dex init

set up a Dex project, adopt dbt, or explore without dbt

dex init [--mode {new,demo,adopt,explore}] [--project-dir PROJECT_DIR]
    [--target TARGET] [--dev-destination DEV_DESTINATION]
    [--agent-file {AGENTS.md,CLAUDE.md}] [--no-agent-instructions]
    [--no-interactive] [--layered-schemas] [--in-place] [<name>]

Arguments

Argument	Description	Default
`[<name>]`	dbt project name; ’.’ is in-place; .dex stays at repo root

Options

Option	Description	Default
`--mode {new,demo,adopt,explore}`	new project, complete demo, adopt dbt, or explore without dbt
`--project-dir PROJECT_DIR`	existing dbt project to adopt (repository-relative)
`--target TARGET`	existing dev target to adopt
`--dev-destination DEV_DESTINATION`	dev namespace: dataset, schema, or database/catalog.schema
`--agent-file {AGENTS.md,CLAUDE.md}`	agent instruction file to update; repeat to select both
`--no-agent-instructions`	skip managed agent instructions
`--no-interactive`	return structured missing inputs without terminal questions
`--layered-schemas`	build each dbt layer into its own schema
`--in-place`	scaffold dbt in the current directory

Every command here also accepts the global options. Source: packages/dex-core/src/exmergo_dex_core/cli.py (edit on main). This page is generated; change the source, not the site.

CLI

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