altimate-code

# altimate-code altimate-code is a CLI AI agent that ships with native data engineering tools. This skill delegates work to it via its non-interactive `run` mode and presents the result back to the user. ## Prerequisite Check — ALWAYS DO THIS FIRST Before invoking altimate-code, verify it is installed and on `PATH`: ```bash command -v altimate-code ``` **If the command returns nothing (exit code 1), STOP and tell the user this exact message — do not proceed:** > altimate-code is not installed. Install it with: > > ```bash > npm install -g altimate-code > ``` > > Requires Node.js 20+. Docs: https://docs.altimate.sh · Source: https://github.com/AltimateAI/altimate-code · npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/altimate-code > > After installing, run `altimate-code` once to configure it — this launches the TUI where you set up your LLM provider auth and warehouse connections. Then re-run your request and I'll delegate it. Do not attempt to install altimate-code on the user's behalf — they may want a specific version, a different package manager (e.g. pnpm/yarn global), or to opt out entirely. Surface the command and let them decide. If `command -v` fails but the user says it is installed, suggest checking `npm bin -g` is on `PATH`, or running `npm config get prefix` to find the global install location. ## How to Invoke `altimate-code run` is non-interactive — it takes a message, executes the task, prints the final result to stdout, and exits. **Minimal invocation:** ```bash altimate-code run "<task description>" --yolo ``` **Recommended invocation** — captures the final response to a file and runs in the right directory: ```bash altimate-code run "<task description>" \ --yolo \ --output /tmp/altimate-result.md \ --dir "$(pwd)" ``` Then read `/tmp/altimate-result.md` and pass it straight back to the user. ### Key flags | Flag | When to use | |---|---| | `--yolo` | Required for non-interactive — auto-approves tool calls. Without this it hangs on the first permission prompt. | | `--output <path>` | Write the final assistant response to a file. Use `.md` or `.txt`. | | `--dir <path>` | Run the agent in a specific directory (e.g. a dbt project root). Defaults to cwd. | | `--model provider/model` | Override the model. Useful for fast/cheap exploration. | | `--format json` | Emit raw JSON events instead of formatted output. Use only when post-processing programmatically. | | `--continue` / `--session <id>` | Continue a previous altimate-code session. | ### Example invocations **Find expensive queries in Snowflake:** ```bash altimate-code run "Find the top 10 most expensive queries from the last 7 days in Snowflake and explain why each is slow." \ --yolo --output /tmp/expensive.md ``` **Generate column-level lineage for a dbt model:** ```bash altimate-code run "Show column-level lineage for the dim_customers model, including upstream sources and downstream consumers." \ --yolo --dir "$(pwd)" --output /tmp/lineage.md ``` **Profile a table:** ```bash altimate-code run "Profile the events table — row count, null distribution per column, cardinality, and top 5 values for low-cardinality columns." \ --yolo --output /tmp/profile.md ``` ## Presenting the Result Read the output file with the Read tool and pass the content through to the user as-is. Do not re-summarize, re-format, or interpret — altimate-code has already produced the answer. ## Failure Modes | Symptom | Likely cause | Fix | |---|---|---| | `altimate-code: command not found` | Not installed or not on `PATH` | Run `npm install -g altimate-code` (Node 20+). If installed but not found, check `npm bin -g` is on `PATH`. See https://docs.altimate.sh | | Hangs after starting | Missing `--yolo`, waiting on a permission prompt | Re-run with `--yolo` | | Output is empty | Task too vague, agent gave up | Re-run with a more specific prompt | | "No provider configured" | LLM provider creds missing | Run `altimate-code providers` to set up auth | | Warehouse errors mid-run | DB credentials not configured for altimate-code | Configure provider/warehouse auth in `~/.config/opencode/` or via env vars | ## Notes - altimate-code runs its own LLM, separate from Claude Code's. Cost and rate limits accrue against altimate-code's configured provider, not Claude Code's. - Sessions persist in altimate-code's local store — use `altimate-code session list` to find prior runs and `--continue` to resume. - For long-running tasks, prefer `--output <file>` over scraping stdout.