DATA OPS

PR-time schema-contract check for BigQuery loads

On every pull request that touches an ingestion schema file, validates the proposed columns against the live BigQuery table and posts a pass/fail comment on the PR before merge.

CategoryData Ops
Enginesim
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerPull request edits a schema fileGitHubGitHub
  • ActionRead proposed schema from PR diffGitHubGitHub
  • ActionFetch live table columns from BigQueryGoogle BigQueryBigQuery
  • LogicClassify diff as additive or breaking
  • OutputComment verdict and set commit status on the PRGitHubGitHub

What it does

Shifts drift detection left into code review. When a developer opens a PR that edits a schema or loader config, this validates the proposed column set against what currently exists in BigQuery and comments directly on the PR — green if the change is additive and safe, red with specifics if it would drop or retype a column live data depends on.

When to use it

Schema changes go through PRs but reviewers can't eyeball whether a change is backward-compatible with the deployed table. You want an automated gate that flags breaking changes before merge rather than after deploy.

How it works

  1. 1A GitHub pull-request event triggers when schema files change.
  2. 2Read the proposed schema from the PR diff.
  3. 3Query the live BigQuery table's current columns and types.
  4. 4A logic step classifies the diff: additive (safe), or destructive/incompatible (breaking).
  5. 5Post a PR comment with the verdict and the specific offending columns.
  6. 6Set the commit status to success or failure to gate the merge.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect BigQueryDatasets, queries, schemas.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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