Choose an execution mode

Execution mode controls whether DataMuru contacts or changes Databricks.

Mode	Contacts Databricks	Allows mutations	Use for
state-only	No	Local state only	learning, unit tests, configuration design
live-readonly	Yes	No	connectivity, discovery, drift-aware planning
live-apply	Yes	Supported resources	controlled integration tests and operations

Start in state-only

execution_mode: state-only

Use this mode when credentials are unavailable or when designing configuration. Provider diagnostics skip live connectivity.

Move to live-readonly

execution_mode: live-readonly

Run doctor, import discovery, and plan. Apply is blocked by the read-only guard.

Enable live-apply deliberately

execution_mode: live-apply

Before applying:

1. confirm the workspace host;
2. run validate and doctor;
3. use a unique non-production target;
4. review the complete plan;
5. confirm required Databricks permissions;
6. retain a copy of state and the reviewed configuration.

Live apply does not mean every modeled resource has a live implementation. See Current capabilities and limits.