fix: migrate custom config keys to config(meta={}) with legacy fallback

integration_tests/models/agent_minimal.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment      = 'Minimal integration-test agent',
-    profile      = {'display_name': 'Minimal Agent', 'color': 'gray'}
+    meta         = {
+      'comment': 'Minimal integration-test agent',
+      'profile': {'display_name': 'Minimal Agent', 'color': 'gray'}
+    }
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/agent_raw_ddl.sql

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ config(materialized='cortex_agent', raw_ddl=true) }}
+{{ config(materialized='cortex_agent', meta={'raw_ddl': true}) }}
 comment = 'Raw-DDL pass-through integration-test agent'
 profile = '{"display_name": "Raw DDL Agent", "color": "green"}'
 from specification

integration_tests/models/agent_versioned.sql

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    versioning   = true,
-    set_default  = true,
-    comment      = 'Versioned integration-test agent'
+    meta         = {
+      'versioning':  true,
+      'set_default': true,
+      'comment':     'Versioned integration-test agent'
+    }
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_budget_shorthand.sql

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    budget       = 30
+    meta         = {'budget': 30}
   )
 }}
 instructions:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_mcp_server.sql

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment      = 'Agent with an MCP server wired via ref() for DAG lineage'
+    meta         = {'comment': 'Agent with an MCP server wired via ref() for DAG lineage'}
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_model_and_budget.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    model        = 'claude-opus-4',
-    budget       = { 'seconds': 30, 'tokens': 16000 }
+    meta         = {
+      'model':  'claude-opus-4',
+      'budget': {'seconds': 30, 'tokens': 16000}
+    }
   )
 }}
 instructions:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_search.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment      = 'Agent with a Cortex Search tool (compile-only: no live search service in test env)',
-    profile      = {'display_name': 'Search Agent', 'color': 'teal'}
+    meta         = {
+      'comment': 'Agent with a Cortex Search tool (compile-only: no live search service in test env)',
+      'profile': {'display_name': 'Search Agent', 'color': 'teal'}
+    }
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_semantic_view.sql

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment      = 'Agent wired to a dbt-managed semantic view',
-    profile      = {
-      'display_name': 'Orders Analyst',
-      'avatar': 'orders-icon.png',
-      'color': 'blue'
+    meta         = {
+      'comment': 'Agent wired to a dbt-managed semantic view',
+      'profile': {
+        'display_name': 'Orders Analyst',
+        'avatar': 'orders-icon.png',
+        'color': 'blue'
+      }
     }
   )
 }}

integration_tests/models/agent_with_skill.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment      = 'Agent with a skill (compile-only: no live stage in test env)',
-    profile      = {'display_name': 'Skill Agent', 'color': 'purple'}
+    meta         = {
+      'comment': 'Agent with a skill (compile-only: no live stage in test env)',
+      'profile': {'display_name': 'Skill Agent', 'color': 'purple'}
+    }
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/agent_with_web_search.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
-    materialized    = 'cortex_agent',
-    comment         = 'Agent with web search enabled (integration test)',
-    web_search_tool = true
+    materialized = 'cortex_agent',
+    meta         = {
+      'comment':         'Agent with web search enabled (integration test)',
+      'web_search_tool': true
+    }
   )
 }}
 models:

integration_tests/models/atlassian_mcp_server.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{
   config(
-    materialized    = 'cortex_mcp_server',
-    display_name    = 'Atlassian (Jira & Confluence)',
-    url             = 'https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp',
-    api_integration = 'jira_mcp_api_integration'
+    materialized = 'cortex_mcp_server',
+    meta         = {
+      'display_name':    'Atlassian (Jira & Confluence)',
+      'url':             'https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp',
+      'api_integration': 'jira_mcp_api_integration'
+    }
   )
 }}

integration_tests/models/forecaster_skill.sql

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{
   config(
     materialized = 'cortex_skill',
-    stage        = var('skill_stage', '@my_db.my_schema.skill_stage')
+    meta         = {'stage': var('skill_stage', '@my_db.my_schema.skill_stage')}
   )
 }}

macros/materializations/cortex_agent.sql

@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@
         identifier=identifier, schema=schema, database=database,
         type='view') -%}
 
