diff --git a/packages/cli/src/connection.ts b/packages/cli/src/connection.ts
index 1e267833..facadd01 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/connection.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { stat } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { DEFAULT_METABASE_CLIENT_CONFIG, DefaultMetabaseConnectionClientFactory } from './context/ingest/adapters/metabase/client.js';
 import { DefaultLookerConnectionClientFactory } from './context/ingest/adapters/looker/factory.js';
 import type { LookerClient } from './context/ingest/adapters/looker/client.js';
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import { testRepoConnection } from './context/ingest/repo-fetch.js';
 import { getDriverRegistration } from './context/connections/drivers.js';
 import { parseNotionConnectionConfig, resolveNotionConnectionAuthToken } from './context/connections/notion-config.js';
 import { resolveKtxConfigReference } from './context/core/config-reference.js';
+import { readGitRepoConnectionFields } from './context/project/git-connection-fields.js';
 import { type KtxLocalProject, loadKtxProject } from './context/project/project.js';
 import type { KtxScanConnector } from './context/scan/types.js';
 import type { KtxCliIo } from './index.js';
@@ -182,35 +185,14 @@ async function testNotionConnection(
   return { bot: describeNotionBot(bot) };
 }
 
-interface GitConnectionFields {
-  repoUrl: string;
-  authToken: string | null;
-}
-
-function extractGitConnectionFields(
-  project: KtxLocalProject,
-  connectionId: string,
-  driver: string,
-): GitConnectionFields {
-  const connection = project.config.connections[connectionId];
-  if (!connection) {
-    throw new Error(`Connection "${connectionId}" is not configured in ktx.yaml`);
+async function checkLocalDbtSourceDir(projectDir: string, sourceDir: string): Promise<void> {
+  const stats = await stat(resolve(projectDir, sourceDir)).catch(() => null);
+  if (!stats) {
+    throw new Error(`dbt source_dir "${sourceDir}" does not exist`);
   }
-  const stringField = (value: unknown): string | null =>
-    typeof value === 'string' && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
-  const record =
-    driver === 'metricflow' && typeof connection.metricflow === 'object' && connection.metricflow !== null
-      ? (connection.metricflow as Record<string, unknown>)
-      : (connection as Record<string, unknown>);
-  const repoUrl = driver === 'dbt' ? stringField(record.repo_url) : stringField(record.repoUrl);
-  if (!repoUrl) {
-    const field = driver === 'dbt' ? 'repo_url' : 'repoUrl';
-    throw new Error(`Connection "${connectionId}" (driver: ${driver}) is missing ${field}`);
+  if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
+    throw new Error(`dbt source_dir "${sourceDir}" is not a directory`);
   }
-  const literalToken = stringField(record.auth_token);
-  const ref = stringField(record.auth_token_ref);
-  const resolvedRef = ref ? resolveKtxConfigReference(ref, process.env) : null;
-  return { repoUrl, authToken: literalToken ?? resolvedRef ?? null };
 }
 
 async function testGitRepoConnection(
@@ -218,13 +200,31 @@ async function testGitRepoConnection(
   connectionId: string,
   driver: string,
   runTest: TestRepoConnection,
-): Promise<{ repoUrl: string }> {
-  const { repoUrl, authToken } = extractGitConnectionFields(project, connectionId, driver);
-  const result = await runTest({ repoUrl, authToken });
+): Promise<{ location: string }> {
+  const connection = project.config.connections[connectionId];
+  if (!connection) {
+    throw new Error(`Connection "${connectionId}" is not configured in ktx.yaml`);
+  }
+  const fields = readGitRepoConnectionFields(connection, driver);
+
+  // dbt setup writes source_dir for a local project and ingest consumes it, so a
+  // local source check must stand in for the remote repo reachability check.
+  if (fields.sourceDir) {
+    await checkLocalDbtSourceDir(project.projectDir, fields.sourceDir);
+    return { location: fields.sourceDir };
+  }
+
+  if (!fields.repoUrl) {
+    const field = driver === 'dbt' ? 'repo_url or source_dir' : 'repoUrl';
+    throw new Error(`Connection "${connectionId}" (driver: ${driver}) is missing ${field}`);
+  }
+  const resolvedRef = fields.authTokenRef ? resolveKtxConfigReference(fields.authTokenRef, process.env) : null;
+  const authToken = fields.authTokenLiteral ?? resolvedRef ?? null;
+  const result = await runTest({ repoUrl: fields.repoUrl, authToken });
   if (!result.ok) {
     throw new Error(`${driver} repository check failed: ${result.error}`);
   }
-  return { repoUrl };
+  return { location: fields.repoUrl };
 }
 
