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Support custom dbt profiles.yml path (DBT_PROFILES_DIR + project-local) #604

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Problem

The /discover command only finds profiles.yml at ~/.dbt/profiles.yml. Teams that keep profiles.yml in their project repo (common for CI/CD) or use DBT_PROFILES_DIR cannot have their profiles auto-discovered.

Expected behavior

Support dbt's standard resolution order:

  1. Explicit path (tool parameter)
  2. DBT_PROFILES_DIR environment variable
  3. Project-local profiles.yml (next to dbt_project.yml)
  4. ~/.dbt/profiles.yml (default fallback)

Context

Reported by user Garrett McClintock: "Is there a way to point to a different dbt profile path rather than ~/.dbt/profiles.yml? Ours is in our project repo, but discover is only finding the global one."

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