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azure-databricks

Expert knowledge for Azure Databricks development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Unity Catalog, Lakeflow pipelines, Lakebase, AI Runtime/agents, or external connectors/BI tools, and other Azure Databricks related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-databricks
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads azure-databricks automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Azure Databricks Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Databricks. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLocationDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L188Diagnosing and fixing Databricks errors and failures across SQL, Spark, Lakeflow, connectors, agents, identity, IDE/CLI tools, and performance issues, with targeted guides for specific error codes.
Best PracticesL189-L409End-to-end Databricks best practices: cost, governance, security, compute, performance, streaming, Lakehouse/RAG/ML, Lakeflow pipelines, Apps, connectors, and troubleshooting/observability.
Decision Makingdecision-making.mdDecision guides for Databricks: choosing compute, runtimes, AI/ML/GenAI options, storage and governance patterns, connectors, costs/budgets, and planning migrations across features and services.
Architecture & Design Patternsarchitecture-patterns.mdArchitectural blueprints and patterns for Databricks and Lakebase: DR/HA, networking, storage, medallion and CDC pipelines, streaming, SQL scaling, feature stores, agents, and secure, well-architected platforms.
Limits & Quotaslimits-quotas.mdLimits, quotas, and constraints for Databricks compute, AI/GenAI, Lakeflow pipelines, connectors, SQL/notebooks, Unity Catalog, and Free Edition, plus related scaling, budgets, and usage controls.
Securitysecurity.mdIdentity, access control, encryption, networking, compliance, and governance for Azure Databricks, including Unity Catalog, AI/agents, Lakeflow, OpenSharing, Lakebase, and secure external connections.
Configurationconfiguration.mdConfiguring and managing Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog: security, networking, storage, compute, jobs, AI/ML/agents, Lakeflow, Lakebase, connectors, CLI, SQL/session settings, and system/billing monitoring.
Integrations & Coding Patternsintegrations.mdPatterns and APIs for integrating Databricks with agents, apps, external data systems, BI tools, Lakeflow/AI Runtime, and for using SDKs, SQL/AI functions, connectors, and custom PySpark/SQL extensions.
Deploymentdeployment.mdDeploying and operating Azure Databricks: workspaces, Unity Catalog, Terraform/IaC, CI/CD, bundles, Lakeflow/Lakebase, agents/models/AI Runtime, mobile apps, DR, and regional availability.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Use Databricks identity management readiness reporthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/users-groups/automatic-identity-management/readiness-report
Handle long-running tasks with Supervisor Agent continuationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/agent-bricks/multi-agent-supervisor-long-running-tasks
Agent Bricks FAQ for building and running agentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/concepts/faq
Debug custom code agents on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/custom-agents/debug-agent
Troubleshoot Databricks Artifact Registry issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/artifact-registry/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure Databricks classic compute termination errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/troubleshooting/cluster-error-codes
Debug Spark applications using Databricks Spark UIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/troubleshooting/debugging-spark-ui
Monitor Databricks dashboard usage with audit logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dashboards/monitor-usage
Troubleshoot common Databricks CLI issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/cli/troubleshooting
Use Databricks app details for monitoring and troubleshootinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-apps/view-app-details
Troubleshoot Databricks Connect for Python issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/python/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Databricks Connect for Scala issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/scala/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Databricks Terraform provider issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/terraform/troubleshoot
Resolve common issues with Databricks VS Code extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/vscode-ext/faqs
Troubleshoot issues with the Databricks IDE extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/vscode-ext/troubleshooting
Handle ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/arithmetic-overflow-error-class
Resolve CAST_INVALID_INPUT errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/cast-invalid-input-error-class
Diagnose DC_GA4_RAW_DATA_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/dc-ga4-raw-data-error-error-class
Understand DC_SFDC_API_ERROR in Databricks connectorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/dc-sfdc-api-error-error-class
Diagnose DC_SQLSERVER_ERROR in Databricks connectorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/dc-sqlserver-error-error-class
Handle DELTA_ICEBERG_COMPAT_V1_VIOLATION errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/delta-iceberg-compat-v1-violation-error-class
Resolve DIVIDE_BY_ZERO error in Azure Databricks SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/divide-by-zero-error-class
Handle Azure Databricks error condition stringshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/error-classes
Troubleshoot EWKB_PARSE_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/ewkb-parse-error-error-class
Troubleshoot EWKT_PARSE_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/ewkt-parse-error-error-class
Troubleshoot GEOJSON_PARSE_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/geojson-parse-error-error-class
Resolve GROUP_BY_AGGREGATE errors in Databricks SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/group-by-aggregate-error-class
Handle H3_INVALID_CELL_ID errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/h3-invalid-cell-id-error-class
Fix H3_INVALID_GRID_DISTANCE_VALUE errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/h3-invalid-grid-distance-value-error-class
Fix H3_INVALID_RESOLUTION_VALUE errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/h3-invalid-resolution-value-error-class
Resolve H3_NOT_ENABLED errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/h3-not-enabled-error-class
Handle INSUFFICIENT_TABLE_PROPERTY errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/insufficient-table-property-error-class
Resolve INVALID_ARRAY_INDEX errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/invalid-array-index-error-class
Resolve INVALID_ARRAY_INDEX_IN_ELEMENT_AT errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/invalid-array-index-in-element-at-error-class
Fix MISSING_AGGREGATION errors in GROUP BYhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/missing-aggregation-error-class
