bind-target

name	bind-target
description	Establish the dbt artifact root for this session (local path, s3://, or gs://). Use before any other dbt-tools analysis primitive.
compatibility	dbt-tools MCP server enabled; call dbt_tools_set_target when status shows no target.

Bind target

Handle: dbt-tools-mcp:bind-target

Contract

• Inputs: artifact root path or URI the user intends to analyze
• Outputs: MCP status payload with non-null target and loaded snapshot (loadedAtMs set on success)
• Done when: dbt_tools_status shows the intended target and artifacts are loaded

Preconditions

• dbt-tools MCP server from this plugin is enabled in the host

Out of scope

• GCS impersonation or S3 client options (MCP process startup env only — see plugin README)
• Run triage workflows

Implementation

See references/implementation.md.