Gate Dbt Projects With Pre Commit Checks From Dbt Checkpoint

---
name: "Gate dbt projects with pre-commit checks from dbt-checkpoint"
slug: "gate-dbt-projects-with-pre-commit-checks-from-dbt-checkpoint"
description: "Use dbt-checkpoint when an agent should catch dbt naming, dependency, metadata, and model-hygiene issues before review or merge."
github_stars: 738
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint"
author: "dbt-checkpoint"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Code Quality & Review"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint"
  github_stars: 738
---

# Gate dbt projects with pre-commit checks from dbt-checkpoint

Use dbt-checkpoint when an agent should catch dbt naming, dependency, metadata, and model-hygiene issues before review or merge.

## Prerequisites

Python, pre-commit, dbt project files, and dbt-checkpoint.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [dbt-clean](https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint/blob/main/HOOKS.md#dbt-clean): Run dbt clean command.
- [dbt-compile](https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint/blob/main/HOOKS.md#dbt-compile): Run dbt compile command.
- [dbt-deps](https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint/blob/main/HOOKS.md#dbt-deps): Run dbt deps command.

- Source: https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/gate-dbt-projects-with-pre-commit-checks-from-dbt-checkpoint/)