One CLI to manage all your Keboola projects. Designed to be driven by AI agents -- Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor -- but works great standalone too.
No more switching between the UI, old CLI, MCP server, and raw API calls. kbagent wraps everything into workflow-oriented commands where dev branches propagate automatically, multi-project operations run in parallel, and AI agents can be sandboxed safely.
uv tool install git+https://github.com/padak/keboola_agent_cliAuto-updates on every launch. Run kbagent changelog to see what changed.
This CLI is built AI-first. Every command outputs structured JSON (--json), errors include machine-readable codes, and the permission firewall enforces safety at the code level -- not via prompt instructions.
Claude Code plugin (agent learns all 80 commands + gets a specialist subagent for writes):
/plugin marketplace add padak/keboola_agent_cli
/plugin install kbagent@keboola-agent-cli
Then either let the kbagent skill auto-trigger from natural prompts, or delegate explicitly with /keboola <task> -- the slash command spawns a kbagent:keboola-expert subagent with fresh context, hard rules (fresh fetch, dry-run first, prefer CLI over REST/MCP, version gate), and a JSON verification payload. See docs/TUTORIAL.md §6.
Any other agent -- just tell it to run kbagent context and it gets the full command reference.
What you can ask your agent:
"Give me a full inventory of all Keboola projects -- configs, jobs, components, data volumes."
"Find the last failed job in project X, figure out why it crashed, spin up a workspace with the input data, and fix the SQL."
"Compare the SQL transformation between production and the dev branch."
"Create a new Snowflake transformation that joins orders and customers, push it to a dev branch."
kbagent init --from-global --read-onlyThree protection layers (kbagent policy + filesystem chmod + Claude Code deny rules) prevent the agent from writing, deleting, or bypassing restrictions. See Permissions Guide for details.
# Connect a project (Storage API token from Keboola UI)
kbagent project add --project prod \
--url https://connection.keboola.com --token YOUR_TOKEN
# Search across ALL projects for a table reference
kbagent config search --query "customer_id"
# Run a job and wait for it to finish
kbagent job run --project prod --component-id keboola.ex-db-snowflake \
--config-id 456 --wait
# Debug a failing SQL transformation with real data (no full job needed)
kbagent workspace from-transformation --project prod \
--component-id keboola.snowflake-transformation --config-id 789
kbagent workspace query --project prod --workspace-id WS_ID \
--sql "SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 10"| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| Multi-project | All read commands query every connected project in parallel. One command, all projects. |
| Configurations | List, search, inspect, scaffold, update, delete configs. Full-text search across all config bodies (incl. rows). Metadata CRUD + folder grouping. |
| Jobs | List, inspect, run with --wait polling (exponential curve), --timeout auto-kill, log tail on failure. Row-level execution for multi-row configs. |
| Flows | Create, update, delete orchestrator/flow configs with phase/task DAG validation. Attach cron schedules (timezone + enabled/disabled state). |
| Storage | Buckets, tables, files -- full CRUD. Upload CSV (auto-creates bucket+table). Download by file ID or by tag. Descriptions on buckets/tables/columns (batch-applicable from YAML). Native column types (VARCHAR(40), NUMBER(18,2), TIMESTAMP_TZ, VARIANT, ...) with per-column --not-null and --default flags; dev branches auto-materialize target buckets on first write. |
| Dev branches | Create a branch, activate it, and every command auto-targets it. Storage writes, MCP, sync -- everything follows. Storage reads default to production (safer). |
| Sync & GitOps | Pull configs as YAML, edit in IDE, push back. SQL/Python extracted as real files. Diff and status tracking. Adopt existing kbc Go CLI checkouts (sync init --adopt-existing). |
| MCP tools | Call keboola-mcp-server tools with auto-expand, multi-project fan-out, branch propagation, schema validation. |
| Workspaces | Create Snowflake/BQ workspace, load tables, run SQL. Create from transformation config for instant debugging. Orphan detection + garbage collection. |
| Sharing | Cross-project bucket sharing with org/project/user access control. Share, link, unlink. |
| Data apps | First-class lifecycle for Streamlit / Flask / Node deployments (keboola.data-apps). Create, deploy, start, stop, password, delete. Hides the redeploy contract and per-project KMS encryption of git PATs. |
| Lineage | Column-level dependency analysis across projects. SQL/Python parsing, AI-enhanced detection, interactive web browser, Mermaid/HTML/ER export. |
| Kai (AI Assistant) | Ask Keboola's built-in AI questions about your project. One-shot or chat sessions with full MCP context. |
| Encryption | Encrypt secrets (#password, #api_token) via Keboola Encryption API. Works with sync push and MCP. |
| Permissions | Firewall for AI agents: read-only, deny-writes, deny-destructive (session-only flags or persisted policy). Project pin + KBAGENT_PROJECT env override. Code-level enforcement, stable ErrorCode enum, not prompt tricks. |
| Auto-update | Self-updates on startup. "What's new" after each update. Full changelog via kbagent changelog. |
Three ways to register projects, depending on what you have.