Troubleshoot ROW_COLUMN_ACCESS errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/row-column-access-error-class
Interpret Azure Databricks SQLSTATE error codeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/sqlstates
Resolve TABLE_OR_VIEW_NOT_FOUND errors in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/table-or-view-not-found-error-class
Fix UNRESOLVED_ROUTINE errors in Databricks SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/unresolved-routine-error-class
Handle UNSUPPORTED_TABLE_OPERATION errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/unsupported-table-operation-error-class
Handle UNSUPPORTED_VIEW_OPERATION errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/unsupported-view-operation-error-class
Troubleshoot WKB_PARSE_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/wkb-parse-error-error-class
Troubleshoot WKT_PARSE_ERROR in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/error-messages/wkt-parse-error-error-class
Troubleshoot common Genie Agent query issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/genie-agents/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure Databricks Auto Loader issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/auto-loader/faq
Monitor and troubleshoot Auto Loader pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/auto-loader/observability
Troubleshoot 1Password Event Logs connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/1password-event-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Aha! managed connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/aha-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Akamai WAF connector authentication and errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/akamai-waf-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Amplitude connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/amplitude-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Anaplan connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/anaplan-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Anthropic connector ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/anthropic-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Anysphere Audit Logs connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/anysphere-audit-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Anysphere Organization connector problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/anysphere-organization-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Asana connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/asana-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Atlassian audit logs connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/atlassian-audit-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Azure DevOps connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/azure-devops-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Box Audit Logs connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/box-audit-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Celigo managed connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/celigo-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Confluence ingestion errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/confluence-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Cribl connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/cribl-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot CrowdStrike Falcon Event Stream connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/crowdstrike-falcon-event-stream-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Dynamics 365 connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/d365-faq
Troubleshoot Dynamics 365 ingestion via Synapse Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/d365-troubleshoot
Resolve issues with Databricks Lakeflow managed connectorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/faq
Troubleshoot full refresh of Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/full-refresh
Troubleshoot common GitLab connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/gitlab-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Glean connector errors in Lakeflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/glean-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Gmail connector ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/gmail-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Google Ads connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-ads-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot GA Aggregated connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-analytics-aggregated-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot GA4 Raw Data connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-analytics-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Google Drive ingestion in Lakeflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-drive-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Google Search Console connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-search-console-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Google Workspace connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/google-workspace-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot HubSpot connector ingestion problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/hubspot-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Jira ingestion issues in Lakeflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/jira-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Kafka ingestion connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/kafka-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot LinkedIn Ads connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/linkedin-ads-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Marketo connector pipeline errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/marketo-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Meta Ads Lakeflow Connect ingestion errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/meta-ads-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Microsoft 365 audit connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/microsoft-365-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Entra ID connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/microsoft-entra-id-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Monday.com Lakeflow connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/monday-com-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot MySQL ingestion issues in Lakeflow Connecthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/mysql-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Netskope Logs Lakeflow connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/netskope-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Notion connector authentication and sync issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/notion-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Okta System Logs connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/okta-system-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks