authoring-dags

Guided workflow for creating Apache Airflow DAGs with validation and testing integration. This skill guides you through creating and validating Airflow DAGs using best practices and af CLI commands. For testing and debugging DAGs , see the testing-dags skill which covers the full test -> debug -> fix -> retest workflow. Run all af commands using uvx (no installation required): Throughout this document, af is shorthand for uvx --from astro-airflow-mcp af . Before writing code, understand the context. Use file tools to find existing patterns: Use af CLI commands to understand what's available: Example discovery questions: Based on discovery, propose: Get user approval before implementing. Write the DAG following best practices (see below). Key steps: Use af CLI as a feedback loop to validate your DAG.