discover-tools

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Discover available tools and resources in Databricks workspace. Use when: (1) User asks 'what tools are available', (2) Before writing agent code, (3) Looking for MCP servers, Genie spaces, UC functions, or vector search indexes, (4) User says 'discover', 'find resources', or 'what can I connect to'.

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Added on2026-02-15

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add databricks/app-templates discover-tools

SKILL.md Content

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Discover Available Tools

Run tool discovery BEFORE writing agent code to understand what resources are available in the workspace.

Run Discovery

bash

uv run discover-tools

Options:

bash

# Limit to specific catalog/schema
uv run discover-tools --catalog my_catalog --schema my_schema

# Output as JSON
uv run discover-tools --format json --output tools.json

# Save markdown report
uv run discover-tools --output tools.md

# Use specific Databricks profile
uv run discover-tools --profile DEFAULT

What Gets Discovered

Resource Type	Description	MCP URL Pattern
UC Functions	SQL UDFs as agent tools	`{host}/api/2.0/mcp/functions/{catalog}/{schema}`
UC Tables	Structured data for querying	(via UC functions)
Vector Search Indexes	RAG applications	`{host}/api/2.0/mcp/vector-search/{catalog}/{schema}`
Genie Spaces	Natural language data interface	`{host}/api/2.0/mcp/genie/{space_id}`
Custom MCP Servers	Apps starting with `mcp-*`	`{app_url}/mcp`
External MCP Servers	Via UC connections	`{host}/api/2.0/mcp/external/{connection_name}`

Next Steps

After discovering tools:

Add MCP servers to your agent - See modify-agent skill for SDK-specific code examples
Grant permissions in
```
databricks.yml
```
- See add-tools skill for YAML snippets
Test locally with
```
uv run start-app
```
- See run-locally skill