OpenAI connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/openai-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Lakeflow Oracle Eloqua connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/oracle-eloqua-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Oracle integrated CDC ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/oracle-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Outlook ingestion connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/outlook-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks PagerDuty connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/pagerduty-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Pendo connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/pendo-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks PostgreSQL ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/postgresql-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Productboard connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/productboard-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks query-based connectorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/query-based-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks RabbitMQ ingestion connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/rabbitmq-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Reddit Ads connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/reddit-ads-troubleshoot
FAQ for Databricks Salesforce ingestion connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/salesforce-faq
Troubleshoot Databricks Salesforce ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/salesforce-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot SendGrid connector authentication and rate limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/sendgrid-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot ServiceNow connector ingestion problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/servicenow-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Salesforce Marketing Cloud ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/sfmc-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks SharePoint ingestion errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/sharepoint-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Shopify connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/shopify-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Smartsheet connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/smartsheet-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks SQL Server ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/sql-server-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Square connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/square-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Strac connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/strac-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks SurveyMonkey connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/surveymonkey-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks TikTok Ads connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/tiktok-ads-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Lakeflow ingestion pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/troubleshoot
Resolve UNITY_CATALOG_INITIALIZATION_FAILED in pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/uc-initialization-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Veeva Vault connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/veeva-vault-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Verkada connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/verkada-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Wiz Audit Logs connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/wiz-audit-logs-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Workday Activity Logging connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/workday-activity-logging-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot common Workday HCM connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/workday-hcm-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Workday ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/workday-reports-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot common Workiva connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/workiva-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Zendesk Support connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/zendesk-support-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Zip connector errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/zip-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks Zoho Books connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/zoho-books-troubleshoot
Handle Zerobus Ingest error codes and failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/zerobus-errors
Understand and use Azure Databricks init script logginghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/init-scripts/logs
Diagnose and optimize Lakeflow job performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/jobs/diagnose-job-performance
Troubleshoot and repair Lakeflow job failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/jobs/repair-job-failures
Resolve high initialization times in pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/fix-high-init
Recover Lakeflow pipelines from checkpoint failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/recover-streaming
Debug and explore Databricks Feature Views in Unity Cataloghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/feature-store/explore-feature-views
Troubleshoot Databricks Feature Store and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/feature-store/troubleshooting-and-limitations
Debug Databricks Model Serving endpoint issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/model-serving-debug
Diagnose Databricks model serving with Genie Codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/model-serving-genie-code
Debug Python code in Databricks notebookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/notebooks/debugger
Troubleshoot Lakebase logical replication issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/oltp/projects/logical-replication-manage
Troubleshoot Databricks OpenSharing data access errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/opensharing/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot failing Spark jobs and removed executorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/failing-spark-jobs
Handle lost spot instances in Databricks clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/losing-spot-instances
Troubleshoot Spark executor memory issues in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/spark-memory-issues
Troubleshoot Databricks Partner Connect issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/partner-connect/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Databricks publishing and connections to Power BIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/partners/bi/power-bi/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure Databricks Git folder errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/repos/errors-troubleshooting
