Do I need dbt Cloud to use Dot with dbt?

No. Dot reads dbt Core projects straight from the repo. dbt Cloud only matters if you want Dot to query metrics through the dbt Semantic Layer.

Does connecting dbt give Dot access to my data?

No. The repo gives Dot context, and needs only read access. Data is read through your warehouse connection, under its permissions and Dot's row-level rules, and the Semantic Layer runs with the service token you create in dbt Cloud.

Can my team ask dbt questions in Slack, Microsoft Teams or an MCP client?

Yes. Ask in a Slack or Teams channel or a direct message, and Dot replies in the thread with the answer and the query behind it. From Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP client, Dot's MCP server answers with each person's Dot permissions.

Dot bills on credits, not seats, with unlimited users: Pro is $180 a month billed annually ($200 month-to-month) with 150 credits a month, and the free plan includes 300 one-time credits. Your warehouse and dbt Cloud bill as usual.

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Daniel Weber9:41 AM

@Dot Where does revenue in fct_orders come from, and does it include refunds?

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

From stg_stripe__charges through int_payments, net of refunds. Stripe and Shopify are its sources.

Source: dbt’s fct_orders.

Here is the data.

Step	Model
Sources	stripe, shopify
Staging	stg_stripe__charges
Intermediate	int_payments

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Today

Daniel Weber9:41 AM

Dot Where does revenue in fct_orders come from, and does it include refunds?

Dot9:42 AM

From stg_stripe__charges through int_payments, net of refunds. Stripe and Shopify are its sources.

Source: dbt’s fct_orders.

Sources: stripe, shopify
Staging: stg_stripe__charges
Intermediate: int_payments

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Lisa Park9:41 AM

@Dot Does our MRR model spread annual plans over 12 months? What was September MRR?

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

Yes, mrr_monthly spreads them evenly. September MRR was $412K, up 4% on August.

Source: dbt’s mrr_monthly.

MRR, monthly

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Today

Lisa Park9:41 AM

Dot Does our MRR model spread annual plans over 12 months? What was September MRR?

Dot9:42 AM

Yes, mrr_monthly spreads them evenly. September MRR was $412K, up 4% on August.

Source: dbt’s mrr_monthly.

MRR, monthly

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David Mensah9:41 AM

@Dot Which model should I use for marketing attribution, and how does it credit touches?

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

Use fct_attribution. It gives first and last touch 40% each and splits the rest.

Source: dbt’s fct_attribution.

Credit per touch in fct_attribution

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Today

David Mensah9:41 AM

Dot Which model should I use for marketing attribution, and how does it credit touches?

Dot9:42 AM

Use fct_attribution. It gives first and last touch 40% each and splits the rest.

Source: dbt’s fct_attribution.

Credit per touch in fct_attribution

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Repo on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket
Re-syncs every day
Dot dashboards as dbt exposures

Dot answers with dbt metrics

Queried through the dbt Cloud Semantic Layer.

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Lisa Park9:41 AM

@Dot What was the average contract value of new deals by quarter this year?

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

$22.6K in Q3, up 24% since Q1, led by Enterprise.

Source: dbt’s average_contract_value.

Average contract value, new deals

AnalyticsPosts

Today

Lisa Park9:41 AM

Dot What was the average contract value of new deals by quarter this year?

Dot9:42 AM

$22.6K in Q3, up 24% since Q1, led by Enterprise.

Source: dbt’s average_contract_value.

Average contract value, new deals

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David Mensah9:41 AM

@Dot Show weekly signups by acquisition channel since January.

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

Organic leads with 4,820 signups. Paid search is up 22% since March.

Source: dbt’s signups.

Signups since January, by channel

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Today

David Mensah9:41 AM

Dot Show weekly signups by acquisition channel since January.

Dot9:42 AM

Organic leads with 4,820 signups. Paid search is up 22% since March.

Source: dbt’s signups.

Signups since January, by channel

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Sarah Chen9:41 AM

@Dot Which product modules are behind their ARR target?

1 reply

Dot9:42 AM

Analytics is 8% behind target at $2.1M. The other three modules are on track.

Source: dbt’s arr.

Here is the data.

Module	ARR	Of target
Analytics	$2.1M	92%
Billing	$3.4M	101%
Payroll	$2.8M	104%

AnalyticsPosts

Today

Sarah Chen9:41 AM

Dot Which product modules are behind their ARR target?

Dot9:42 AM

Analytics is 8% behind target at $2.1M. The other three modules are on track.

Source: dbt’s arr.

Analytics: $2.1M ARR, 92% of target
Billing: $3.4M ARR, 101% of target
Payroll: $2.8M ARR, 104% of target

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How GetDot works with dbt

How Dot reads your dbt project

Dot clones the repo, parses the project and matches each model to its table in your warehouse. Model and column descriptions, the SQL and the lineage back to the sources land on those tables, so Dot picks the right model, and answer lineage traces a number from source tables through dbt models to the answer.

dbt Semantic Layer (MetricFlow)

With dbt Cloud’s Semantic Layer, connect an environment ID and a service token. Dot reads every metric with its dimensions and entities and treats each metric as its own table, so a question maps straight to the metric that answers it. MetricFlow writes the SQL, so your definitions decide the numbers.

Dot and dbt’s own AI

As of October 2026, dbt Labs offers the dbt MCP server, which gives any MCP client your project’s metadata and Semantic Layer tools (metrics, dimensions, entities, metric queries) plus SQL tools; its text_to_sql tool draws on your dbt Copilot allotment. Semantic Layer and Discovery API access depends on your dbt plan.

It is built for analytics engineers who want dbt context in their own editor. Dot is for the people who will never open that editor: they ask in Slack, Teams or email and get answers built on your dbt docs, with or without dbt Cloud.