Load a dbt project as Dagster software-defined assets using @dbt_assets and DbtCliResource
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Steps
Define a DbtProject pointing at the dbt project directory (and manifest/state paths) to make dbt models available to Dagster.
Decorate a function with @dbt_assets referencing the compiled manifest.json, and have the function accept an AssetExecutionContext and a DbtCliResource parameter.
Inside the function, invoke a dbt command via the resource's cli() method and yield from the resulting event stream so Dagster translates each dbt node's success/failure into asset materialization events.
Register DbtCliResource in the Definitions object's resources dictionary, pointing project_dir at the dbt project so runs execute the correct dbt invocation.
Customize asset keys/groups by subclassing DagsterDbtTranslator and overriding methods like get_asset_key or get_group_name if the default dbt-model-to-asset mapping doesn't match your naming conventions.
Known gotchas
@dbt_assets requires a pre-compiled manifest.json; forgetting to regenerate it after model changes leads to stale asset definitions that don't reflect the current dbt project.
dbt artifacts like run_results.json are only available after invoking dbt commands through the resource; they aren't automatically exposed without an explicit retrieval step.
Asset keys derived from dbt model names/schemas can collide with assets defined elsewhere in the same code location unless scoped with a custom translator or key prefix.
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