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switch-dataset from ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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Change the active dataset to switch between different data sources for analysis. Use this skill whenever the user wants to analyze a different dataset, switch to another database, change data sources, work with different tables, or explicitly invokes /switch-dataset. This skill handles the full switch workflow: validating the target dataset exists, checking for in-progress work that might be lost, updating the active pointer, and confirming the switch with a summary of the new dataset. Apply…
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What the file says
# Skill: Switch Dataset
## Purpose
Change the active dataset. Updates the active pointer, validates the target dataset exists, and confirms with a summary of what's now active.
## When to Use
Invoke as `/switch-dataset {name}` when the user wants to analyze a different dataset than the currently active one.
## Instructions
### Step 1: Validate the target dataset
1. List available datasets by checking `.knowledge/datasets/` directory for subdirectories with `manifest.yaml` files
2. Normalize the target name to lowercase for comparison (handles SALES-DATA → sales-data)
3. If `{name}` matches exactly (case-insensitive), proceed to Step 2
4. If not found, try fuzzy matching:
- Check if `{name}` is a substring of any dataset name (e.g., "marketing" would match "marketing-prod")
- Case-insensitive partial match
- If exactly one match found, use that dataset and inform user: "Matched '{name}' to '{actual_dataset_name}'"
- If multiple matches found, list all matches and ask user to choose
5. If still not found, list all available datasets with brief descriptions (from manifests) and ask user to choose or suggest running `/connect-data` to add a new dataset
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How to install
mdr add ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst/switch-dataset@sha256:6688e55524c44c2aThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260827.7ff2e25, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst · 322 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-30 · branch main
API
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