dbt Testing

Requirements

Agent: builder or migrator (requires file write access) Tools used: bash (runs altimate-dbt commands), read, glob, write, edit, altimate_core_testgen, altimate_core_validate

When to Use This Skill

Use when the user wants to:

• Add tests to a model's schema.yml (unique, not_null, relationships, accepted_values)
• Write dbt unit tests (mock inputs → expected outputs)
• Create custom generic or singular tests
• Debug why a test is failing
• Practice test-driven development in dbt

Do NOT use for:

• Creating or modifying model SQL → use dbt-develop
• Writing model descriptions → use dbt-docs
• Debugging build/compilation errors → use dbt-troubleshoot