dbt-loom

What it is and what it does

dbt-loom is a dbt Core plugin that extends dbt's multi-project capabilities by allowing you to fetch public model definitions from upstream dbt projects and inject them into your own project. It works by reading dbt artifact manifests from multiple sources—local files, HTTP(S) URLs, cloud object storage (S3, GCS, Azure), data warehouse stages (Snowflake, Databricks), or dbt hosting platforms (dbt Cloud, Paradime)—and registering those public models as nodes in your dbt project's dependency graph during the dbt-core lifecycle.

The plugin is designed for organizations running multiple dbt projects that need to share model definitions without duplicating code or maintaining separate copies. It integrates transparently into dbt's standard workflow: you configure manifest sources in a YAML file, and dbt-loom handles fetching, parsing, and injection automatically. It supports environment variable interpolation, gzipped manifest files, and selective exclusion of packages from upstream projects.

Use it for:

• Share common data models across multiple dbt projects in a monorepo or multi-repo setup without code duplication.
• Fetch and reuse models from a centralized dbt Cloud or Paradime project in downstream dbt projects.
• Load dbt artifacts stored in cloud object storage (S3, GCS, Azure) to inject models from archived or external dbt runs.
• Integrate dbt projects deployed across different data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks) by fetching manifests from warehouse stages.
• Exclude specific upstream packages from injection to avoid conflicts when running tools like dbt-project-evaluator.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

dbt-loom is a dbt Core plugin that fetches public model definitions from upstream dbt project artifacts and injects them into your dbt project, enabling multi-project deployments to share models across repositories.

Yes, if you are running multiple dbt projects and need to share model definitions across them. The plugin is actively maintained, has low install friction, and supports a wide range of artifact sources. However, verify the license terms before adopting in proprietary contexts, as the license metadata is missing from the package. No known security vulnerabilities.

Install

dbt-loom on PyPI

pip install dbt-loom

uv add dbt-loom

poetry add dbt-loom

Installing dbt-loom

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained as of 50 days ago. Requires dbt-core and 10 runtime dependencies covering cloud storage (AWS, GCP, Azure), dbt hosting providers (dbt Cloud, Paradime), and type stubs.

License in practice

License treatment is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata. Verify the actual license before adopting in proprietary or restricted-license contexts.

Quickstart

pip install dbt-loom

# Create dbt_loom.config.yml in your working directory:
# manifests:
#   - name: upstream_project
#     type: file
#     config:
#       path: path/to/manifest.json

# Then run dbt commands normally; dbt-loom injects models via the plugin hook.

Requires dbt-core 1.6.0-b8 or later (uses dbtPlugin class). For Databricks manifest type, requires dbt-databricks adapter or Python SDK. Databricks and Snowflake types require dbt-core 1.8.0 or newer.

Verify before relying

• Whether the package is published under an open-source license or proprietary terms (license metadata is missing).
• Performance characteristics when fetching and injecting models from large upstream projects or many manifest sources.
• Whether gzipped manifest decompression is automatic or requires explicit configuration.

Package facts

Evidence: dbt_loom-0.9.5-py3-none-any.whl

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