-    {%- set versioning = config.get('versioning', default=false) -%}
-    {%- set raw_ddl    = config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
+    {%- set _m = config.meta.get('versioning') -%}
+    {%- set versioning = _m if _m is not none else config.get('versioning', default=false) -%}
+    {%- set _m = config.meta.get('raw_ddl') -%}
+    {%- set raw_ddl    = _m if _m is not none else config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
 
     {%- if versioning and not raw_ddl -%}
 
-      {%- set version_name = config.get('version_name', default=none) -%}
+      {%- set _m = config.meta.get('version_name') -%}
+      {%- set version_name = _m if _m is not none else config.get('version_name', default=none) -%}
       {%- if version_name is none -%}
         {%- set version_name = dbt_cortex_agent._cortex_agent_auto_version_name() -%}
       {%- endif -%}

macros/relations/cortex_agent/create.sql

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
       identifier=identifier, schema=schema, database=database,
       type='view') -%}
 
-  {%- set versioning = config.get('versioning', default=false) -%}
-  {%- set raw_ddl    = config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('versioning') -%}
+  {%- set versioning = _m if _m is not none else config.get('versioning', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('raw_ddl') -%}
+  {%- set raw_ddl    = _m if _m is not none else config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
 
   {{ run_hooks(pre_hooks) }}
 
@@ -33,11 +35,13 @@
 
     {%- else -%}
 
-      {%- set version_name = config.get('version_name', default=none) -%}
+      {%- set _m = config.meta.get('version_name') -%}
+      {%- set version_name = _m if _m is not none else config.get('version_name', default=none) -%}
       {%- if version_name is none -%}
         {%- set version_name = dbt_cortex_agent._cortex_agent_auto_version_name() -%}
       {%- endif -%}
-      {%- set set_default  = config.get('set_default', default=true) -%}
+      {%- set _m = config.meta.get('set_default') -%}
+      {%- set set_default  = _m if _m is not none else config.get('set_default', default=true) -%}
       {%- set agent_exists = dbt_cortex_agent._cortex_agent_exists(target_relation) -%}
 
       {%- if not agent_exists -%}
@@ -110,11 +114,24 @@
 --  Returns: a valid DDL statement that creates the agent.
 -#}
 
-  {%- set raw_ddl = config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('raw_ddl') -%}
+  {%- set raw_ddl = _m if _m is not none else config.get('raw_ddl', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('comment') -%}
+  {%- set comment = _m if _m is not none else config.get('comment', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('profile') -%}
+  {%- set profile = _m if _m is not none else config.get('profile', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('web_search_tool') -%}
+  {%- set web_search_tool = _m if _m is not none else config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('model') -%}
+  {%- set model = _m if _m is not none else config.get('model', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('budget') -%}
+  {%- set budget = _m if _m is not none else config.get('budget', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('mcp_servers') -%}
+  {%- set mcp_servers = _m if _m is not none else config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
 
   {%- if raw_ddl -%}
 
-    {%- if config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) or config.get('comment', default=none) is not none or config.get('profile', default=none) is not none or config.get('model', default=none) is not none or config.get('budget', default=none) is not none or config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) | length > 0 -%}
+    {%- if web_search_tool or comment is not none or profile is not none or model is not none or budget is not none or mcp_servers | length > 0 -%}
       {{ exceptions.warn("cortex_agent: web_search_tool, comment, profile, model, budget, and mcp_servers configs are ignored when raw_ddl=true. Add these directly to your DDL body.") }}
     {%- endif -%}
 
@@ -123,13 +140,6 @@
 
   {%- else -%}
 
-    {%- set comment = config.get('comment', default=none) -%}
-    {%- set profile = config.get('profile', default=none) -%}
-    {%- set web_search_tool = config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
-    {%- set model  = config.get('model',  default=none) -%}
-    {%- set budget = config.get('budget', default=none) -%}
-    {%- set mcp_servers = config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
-
     {%- if model is not none and '\nmodels:' in ('\n' ~ sql) -%}
       {{ exceptions.warn("cortex_agent: 'model' config is set but the spec body also appears to contain a top-level 'models:' key. The config-injected value will be ignored by most YAML parsers. Remove 'models:' from the spec body or unset the 'model' config.") }}
     {%- endif -%}
@@ -187,10 +197,14 @@ $${{ '\n' }}{{ dbt_cortex_agent.cortex_agent_render_model_and_budget(model, budg
 --  Returns: DDL string
 -#}
 
