dbt state explain CLI command

UpdateAugust 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

After a job, dbt state explain (dbt v2) or dbt-state explain (dbt v1 plugin) shows why dbt State built, reused, or cloned each node, with --verbose for per-node analysis.

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