dex

dex is an opinionated CLI framework for data project operations. It scaffolds Python packages, Databricks Asset Bundles, and AI agent projects — and can be extended by teams to wrap their own tooling.

100% Rust. Single binary. No runtime required.

Install

curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yarrib/dex/main/install.sh | sh

Auto-detects your platform and downloads the right binary from GitHub Releases. See Installation for manual install, Windows, and build-from-source options.

30-second example

# Scaffold a new Databricks Asset Bundle project
dex init --template dabs-package --dir my_project

# Scaffold a plain Python package
dex init --template default --dir my_package

# Non-interactive (use all defaults)
dex init --template dabs-package --no-prompt --dir my_project

What dex generates

For a dabs-package project:

my_project/
├── src/my_project/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── main.py          # entry point with argparse
├── resources/
│   └── my_project_job.yml   # DABs job definition
├── notebooks/
│   └── exploration.py   # Databricks notebook
├── tests/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── test_my_project.py
├── databricks.yml       # bundle config (dev/staging/prod targets)
├── pyproject.toml       # project config
├── dex.toml             # dex project config
├── README.md
└── .gitignore

Next steps

• Installation — install from GitHub Releases or build from source
• Usage: dex init — all options and templates
• Templates — template reference