Detect and repair Delta table issues with FSCK REPAIR TABLEhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/delta-fsck
Handle INVALID_UTF8_STRING errors in Databricks SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/functions/validate_utf8
Monitor and troubleshoot materialized view refresheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/mv-st/materialized-monitor
Use query history to troubleshoot Databricks SQL performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/user/queries/query-history
Interpret Databricks SQL query profiles for performance troubleshootinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/user/queries/query-profile

Best Practices

TopicURL
Tag Databricks resources for cost attributionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/account-settings/usage-detail-tags
Use default Databricks compute policy familieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/clusters/policy-families
Apply identity best practices in Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/users-groups/best-practices
Apply best practices for Databricks serverless workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/workspace/serverless-workspaces-best-practices
Synthetically generate agent evaluation setshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/agent-evaluation/synthesize-evaluation-set
Load test Databricks Apps agents for QPS capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/custom-agents/load-test-agent-app
Measure RAG performance with retrieval and response metricshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/evaluate-assess-performance
Define RAG application quality with evaluation setshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/evaluate-define-quality
Evaluate and monitor RAG applications for quality, cost, latencyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/fundamentals-evaluation-monitoring-rag
Design and optimize RAG inference chains on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/fundamentals-inference-chain-rag
Build Databricks unstructured RAG data pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/quality-data-pipeline-rag
Improve RAG application quality via key tuning knobshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/quality-overview
Optimize RAG chain components for better responseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/agents/tutorials/ai-cookbook/quality-rag-chain
Apply service policy guardrails to Databricks model serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ai-gateway/moderate-tutorial
Tune Databricks AI Search performance and scalinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ai-search/best-practices
Improve Databricks AI Search retrieval qualityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ai-search/retrieval-quality
Migrate Databricks library installs from init scriptshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/archive/compute/libraries-init-scripts
Apply best practices for Databricks compute policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/archive/compute/policies-best-practices
Use DBIO for transactional writes to cloud storage in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/archive/legacy/dbio-commit
Optimize skewed joins in Databricks using skew hintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/archive/legacy/skew-join
Migrate from Databricks Deep Learning Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/archive/spark-3.x-migration/deep-learning-pipelines
Apply Azure Databricks platform administration best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/administration
Optimize BI serving performance on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/bi-serving
Apply Databricks BI data preparation best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/bi-serving-data-prep
Optimize Azure Databricks SQL warehouses for BIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/bi-serving-sql-serving
Apply Azure Databricks compute creation best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/compute
Implement Azure Databricks production job scheduling best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/jobs
Apply Databricks-specific Power BI performance best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/cheat-sheet/power-bi
Use AI-generated comments for Unity Catalog documentationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/comments/ai-comments
Apply best practices for Databricks classic computehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/cluster-config-best-practices
Improve Databricks compute reliability with flexible node typeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/flexible-node-types
Apply best practices for Databricks poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/pool-best-practices
Apply best practices for Databricks serverless computehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/serverless/best-practices
Use DataFrame caching on serverless computehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/serverless/dataframe-cache
Use Lakehouse Replay to validate runtime upgradeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/serverless/lakehouse-replay
Tune SQL warehouse settings for BI workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/sql-warehouse/bi-workload-settings
Control large interactive queries with Query Watchdoghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/compute/troubleshooting/query-watchdog
Configure dataset materialization for Databricks dashboardshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dashboards/materialization
Apply Azure Databricks data engineering best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-engineering/best-practices
Implement observability for Databricks streaming workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-engineering/observability-best-practices
Best practices for Unity Catalog ABAC policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/abac/best-practices
Common ABAC row filtering and masking patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/abac/common-patterns
Optimize ABAC row filter and mask performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/abac/performance
Apply Unity Catalog governance best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/best-practices
Author custom Unity Catalog service policy exampleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/service-policies/policy-examples
Work with legacy Hive metastore objects in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/database-objects/hive-metastore
Safely use and migrate away from DBFS roothttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dbfs/dbfs-root
Apply best practices for DBFS and Unity Cataloghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dbfs/unity-catalog
Apply Delta Lake best practices on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/delta/best-practices
Handle Delta Lake limitations on S3 safelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/delta/s3-limitations
Use selective overwrite options with Delta Lake on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/delta/selective-overwrite
