DAG Authoring Skill

This skill guides you through creating and validating Airflow DAGs using best practices and the VS Code extension tools.

For testing and debugging DAGs, see the testing-dags skill.

Critical Warning: Use Extension Tools

Use the Airflow VS Code extension tools for all Airflow operations. Avoid running Airflow CLI commands for listing DAGs, checking logs, or inspecting runs.

Workflow Overview

1. Discover
2. Plan
3. Implement
4. Validate
5. Test (with user consent)
6. Iterate