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Build a Databricks AI Agent Without Custom Tables or Vector Search

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer created a conversational Databricks agent using only the default samples.tpch dataset, bypassing Unity Catalog and Vector Search. The stack includes OpenAI Agents SDK, Databricks Model Serving with Llama 3.3 70B, SQL Connector, MLflow, and Gradio UI. Key pitfalls include using AsyncOpenAI, applying nest_asyncio, and avoiding Spark context in Apps.

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This tutorial offers a practical shortcut for rapid prototyping, but production deployments will still need proper catalog and search infrastructure.
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