Single project — you have a Storage API token from the UI:
kbagent project add --project prod --url https://connection.keboola.com --token YOUR_TOKENMany projects by ID — you have a Manage API or Personal Access Token + the project IDs:
KBC_MANAGE_API_TOKEN=your-manage-or-personal-token \
kbagent org setup --project-ids 901,9621,10539 --url https://connection.keboola.com --yesWhole organization — you are org admin:
KBC_MANAGE_API_TOKEN=your-org-admin-manage-token \
kbagent org setup --org-id 123 --url https://connection.keboola.com --yesRun kbagent doctor to verify setup (token validity, CLI version, MCP server, Claude Code plugin install).
Step-by-step guide with dry-runs, token descriptions, expiry, and global-vs-local config: see docs/TUTORIAL.md.
Full command reference with flags: SKILL.md
kbagent project add | list | remove | edit | status | refresh | use | current
kbagent org setup
kbagent component list | detail
kbagent config list | detail | search | update | set-default-bucket | rename | delete | new
metadata-list | get-metadata | set-metadata | delete-metadata | set-folder
variables-set | variables-get | variables-clear
kbagent job list | detail | run | terminate
kbagent flow list | detail | schema | new | update | delete | schedule | schedule-remove
kbagent storage buckets | bucket-detail | create-bucket | delete-bucket
tables | table-detail | create-table | upload-table | download-table | delete-table | delete-column
describe-bucket | describe-table | describe-column | describe-batch
files | file-detail | file-upload | file-download | file-tag | file-delete
load-file | unload-table
kbagent sharing list | share | unshare | link | unlink | edges
kbagent data-app list | detail | create | deploy | start | stop | delete | password
kbagent lineage build | show | info | server
kbagent branch list | create | use | reset | delete | merge
metadata-list | metadata-get | metadata-set | metadata-delete
kbagent workspace create | list | detail | delete | password | load | query | from-transformation | gc
kbagent tool list | call
kbagent sync init | pull | status | diff | push | branch-link | branch-unlink | branch-status
kbagent kai ping | ask | chat | history
kbagent encrypt values
kbagent permissions list | show | set | reset | check
kbagent init | context | doctor | version | update | changelog
# Global flags: --json, --verbose, --no-color, --config-dir, --hint client|service
# --deny-writes, --deny-destructive (session-only firewall)
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | End-to-end walkthrough: register projects (1, N, whole org), global vs local config, plugin install, using the specialist subagent and /keboola slash command. |
| User Guide | Configuration, permissions, per-directory isolation, workflows |
| Contributing | Architecture, coding style, adding commands, testing checklist |
Read CONTRIBUTING.md first -- it covers the 3-layer architecture, coding conventions, security principles, and the full checklist for adding new commands.
git clone https://github.com/padak/keboola_agent_cli.git && cd keboola_agent_cli
make install # uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
make check # lint + format + test
make hooks # install pre-commit hookMIT