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databricks-vector-search

This skill enables agents to build and query vector search indexes on Databricks for RAG and semantic search applications.

by DatabricksOfficial publisherNot reviewed

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Agents
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode
License
LicenseRef-Databricks (restricted)
Pin
e3df77bpinned Oct 9, 2026
Context cost
about 2,900 tokenswhen the skill loads
GitHub stars
345on databricks/databricks-agent-skills
Scripts
None found

What it does

“Databricks Vector Search endpoints and indexes for RAG and semantic search; covers index types, search modes, end-to-end RAG patterns”
The author's description, from SKILL.md

Generated summary from the skill's own text

This skill enables agents to build and query vector search indexes on Databricks for RAG and semantic search applications. It covers creating endpoints, managing three index types (Delta Sync managed/self-managed and Direct Access), querying with text or embeddings, and filtering results. The skill includes patterns for hybrid search, cost optimization, and integration with Databricks' managed embedding models.

When to use it

  • Building RAG applications that retrieve relevant documents from large datasets
  • Implementing semantic search or similarity matching across text or embeddings
  • Creating vector indexes from Delta tables with automatic or manual syncing
  • Choosing between standard low-latency or storage-optimized cost-effective endpoints

When not to

  • Needing real-time indexing without any latency tolerance, as sync operations take time
  • Working with non-text data that cannot be vectorized into embeddings
  • Implementing traditional keyword search alone, where BM25 is sufficient

Install

Restricted license: install from the publisher's repository and read its terms.

These commands install from the publisher's repository and need no account.

skills CLI

npx skills add databricks/databricks-agent-skills --skill databricks-vector-search

Installs from the repository's default branch, which may have changed since the commit we checked.

GitHub CLI 2.90 or later

gh skill install databricks/databricks-agent-skills databricks-vector-search@e3df77b3f0eb5d70392eb35c6761ca0f2929a4f6

Installs the commit we checked (e3df77b).

Copy by hand

Download the folder at e3df77b and put it in .claude/skills/databricks-vector-search for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/databricks-vector-search for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

Skill folder on GitHub at e3df77b

Claude Code plugin

/plugin install databricks@claude-plugins-official

The publisher's plugin in Claude's official marketplace. It may hold more than this skill, and we have not pinned it.

Copy for your agent

A prompt for any coding agent. It installs this skill from GitHub at the pinned commit, copies the files as they are, and runs nothing unless you ask.

Prompt

Install the agent skill "databricks-vector-search" by Databricks.

Source, pinned to commit e3df77b3f0eb5d70392eb35c6761ca0f2929a4f6:
https://github.com/databricks/databricks-agent-skills/tree/e3df77b3f0eb5d70392eb35c6761ca0f2929a4f6/plugins/databricks/claude/skills/databricks-vector-search

1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch.
2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/databricks-vector-search/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/databricks-vector-search/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist.
3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to.
4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them.

Its license is restricted or not stated. Show me the license terms from the repository before you copy anything.

Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/databricks/databricks-vector-search

SKILL.md at the pin

The license of this skill does not let us show its files here.

View SKILL.md on GitHub at e3df77b

Files

8 files, 56 KB in total. Each file has a sha256 in the pin's manifest; the first 12 characters are shown.

Skill folder on GitHub at e3df77b

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