snowcap 1.0.3

Snowcap: Snowflake infrastructure as code

snowcap - Snowflake infrastructure as code

Brought to you by Datacoves

Snowcap helps you provision, deploy, and secure resources in Snowflake. Datacoves takes it further: a managed DataOps platform for dbt and Airflow where governance and best practices are built into every layer.

• Private cloud or SaaS – your data, your choice
• Managed dbt + Airflow – production-ready from day one
• In-browser VS Code – onboard developers in minutes
• Bring your own tools – integrates with your existing stack, no lock-in
• AI-assisted development – connect your organization's approved LLM (Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, Gemini, and more)
• Built-in governance – CI/CD, guardrails, and best practices included

Snowcap is the power tools. Datacoves is the workshop.

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Why Snowcap?

Snowcap replaces Terraform, Schemachange, or Permifrost with a single, purpose-built tool for Snowflake.

Feature	Snowcap	Terraform	Permifrost
Snowflake-native	Yes	No	Yes
State file	No	Yes	No
YAML + Python	Yes	HCL only	YAML only
Speed	50-90% faster	Baseline	Medium
All resource types	Yes	Most	Roles/grants only
for_each templating	Yes	Yes	No
Export existing resources	Yes	Import only	No

Key Features

• Declarative — Generates the right SQL to make your config match your account
• Comprehensive — 60+ Snowflake resource types supported
• Flexible — Write configuration in YAML or Python
• Fast — 50-90% faster than Terraform
• Migration-friendly — Export existing resources with the CLI

Quick Start

pip install snowcap

Create snowcap.yml:

warehouses:
  - name: analytics
    warehouse_size: xsmall
    auto_suspend: 60

Run:

# Set credentials
export SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT=my-account
export SNOWFLAKE_USER=my-user
export SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD=my-password
export SNOWFLAKE_ROLE=SYSADMIN

# Preview changes
snowcap plan --config snowcap.yml

# Apply changes
snowcap apply --config snowcap.yml

Documentation

Full documentation, examples, and resource reference at datacoves.github.io/snowcap

• Getting Started
• YAML Configuration
• Role-Based Access Control
• Resource Reference

Support

• Documentation
• GitHub Issues