks Agent Skills GitHub repository.
Examples
The following example uninstalls all skills from all agents:
databricks aitools uninstall
The following example uninstalls specific skills only:
databricks aitools uninstall --skills bundles,sql
databricks aitools update
Update installed Databricks AI skills to the latest release.
By default, updates all installed skills and auto-installs new skills from the manifest. Use --no-new to skip new skills, or --check to preview what would change without downloading.
databricks aitools update [flags]
Options
--check
Show what would be updated without downloading.
--force
Re-download even if versions match.
--no-new
Don't auto-install new skills from the manifest.
--scope string
Update scope: project, global, or both.
--skills string
Specific skills to update (comma-separated). For a complete list of supported skills, see the Databricks Agent Skills GitHub repository.
Examples
The following example updates all installed skills:
databricks aitools update
The following example previews available updates without downloading them:
databricks aitools update --check
The following example updates all installed skills but does not auto-install any new skills from the manifest:
databricks aitools update --no-new
databricks aitools version
Show the installed AI skills version.
databricks aitools version [flags]
Options
Examples
databricks aitools version
Global flags
--debug
Whether to enable debug logging.
-h or --help
Display help for the Databricks CLI or the related command group or the related command.
--log-file string
A string representing the file to write output logs to. If this flag is not specified then the default is to write output logs to stderr.
--log-format format
The log format type, text or json. The default value is text.
--log-level string
A string representing the log format level. If not specified then the log format level is disabled.
-o, --output type
The command output type, text or json. The default value is text.
-p, --profile string
The name of the profile in the ~/.databrickscfg file to use to run the command. If this flag is not specified then if it exists, the profile named DEFAULT is used.
--progress-format format
The format to display progress logs: default, append, inplace, or json
-t, --target string
If applicable, the bundle target to use