What was announced at the dbt Coalesce 2025 keynote?

Merger with Fivetran (Announced), dbt Fusion engine on the dbt platform (Preview), State-aware orchestration (Preview), Remote dbt MCP server (GA).

Who gave the dbt Coalesce 2025 keynote?

Tristan Handy, on 2025-10-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

dbt Coalesce 2025: Opening keynote: Rewrite

Tristan Handy · Oct 14, 2025 · 1h 38m · Las Vegas, Nevada

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The day after dbt Labs announced its merger with Fivetran, Handy used the opening keynote to explain the deal and the case for an open data stack that preserves customer choice, joined by Fivetran CEO George Fraser. The product news centered on the new dbt Fusion engine reaching preview on the dbt platform, state-aware orchestration that skips unchanged models, and a remote dbt MCP server for AI tools.

Key themes: Data platforms, Open source, Agents · AI-written summary from the published transcript

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dbt Labs had announced its merger with Fivetran the day before; Handy explained what it means for the community
9:19
Handy argued integrated suites can limit choice and raise costs, and the stack should preserve user choice
14:54
Fivetran CEO George Fraser joined Handy on stage
55:26
The dbt Fusion engine became available in preview on the dbt platform for eligible projects
1:06:16
With Fusion, state-aware orchestration rebuilds only models whose inputs changed, with no project rewrite
1:23:33
A remote dbt MCP server became publicly available so AI tools can use a project's models, lineage and tests