databricks · lennartkats-db · Dec 31, 2025 · Dec 19, 2025 · Dec 19, 2025 · Dec 19, 2025
diff --git a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### CLI
 
 ### Bundles
+* Add `ipykernel` to the `default` template to enable Databricks Connect notebooks in Cursor/VS Code ([#4164](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/4164))
 
 ### Dependency updates
 

diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/templates/default-python/classic/output/my_default_python/pyproject.toml b/acceptance/bundle/templates/default-python/classic/output/my_default_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest",
     "databricks-dlt",
     "databricks-connect>=15.4,<15.5",
+    "ipykernel",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

diff --git a/...ptance/bundle/templates/default-python/classic/output/my_default_python/tests/conftest.py b/...ptance/bundle/templates/default-python/classic/output/my_default_python/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """This file configures pytest.
 
-This file is in the root since it can be used for tests in any place in this
-project, including tests under resources/.
+This file can be used for tests in any place in this project.
 """
 
 import os, sys, pathlib

diff --git a/...ptance/bundle/templates/default-python/serverless/output/my_default_python/pyproject.toml b/...ptance/bundle/templates/default-python/serverless/output/my_default_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest",
     "databricks-dlt",
     "databricks-connect>=15.4,<15.5",
+    "ipykernel",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

diff --git a/...nce/bundle/templates/default-python/serverless/output/my_default_python/tests/conftest.py b/...nce/bundle/templates/default-python/serverless/output/my_default_python/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """This file configures pytest.
 
-This file is in the root since it can be used for tests in any place in this
-project, including tests under resources/.
+This file can be used for tests in any place in this project.
 """
 
 import os, sys, pathlib

diff --git a/...ce/bundle/templates/lakeflow-pipelines/python/output/my_lakeflow_pipelines/pyproject.toml b/...ce/bundle/templates/lakeflow-pipelines/python/output/my_lakeflow_pipelines/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest",
     "databricks-dlt",
     "databricks-connect>=15.4,<15.5",
+    "ipykernel",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/templates/pydabs/init-classic/output/my_pydabs/pyproject.toml b/acceptance/bundle/templates/pydabs/init-classic/output/my_pydabs/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest",
     "databricks-dlt",
     "databricks-connect>=15.4,<15.5",
+    "ipykernel",
     "databricks-bundles==x.y.z",
 ]
 

diff --git a/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/pyproject.toml.tmpl b/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/pyproject.toml.tmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest",
     "databricks-dlt",
     "databricks-connect{{template "conservative_db_connect_version_spec"}}",
+    "ipykernel",
 {{- if eq .enable_pydabs "yes" }}
     "databricks-bundles=={{template "latest_databricks_bundles_version"}}",
 {{- end }}

diff --git a/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py b/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """This file configures pytest.
 
-This file is in the root since it can be used for tests in any place in this
-project, including tests under resources/.
+This file can be used for tests in any place in this project.
 """
 
 import os, sys, pathlib
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     ### CLI
     ### Bundles
+    * Add `ipykernel` to the `default` template to enable Databricks Connect notebooks in Cursor/VS Code ([#4164](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/4164))
     ### Dependency updates
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