---
title: "Available tools"
source: dbt Core Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com
licence: Apache-2.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: dbt-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

import McpToolsFromReadme from '/snippets/_mcp-tools-from-readme.md';

The dbt MCP server has access to many parts of the dbt experience related to development, deployment, and discovery. This page lists the tools available in the dbt MCP server and how to configure them.

## Supported tools by MCP server type

The following sections list every tool by category, along with which server type (local or remote) supports it.

| Tools | Local | Remote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [dbt CLI](#dbt-cli)  | ✅ | ❌ |
| [Semantic Layer](#semantic-layer) | ✅ | ✅ |
| [SQL](#sql)  | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Metadata Discovery](#discovery) | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Administrative API](#admin-api) | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Codegen Tools](#dbt-codegen) | ✅ | ❌ |
| [Fusion Tools](#dbt-lsp) | ✅ | ✅ |

Note that access to the Discovery API and the Semantic Layer API is limited depending on your [plan type](https://www.getdbt.com/pricing).

## dbt MCP server tool list

The following tool list is available for your MCP server and is auto-fetched from the [dbt MCP server README on GitHub](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp#tools) when the docs are built, so it stays in sync with each release.

<McpToolsFromReadme />
