Databricks Bundle Inspector: A VS Code extension for local bundle review

eniwoke — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:14:03 GMT

Hi all,

I have been working with Databricks Asset Bundles (now Declarative Automation Bundles) and kept running into the same friction point: there is no easy way to visually inspect a bundle locally before you deploy.

Of course, you can read the YAML, run databricks bundle validate -o json and parse the output, or just deploy and repeat the same process over again. For simple bundles, that is fine, but for anything complex, it can get tedious quickly & annoying.

So I built Databricks Bundle Inspector, a VS Code extension that runs databricks bundle validate behind the scenes and renders the output visually inside the editor, giving you a local feedback loop without needing to deploy to a workspace first.

Here is a video of it in action :

Requirements:

Databricks CLI installed locally
VS Code

Links:

VS Code marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=UncoverTheStack.databricks-bundle-inspector
GitHub Repo: https://github.com/uncoverthestack/databricks-bundle-inspector

It is currently in its early stages, and I am actively developing it. If you work with bundles regularly, I would genuinely appreciate feedback on what would make local bundle review more useful for your workflow, whether that is missing features, edge cases, or things that don't work as expected.

Happy to answer any questions about how it works under the hood.

Re: Databricks Bundle Inspector: A VS Code extension for local bundle review

amirabedhiafi — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:04:49 GMT

Hi @eniwoke !

Glad to see that ! I will try it for sure 😄

If you need any contribution from my side please let me know !

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