Apply recommended CI/CD workflows on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/ci-cd/flows
View Databricks policy families via CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/cli/reference/policy-families-commands
Develop Databricks Apps using supported frameworks and patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-apps/app-development
Apply best practices for Databricks Appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-apps/best-practices
Add and use model serving endpoints in Databricks Appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-apps/model-serving
Advanced configuration and usage of Databricks Connecthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/advanced
Test Databricks Connect Python code with pytesthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/python/testing
Handle async queries and interruptions with Databricks Connecthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/queries
Test Databricks Connect Scala code with ScalaTesthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/databricks-connect/scala/testing
Call Databricks REST API with performance best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/rest-api
Apply Databricks developer and CI/CD best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/developers/best-practices
Choose between Unity Catalog volumes and workspace fileshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/files/files-recommendations
Store and reference Databricks init scripts in workspace fileshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/files/workspace-init-scripts
Curate effective Genie Agents for accurate answershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/genie-agents/best-practices
Apply prompt and context best practices for Genie Codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/genie-code/tips
Deep clone managed Iceberg tables in Unity Cataloghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/iceberg/clone
Apply Auto Loader best practices for reliable ingestionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/auto-loader/best-practices
Configure Azure Databricks Auto Loader for productionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/auto-loader/production
Use automatic type widening in Databricks Auto Loaderhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/auto-loader/type-widening
Apply common COPY INTO data loading patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/cloud-object-storage/copy-into/examples
Celigo connector FAQ and usage guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/celigo-faq
Apply common patterns to Lakeflow ingestion pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/common-patterns
Apply Confluence connector behaviors and FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/confluence-faq
CrowdStrike Falcon Event Stream connector FAQhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/crowdstrike-falcon-event-stream-faq
Apply Glean connector FAQs and usage guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/glean-faq
Use Marketo connector effectively in Lakeflow Connecthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/marketo-faq
Apply Meta Ads connector usage guidance and FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/meta-ads-faq
MySQL Lakeflow connector FAQ and usage guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/mysql-faq
Oracle Eloqua connector usage FAQhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/oracle-eloqua-faq
Use Oracle integrated CDC connector FAQs and tipshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/oracle-faq
Apply PostgreSQL connector FAQs and guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/postgresql-faq
Maintain and operate PostgreSQL Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/postgresql-maintenance
Use Productboard connector features and behaviorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/productboard-faq
Reddit Ads connector usage FAQs and behaviorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/reddit-ads-faq
Configure incremental ingestion of Salesforce formula fieldshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/lakeflow-connect/salesforce-formula-fields
Use Zerobus acknowledgment callbacks effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/zerobus-callbacks
Choose Zerobus blocking methods for durabilityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/zerobus-message-blocking
Implement resilient Zerobus recovery patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/zerobus-recovery
Design Zerobus schemas for evolving datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/zerobus-schema-management
Use and configure Databricks cluster init scriptshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/init-scripts/
Reference external files in Databricks init scriptshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/init-scripts/referencing-files
Test applications using the legacy Simba JDBC Driverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/integrations/jdbc/testing
Test Databricks ODBC driver connections in codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/integrations/odbc/testing
Schedule recurring SQL queries with backfill in Jobshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/jobs/how-to/create-recurring-job
Apply classic compute best practices for Jobshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/jobs/run-classic-jobs
Apply Databricks cost optimization best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/cost-optimization/best-practices
Implement best practices for Databricks data and AI governancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/data-governance/best-practices
Design observability and monitoring strategy for Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/deployment-guide/observability
Apply interoperability and usability best practices on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/interoperability-and-usability/best-practices
Implement operational excellence best practices for Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/operational-excellence/best-practices
Implement performance efficiency best practices for Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/performance-efficiency/best-practices
Implement reliability best practices for Databricks workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/reliability/best-practices
Apply security and compliance best practices in Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/security-compliance-and-privacy/best-practices
Apply Databricks well-architected best practices across pillarshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-architecture/well-architected
Size and configure a Lakewatch detection warehousehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakewatch/admin/detection-warehouse
Design effective Lakewatch detection rule SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakewatch/detections/write-detection-rules
Run Lakewatch SIEM workflows end to endhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakewatch/quickstart-guide
Optimize pipeline clusters with enhanced autoscalinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/auto-scaling
