Amazon Redshift to dbt Model Conversion

Purpose

Transform Amazon Redshift DDL (views, tables, stored procedures) into production-quality dbt models compatible with Snowflake, maintaining the same business logic and data transformation steps while following dbt best practices.

When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when users ask about:

• Converting Redshift views or tables to dbt models
• Migrating Redshift PL/pgSQL stored procedures to dbt
• Translating Redshift SQL syntax to Snowflake
• Generating schema.yml files with tests and documentation
• Handling Redshift-specific syntax (DISTKEY/SORTKEY, system catalogs, COPY/UNLOAD)