Databricks Assistant, also documented as Genie Code, is an AI agent built for data teams inside the Databricks Data + AI Platform. It autonomously plans, executes and maintains multistep workflows across exploratory data analysis and reporting, feature engineering, model training and endpoint deployment, ETL pipeline building and optimization, and dataset creation with dashboard generation. Grounded in Unity Catalog metadata and governance, it selects authoritative tables and assets while respecting access controls, and it supports MCP tools and custom Agent Skills for domain-specific workflows. It is intended for data engineers, data scientists and ML engineers, while Genie Agents serves business users. Access is available through a free trial and pay-as-you-go Genie usage starting at $0.07 per DBU beyond free usage.
How to use Databricks Assistant
1
Start a trial or sign in
Use the Databricks sign-up or login flow to access the Data + AI Platform and Genie Code.
2
Describe a data task
Prompt the agent in natural language for analysis, pipeline building, model training or dashboard creation.
3
Let it plan and execute
The agent plans multistep tasks and runs them across data science, engineering, ML and BI workflows.
4
Connect external context
Expose external tools and data through MCP, or load custom Agent Skills for domain-specific practices.
Databricks Assistant Features
Autonomous planning and execution of multistep data workflows
Grounded in Unity Catalog metadata and governance
Supports exploratory data analysis and reporting
Builds and optimizes ETL and Spark Declarative Pipelines
Handles feature engineering, model training and endpoint deployment
Creates datasets and generates BI dashboards
Supports MCP tools and custom Databricks Agent Skills
Monitors and diagnoses running production pipelines
Databricks Assistant Use Cases
Data scientists performing exploratory data analysis and reporting
Data engineers building and optimizing ETL pipelines
ML engineers training models and deploying endpoints
BI teams creating datasets and dashboards
Teams exposing external tools and data through MCP
Databricks Assistant FAQs
It is an AI agent for data teams that autonomously plans, executes and maintains complex data workflows inside the Databricks Data + AI Platform.
It is purpose-built for data work and grounded in Unity Catalog metadata and governance, so it selects authoritative data and operates within your existing security model.
It supports exploratory data analysis and reporting, feature engineering and model deployment, ETL pipeline building and optimization, and dataset creation with dashboard generation.
When you describe a task, it queries Unity Catalog to surface relevant tables, metrics and assets while automatically respecting access controls and data classifications.
Yes. It can build production-ready Spark Declarative Pipelines through natural language, optimize queries and proactively monitor running pipelines, diagnosing and resolving issues.
Yes. It supports MCP to securely expose external tools and data sources, and teams can define custom Databricks Agent Skills for domain-specific workflows.
Genie Code is an autonomous agent for technical data teams, while Genie Agents is a conversational analytics interface for business users; both are part of the Genie product suite.
Genie pricing starts at $0.07 per DBU beyond free usage, and Databricks also offers a free trial and pay-as-you-go billing at per-second granularity.
Genie pricing starts at $0.07 per DBU beyond free usage. Databricks also offers a free trial and pay-as-you-go billing at per-second granularity; Azure Databricks pricing is set by Microsoft.
Free trial
$0USD / trial
Free access to the Databricks Data + AI Platform for a limited trial period, with optional credits on some trials.
Access to the Data + AI Platform during the trial
Invite colleagues or collaborators
Some trials include non-transferable credits
Cloud provider resources in your own account are billed separately
Genie pay-as-you-go
$0.07USD / per DBU beyond free usage
Usage-based pricing for Genie products including Genie Code, Genie Agents and Genie One, billed beyond free usage.
Starting at $0.07 per DBU beyond free usage
Covers Genie Code, Genie Agents and Genie One
Pay only for products used, at per-second granularity