Skills

Skills are reusable packages of domain-specific knowledge that extend an AI coding assistant's capabilities within VS Code. Each skill provides the assistant with context and instructions for a particular tool or technology, enabling it to give more accurate and relevant assistance. Skills can be invoked automatically based on your prompt or explicitly via slash commands.

Installed Skills

Databricks

Source: databricks/databricks-agent-skills

Provides the AI assistant with up-to-date knowledge of Databricks CLI operations including authentication, profile management, data exploration, and bundle deployment.

How to Use

Slash command: Type /databricks in the VS Code AI chat to explicitly invoke the skill. This is useful when your prompt might not obviously relate to Databricks.

Automatic activation: The skill also loads automatically when the assistant detects a Databricks-related request, so you can simply describe what you need in plain language.

Example Prompts

Prompt	What Happens
/databricks explore the agency table in bedrock_ss_apollo catalog	Uses AI tools to discover schema, columns, and sample data
How do I list all warehouses in Databricks?	Auto-activates and shows the correct CLI command

Prerequisites

• Databricks CLI: The skill will guide you through installation if the CLI is missing or outdated.
• Authenticated profile: Run databricks auth profiles to verify. The skill walks you through setup if needed.

Skill Reference Files

Detailed instructions live in .agents/skills/databricks/