Business context · Context and connections
Which BI tools' AI can use dbt docs and column descriptions?
10 of 15 tools do, according to their public docs, and 1 partly.
Yes: Databricks, Snowflake, Omni, Hex, Sigma, BigQuery, Looker, Power BI, MotherDuck, Mode. Partly: Tableau.
The question we asked: Can the AI use column descriptions, dbt docs or warehouse comments as context?
Grading standard
Context ingested from the warehouse or a modelling tool, not retyped in the product.
Databricks
Yes
Quoted from Databricks’s docsGenie uses Unity Catalog column names and descriptions to generate responses.
Source: docs.databricks.com/aws/en/genie-agents/best-practices · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Gemini
Snowflake
Yes
Quoted from Snowflake’s docsExtract all table and column descriptions.
Source: docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/views-semantic/autopilot · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Omni
Yes
Quoted from Omni’s docsFor example, integrated descriptions are used for AI context, which can help the Omni Agent generate more accurate queries.
Source: docs.omni.co/integrations/dbt/syncing-dbt · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Hex
Yes
Quoted from Hex’s docsDatabase, schema, table, and column descriptions are inherited from your database and dbt and displayed in the Data browser.
Source: learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/data-browser · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Sigma
Yes
Quoted from Sigma’s docsDescriptions can be inherited from your data platform, imported from dbt, or set in Sigma:
Source: help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/data-modeling-best-practices · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
BigQuery
Yes
Quoted from BigQuery’s docsTake into account all of the context about a data source stored in Knowledge Catalog.
Source: docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/conversational-analytics · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Looker
Yes
Quoted from Looker’s docsFor BigQuery connections, if you generate a LookML project from your database, Looker will autopopulate field descriptions with the descriptions from your BigQuery column metadata, if any.
Source: cloud.google.com/looker/docs/reference/param-field-description · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Tableau
Partly
Quoted from Tableau’s docsThe information it indexes includes field metadata such as field captions, field descriptions from comments(first 150 characters) in Tableau Desktop or from Tableau Catalog, data roles, and data types.
Source: help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/web_author_einstein.htm · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Power BI
Yes
Quoted from Power BI’s docs- Descriptions: Descriptions set on tables and columns to provide more context about the data. Copilot uses descriptions only in Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) queries and search capabilities.
Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/copilot-prepare-data-ai-faq · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
MotherDuck
Yes
Quoted from MotherDuck’s docsAgents read comments on every schema introspection.
Source: motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/mcp-workflows · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Mode
Yes
Quoted from Mode’s docsCheck out Mode’s API endpoints for creating and updating field descriptions to programmatically add and update descriptions from your semantic layer documentation.
Source: mode.com/help/articles/semantic-layer-integrations · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Metabase
Alteryx
Redshift
Streamlit