Connect dbt and
SQL Server with AI

Redbird AI syncs dbt transformation outputs directly to SQL Server tables and orchestrates model runs based on database changes. Stop manually promoting models to production, copying transformation results between systems, or rebuilding tables when source data updates.

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What you can automate today

Redbird gives your team ready-to-run workflows — just connect your accounts and go.

Sync dbt model outputs to SQL Server production tables automatically

When dbt models complete in your warehouse, Redbird AI automatically syncs the transformed data to corresponding SQL Server tables used by production applications. Keeps operational databases in sync with your analytics layer without manual exports or custom scripts.

Trigger dbt model runs when SQL Server source tables update

Automatically kick off dbt model refreshes when source data changes in SQL Server tables. Redbird monitors database triggers or change data capture events and orchestrates the appropriate dbt models, ensuring your analytics stay fresh without manual intervention or time-based schedules.

Create SQL Server staging tables from dbt source definitions

Redbird reads your dbt source YAML files and automatically provisions or updates corresponding staging tables in SQL Server. Maintains schema alignment between your transformation layer and operational databases, eliminating schema drift and manual DDL updates.

Enrich SQL Server records with dbt metric calculations

Apply dbt-defined metrics and business logic to operational SQL Server tables. Redbird executes your standardized metric definitions against production data and writes calculated fields back to the database, ensuring consistent KPIs across analytics and operational systems.

Report on dbt test failures using SQL Server metadata

When dbt tests fail, Redbird queries SQL Server metadata tables to gather context about affected records, row counts, and data distributions. Automatically generates detailed failure reports that help analytics engineers quickly diagnose data quality issues at the source.

Archive SQL Server transaction data to dbt-modeled historical tables

Redbird monitors SQL Server transactional tables and routes historical records through dbt transformation pipelines to create type-2 slowly changing dimensions. Applies your version-controlled transformation logic while archiving operational data, maintaining data lineage from source to warehouse.

Live in four steps

No engineers, no pipelines to maintain. Redbird handles the connectivity — you focus on the outcome.

01

Connect your accounts

Authorize dbt and SQL Server with OAuth or API credentials. Redbird never stores your data — it just passes through.

02

Describe what you want

Tell Redbird what to do in plain language — no SQL, no code, no configuration files required.

03

Review and activate

Redbird shows you exactly what it will do before running anything. Approve the workflow, set a schedule, and switch it on.

04

Let it run — and iterate

Workflows run on your schedule or on triggers. Every run is logged. Adjust with natural language at any time.

Built for data-driven teams

Redbird AI understands both dbt's YAML-based model definitions and SQL Server's schema metadata, automatically mapping transformations to database tables without manual configuration.

AI that reads dbt models and SQL Server schemas

Redbird parses your dbt project files to understand model dependencies, source definitions, and column-level transformations. It connects this to SQL Server system tables, constraint definitions, and index structures to intelligently route data between your analytics layer and operational databases. The AI recognizes when a dbt model maps to a SQL Server table by name, lineage, or column patterns, and handles data type conversions, constraint validation, and incremental sync logic automatically.

dbt manifest.json parsing
SQL Server sys.tables mapping
Column-level lineage tracking
Automatic data type conversion
10×

faster than writing custom Python scripts to sync dbt outputs to SQL Server

No more sqlalchemy boilerplate, connection pooling logic, or manual schema validation code

Auto-generated reports

Redbird can pull from dbt and SQL Server simultaneously, merge the results, and format a polished report — sent on a schedule or on demand.

Trigger-based alerts

Set conditions in natural language. Get notified in Slack or email the moment a threshold is crossed in either dbt or SQL Server.

Enterprise-grade security

SOC 2 Type II certified. Data flows encrypted in transit and at rest. Fine-grained permission controls with full audit logs.

Bidirectional sync

Push data from dbt into SQL Server, or from SQL Server back into dbt. Resolve conflicts with configurable merge rules.

Full audit trail

Every workflow run is logged — what ran, what changed, and why. Replay or revert any individual step at any time.

Triggers & actions for every team

Start workflows from dbt model runs, test results, or SQL Server table updates, stored procedures, and change events.

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Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Model run completes

Triggers when any dbt model successfully completes execution in your data warehouse.

Trigger

Test fails

Fires when a dbt test fails validation, capturing test name, model, and failure details.

Trigger

Source freshness check runs

Triggers when dbt checks source data freshness, including pass/fail status and staleness metrics.

Action

Run specific models

Executes a dbt model or model selector, optionally with full-refresh or specific vars.

Action

Generate documentation

Runs dbt docs generate to update project documentation with latest model definitions.

Action

Create source definition

Adds or updates a source YAML definition based on external schema metadata.

SQL Server
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Table rows inserted

Fires when new rows are added to a specified SQL Server table, with optional row count threshold.

Trigger

Stored procedure executes

Triggers when a specific stored procedure completes, capturing execution time and output parameters.

Trigger

Schema changes detected

Fires when DDL changes occur on tracked tables, including column additions, type changes, or constraint updates.

Action

Insert or update table rows

Writes rows to a SQL Server table with upsert logic based on primary key or unique constraints.

Action

Execute stored procedure

Runs a SQL Server stored procedure with specified parameters and captures result sets.

Action

Create or alter table schema

Provisions a new table or modifies existing schema based on source column definitions and data types.

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Ready to connect your stack?

Sync dbt transformations to SQL Server and orchestrate model runs from database events. Redbird AI handles the schema mapping, data validation, and workflow logic automatically.

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