-  {%- set comment        = config.get('comment', default=none) -%}
-  {%- set profile        = config.get('profile', default=none) -%}
-  {%- set web_search_tool = config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
-  {%- set mcp_servers    = config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('comment') -%}
+  {%- set comment        = _m if _m is not none else config.get('comment', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('profile') -%}
+  {%- set profile        = _m if _m is not none else config.get('profile', default=none) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('web_search_tool') -%}
+  {%- set web_search_tool = _m if _m is not none else config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('mcp_servers') -%}
+  {%- set mcp_servers    = _m if _m is not none else config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
 
   {%- if web_search_tool -%}
     {%- set sql = sql ~ '\ntools:\n  - tool_spec:\n      type: "web_search"\n      name: "web_search"\n' -%}
@@ -240,8 +254,10 @@ $${{ '\n' }}{{ sql }}{{ '\n' }}$$
 --  Returns: DDL string
 -#}
 
-  {%- set web_search_tool = config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
-  {%- set mcp_servers    = config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('web_search_tool') -%}
+  {%- set web_search_tool = _m if _m is not none else config.get('web_search_tool', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('mcp_servers') -%}
+  {%- set mcp_servers    = _m if _m is not none else config.get('mcp_servers', default=[]) -%}
 
   {%- if web_search_tool -%}
     {%- set sql = sql ~ '\ntools:\n  - tool_spec:\n      type: "web_search"\n      name: "web_search"\n' -%}

macros/relations/cortex_mcp_server/create.sql

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 --
 --  Returns: a valid DDL statement that creates the external MCP server.
 -#}
-  {%- set display_name    = config.require('display_name') -%}
-  {%- set url             = config.require('url') -%}
-  {%- set api_integration = config.require('api_integration') -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('display_name') -%}
+  {%- set display_name    = _m if _m is not none else config.require('display_name') -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('url') -%}
+  {%- set url             = _m if _m is not none else config.require('url') -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('api_integration') -%}
+  {%- set api_integration = _m if _m is not none else config.require('api_integration') -%}
 
   create or replace external mcp server {{ relation }}
     with display_name = {{ dbt_cortex_agent.cortex_agent_quote_string(display_name) }}
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@
 --  Returns: {'relations': [target_relation]}
 -#}
   {%- set identifier = model['alias'] -%}
-  {%- set api_integration = config.require('api_integration') -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('api_integration') -%}
+  {%- set api_integration = _m if _m is not none else config.require('api_integration') -%}
 
   {%- if execute and not dbt_cortex_agent._mcp_api_integration_exists(api_integration) -%}
     {{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error(

macros/relations/cortex_skill/create.sql

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 --  Returns: {'relations': [target_relation]}
 -#}
   {%- set identifier       = model['alias'] -%}
-  {%- set stage            = config.require('stage') -%}
+  {%- set _m = config.meta.get('stage') -%}
+  {%- set stage            = _m if _m is not none else config.require('stage') -%}
   {%- set skill_path       = stage ~ '/skills/' ~ identifier -%}
   {%- set stage_identifier = stage[1:] -%}
   {%- set skill_dir        = dbt_cortex_agent.cortex_skill__resolve_skill_dir() -%}
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
     {%- set ns = namespace(stage='') -%}
     {%- for node in graph.nodes.values() -%}
       {%- if node.resource_type == 'model' and node.name == model_name -%}
-        {%- set ns.stage = node.config.get('stage', '') -%}
+        {%- set ns.stage = node.config.get('meta', {}).get('stage') or node.config.get('stage', '') -%}
       {%- endif -%}
     {%- endfor -%}
     {%- if ns.stage == '' -%}