Apply Lakeflow pipeline best practices and patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/best-practices/
Ensure idempotent and exactly-once processing in Lakeflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/best-practices/processing-guarantees
Prepare Lakeflow pipelines for production readinesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/best-practices/production-readiness
Implement AUTO CDC for SCD tables in Lakeflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/cdc
Handle environment version compatibility in Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/developer/environment-version-compatibility
Manage external Python dependencies in Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/developer/external-dependencies
Apply data quality expectations in pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/developer/ldp-python-ref-expectations
Apply advanced expectation patterns in pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/expectation-patterns
Use from_json schema inference in Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/from-json-schema-evolution
Perform full refreshes of streaming tables safelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/full-refresh-st
Load data into Lakeflow pipelines using streaming tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/load
Optimize stateful streaming with watermarks in pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/stateful-processing
Define transformations in Lakeflow pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/transform
Unit test Lakeflow pipeline transformations with mock datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ldp/unit-testing
Optimize AI Runtime training performance and resiliencyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/ai-runtime/guides/performance-and-resiliency
Apply Hyperopt best practices and troubleshooting on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/automl-hyperparam-tuning/hyperopt-best-practices
Improve Databricks AutoML forecasting with covariateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/automl/automl-covariate-forecast
Backfill Databricks Feature Views after source data changeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/feature-store/backfill-features
Implement point-in-time correct feature joinshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/feature-store/time-series
Benchmark Databricks LLM endpoints for latency and throughputhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/foundation-model-apis/prov-throughput-run-benchmark
Prepare large datasets for distributed training on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/load-data/ddl-data
Configure load tests for custom model serving endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/configure-load-test
Validate models before Databricks Model Serving deploymenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/model-serving-pre-deployment-validation
Optimize Databricks Model Serving endpoints for productionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/production-optimization
Load test Databricks model serving endpoints with Locusthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/what-is-load-test
Tune and scale Ray clusters on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/ray/scale-ray
Apply deep learning best practices on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/train-model/dl-best-practices
Adapt existing Apache Spark workloads to Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/migration/spark
Implement agent observability and quality on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/agent-observability-and-quality
Align MLflow LLM judges with human feedbackhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/eval-monitor/align-judges
Create guidelines-based LLM judges in MLflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/eval-monitor/concepts/judges/guidelines
Collect human feedback and build MLflow datasetshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/human-feedback/
Enable experts to label MLflow traces with Review Apphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/human-feedback/expert-feedback/label-existing-traces
Evaluate and compare MLflow prompt versionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/prompt-version-mgmt/prompt-registry/evaluate-prompts
Enrich MLflow traces with tags, context, and feedbackhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/tracing/enrich-traces
Use MLflow traces to observe and debug agentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/tracing/observe-with-traces/
Detect and monitor issues across MLflow traceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/tracing/observe-with-traces/analyze-traces
Optimize multiple chained prompts with MLflowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/mlflow3/genai/tutorials/examples/multi-prompt-optimization
Apply software engineering practices to Databricks notebookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/notebooks/best-practices
Run Databricks notebooks safely and efficientlyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/notebooks/run-notebook
Test Databricks notebooks with built-in toolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/notebooks/test-notebooks
Monitor active queries in Lakebase Postgreshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/oltp/projects/active-queries
Analyze Lakebase query performance historyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/oltp/projects/query-performance
Apply Azure Databricks performance optimization recommendationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/
Migrate from deprecated Bloom filter indexes on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/bloom-filters
Optimize Azure Databricks performance with disk cachinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/disk-cache
Use dynamic file pruning to optimize Delta joinshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/dynamic-file-pruning
Manage isolation levels and write conflicts for Delta tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/isolation/
Use row-level concurrency to reduce Delta write conflictshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/isolation/row-level-concurrency
Optimize Delta MERGE operations with low shuffle mergehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/low-shuffle-merge
Leverage predictive I/O optimizations with Photonhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/predictive-io
Use predictive optimization for managed tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/predictive-optimization
Optimize interval and range joins on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/range-join
Use Spark UI to optimize Databricks cost and performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/
Analyze Spark jobs timeline for Databricks performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/jobs-timeline
Diagnose long Spark jobs using Databricks UIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/long-spark-stage
Optimize high I/O Spark stages in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/long-spark-stage-io
