# Developer tools

Tools for developing, deploying, and managing Materialize.




> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/llms.txt).


Use these tools to develop with Materialize and manage your deployments:

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    Deploy and manage
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<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mz-deploy/index.md" >mz-deploy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/dbt/index.md" >dbt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/terraform/index.md" >Terraform</a></li>
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    Develop and connect
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<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/install-materialize-emulator/index.md" >Materialize Emulator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/console/index.md" >Console</a></li>
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    Agents and debugging
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<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mcp-server/coding-agent-skills/index.md" >Agent Skills</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mcp-server/index.md" >MCP servers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mz-debug/index.md" >Troubleshoot with <code>mz-debug</code></a></li>
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## Pages in this section

- [Download and run Materialize Emulator](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/install-materialize-emulator/index.md): The Materialize Emulator is an all-in-one Docker image available on Docker Hub, offering the fastest way to get hands-on experience with Materialize in a local environment.
- [Manage Materialize](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/manage/index.md)
- [Materialize console](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/console/index.md): Introduction to the Materialize Console, user interface for Materialize
- [MCP Servers and agent skills](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mcp-server/index.md): This section contains guides for installing Materialize Agent skills and integrating with Materialize's built-in MCP servers.
- [mz-debug](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mz-debug/index.md): Materialize debug tool for self-managed and emulator environments.
- [Tools and integrations](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/integrations/index.md): Get details about third-party tools and integrations supported by Materialize
- [Use dbt to manage Materialize](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/dbt/index.md): How to use dbt and Materialize to transform streaming data in real time.
- [Use mz-deploy to manage Materialize](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/mz-deploy/index.md): Deploy and manage Materialize objects with mz-deploy, a SQL-native CLI for zero-downtime deployments.
- [Use Terraform to manage Materialize](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/developer-tools/terraform/index.md): Create and manage Materialize resources with Terraform