# Looker

> Use this tool when you need to automate Looker workflows, CI pipelines, and AI-assisted LookML development, solving problems such as manual workflow management and code quality checks. It accepts LookML code and configuration inputs, providing outputs such as parsed and validated code, dependency analysis, and test results. Use Looker in contexts where data teams require efficient management of Looker instances, automated quality checks, and AI-driven code optimization.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/z3z1ma-lookerctl  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/z3z1ma-lookerctl

## Description

A lightweight CLI and MCP server for automating Looker workflows, CI pipelines, and AI-assisted LookML development. Built by z3z1ma, it provides comprehensive tools for LookML parsing, validation, dependency analysis, query testing with baseline comparisons, and workspace management with persistent session storage. The implementation features SQLite-backed API caching for performance, SQL formatting capabilities, and both command-line interfaces and MCP server functionality for AI integration, making it valuable for data teams managing Looker instances, automating LookML quality checks in CI/CD pipelines, and enabling AI assistants to interact with Looker projects for code analysis and optimization.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.61
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/z3z1ma-lookerctl)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/z3z1ma/lookerctl>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "z3z1ma-lookerctl"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/z3z1ma-lookerctl` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/z3z1ma-lookerctl/pull`

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