Diagnose skew and spill in Databricks Spark stageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/long-spark-stage-page
Fix long Spark stages with one task in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/one-spark-task
Debug slow low-I/O Spark stages in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/slow-spark-stage-low-io
Optimize many small Spark jobs on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/small-spark-jobs
Identify expensive reads in Databricks SQL DAGhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/spark-dag-expensive-read
Resolve overloaded Spark drivers on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/spark-driver-overloaded
Fix gaps between Spark jobs in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/spark-job-gaps
Detect excessive Delta rewrites in Databricks Sparkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/optimizations/spark-ui-guide/spark-rewriting-data
Apply best practices for Partner Connect setuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/partner-connect/best-practice
Configure networking for Databricks Lakehouse Federationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/query-federation/networking
Optimize Azure Databricks Lakehouse Federation performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/query-federation/performance-recommendations
Encrypt inter-node traffic for Databricks clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/security/keys/encrypt-otw
Apply custom DNS best practices for Databricks VNetshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/security/network/classic/custom-dns
Use SIGNAL and RESIGNAL in Databricks SQL handlershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/control-flow/signal-stmt
Estimate distinct counts with approx_count_distincthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/functions/approx_count_distinct
Use session_user instead of deprecated current_userhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/functions/current_user
Define liquid clustering with CLUSTER BY in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/sql-ref-syntax-ddl-cluster-by
Use OFFSET and LIMIT for pagination in Databricks SQLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/language-manual/sql-ref-syntax-qry-select-offset
Use REPLACE WHERE flows for targeted recomputeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/mv-st/flows-replace-where
Author effective SQL patterns for Databricks alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/user/alerts/query-patterns
Apply Databricks SQL query performance insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/user/queries/performance-insights
Optimize Databricks SQL with RELY constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/sql/user/queries/query-optimization-constraints
Manage Structured Streaming checkpoints correctlyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/checkpoints
Run multiple Structured Streaming queries per clusterhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/multiple-streams
Run Structured Streaming workloads in productionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/production
Use real-time mode for ultra-low latency streaminghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/real-time/
Optimize Databricks real-time streaming query performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/real-time/performance
Use rolling windows for real-time aggregations in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/rolling-window
Optimize stateful Structured Streaming queries on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/stateful-streaming
Optimize stateless Structured Streaming querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/stateless-streaming
Monitor Databricks Structured Streaming queries effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/stream-monitoring
Apply watermarks for stateful streaming controlhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/structured-streaming/watermarks
Use automatic upgrades for Databricks Unity Catalog tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/automatic-upgrades
Use data skipping statistics for faster Databricks querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/data-skipping
Optimize partition discovery for external tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/external-partition-discovery
Optimize VARIANT performance with shreddinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/features/variant-shredding
Use table history and time travel safelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/history
Enrich Databricks tables with comments and metadatahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/operations/custom-metadata
Optimize Delta and Iceberg table file layouthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/operations/optimize
Use VACUUM to reclaim storage and ensure compliancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/operations/vacuum
Interpret table size and reclaim storage in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/size
Control Delta and Iceberg data file sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/tune-file-size
Safely evolve Delta and Iceberg table schemashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/tables/update-schema
Aggregate data using batch, materialized views, and streaminghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/transform/aggregation
Design Delta Lake data models on Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/transform/data-modeling
Implement joins for batch and streaming in Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/transform/join
Optimize join performance on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/transform/optimize-joins
Clean and validate data on Azure Databrickshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/transform/validate
Implement session-scoped Scala and Java UDFshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/udf/scala
Access task context inside Databricks UDFshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/udf/udf-task-context
Download internet data into Azure Databricks volumeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/volumes/download-internet-files

FAQ

What does the azure-databricks skill do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Databricks development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Unity Catalog, Lakeflow pipelines, Lakebase, AI Runtime/agents, or external connectors/BI tools, and other Azure Databricks related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

How do I install azure-databricks?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-databricks in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/azure-databricks/ (personal) or .claude/skills/azure-databricks/ (project).

Which AI agents can use azure-databricks?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is azure-databricks safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains azure-databricks?

It is published by microsoftdocs in microsoftdocs/agent-skills. It has 215 recorded installs.

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