Databricks Power for Kiro

A Kiro Power that provides comprehensive Databricks development support with 44 MCP tools (180+ operations) and expert steering files for building data pipelines, ML workflows, dashboards, jobs, and applications on the Databricks platform.

Installation

Install this Power in Kiro by adding it from the Powers panel using this repository URL:

https://github.com/venkatavaradhanv/databricks

What's Included

• MCP Server — 44 tools covering SQL, compute, jobs, pipelines, Unity Catalog, dashboards, Genie, model serving, vector search, Lakebase, apps, and more
• Steering Files — Expert guidance downloaded from the Databricks AI Dev Kit during onboarding

Setup

After installing the Power, activate it in Kiro and follow the onboarding prompts. The setup will:

1. Run the official Databricks AI Dev Kit installer
2. Download steering files (skills) into the Power's steering directory
3. Configure Databricks authentication

Prerequisites

• uv — Python package manager
• git
• A Databricks workspace (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Databricks CLI (optional, needed for OAuth login)

Authentication Options

• OAuth login — databricks auth login (requires Databricks CLI)
• Existing profile — Use a pre-configured ~/.databrickscfg profile
• Personal Access Token — Direct PAT configuration (no CLI needed)

Updating Skills

To refresh steering files with the latest from the ai-dev-kit repository, tell Kiro:

Update Databricks skills: run the official installer with --tools kiro --global --skills-only --force --silent, then copy skills from ~/.kiro/skills/ to the Power steering directory and clean up.

Resources

• Databricks AI Dev Kit
• Databricks Documentation
• Kiro Documentation

License and Support

© 2026 Databricks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The source in this project is provided subject to the Databricks License. The MCP server and skills installed by this Power are sourced from the databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit repository and are governed by the same license. See ai-dev-kit's LICENSE.md and NOTICE.txt for full terms and third-party attribution.

Support:

• Issues with this Power's packaging or installation: github.com/venkatavaradhanv/databricks/issues
• Issues with the MCP server, skills, or installer: github.com/databricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit/issues
• Databricks platform support: help.databricks.com
• Privacy: databricks.com/legal/privacynotice