 interface DriverTestOutcome {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ async function testConnectionByDriver(
       driver,
       deps.testRepoConnection ?? testRepoConnection,
     );
-    return { driver, detailKey: 'Repo', detailValue: result.repoUrl };
+    return { driver, detailKey: 'Repo', detailValue: result.location };
   }
 
   if (getDriverRegistration(driver)) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/context/project/git-connection-fields.ts b/packages/cli/src/context/project/git-connection-fields.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cec6edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/context/project/git-connection-fields.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import type { KtxProjectConnectionConfig } from './config.js';
+
+export interface GitRepoConnectionFields {
+  repoUrl: string | null;
+  sourceDir: string | null;
+  branch: string | null;
+  path: string | null;
+  authTokenLiteral: string | null;
+  authTokenRef: string | null;
+}
+
+function trimmedString(value: unknown): string | null {
+  return typeof value === 'string' && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
+}
+
+// metricflow nests its repo fields under `metricflow.*`; dbt/lookml keep them top-level.
+function fieldRecord(connection: KtxProjectConnectionConfig, driver: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  if (driver === 'metricflow') {
+    const nested = (connection as Record<string, unknown>).metricflow;
+    if (typeof nested === 'object' && nested !== null && !Array.isArray(nested)) {
+      return nested as Record<string, unknown>;
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
+  return connection as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Single source of truth for where the git-repo context-source drivers
+ * (dbt, metricflow, lookml) store their repository fields: dbt uses snake_case
+ * `repo_url`/`source_dir`, lookml uses camelCase `repoUrl`, metricflow nests
+ * camelCase fields under `metricflow.*`.
+ */
+export function readGitRepoConnectionFields(
+  connection: KtxProjectConnectionConfig,
+  driver: string,
+): GitRepoConnectionFields {
+  const record = fieldRecord(connection, driver);
+  return {
+    repoUrl: trimmedString(driver === 'dbt' ? record.repo_url : record.repoUrl),
+    sourceDir: driver === 'dbt' ? trimmedString(record.source_dir) : null,
+    branch: trimmedString(record.branch),
+    path: trimmedString(record.path),
+    authTokenLiteral: trimmedString(record.auth_token),
+    authTokenRef: trimmedString(record.auth_token_ref),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/connection.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/connection.test.ts
index 22c8bbe9..4069ba98 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/connection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/connection.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import type { LookerClient } from '../src/context/ingest/adapters/looker/client.js';
@@ -470,6 +470,49 @@ describe('runKtxConnection', () => {
     expect(io.stderr()).toContain('dbt repository check failed: fatal: auth failed');
   });
 
+  it('tests a local dbt source_dir without a remote repo check', async () => {
+    const projectDir = join(tempDir, 'project');
+    await initKtxProject({ projectDir });
+    const sourceDir = join(tempDir, 'local-dbt');
+    await mkdir(sourceDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeConnections(projectDir, {
+      'dbt-local': {
+        driver: 'dbt',
+        source_dir: sourceDir,
+      },
+    });
+    const testRepoConnection = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true as const }));
+    const io = makeIo();
+
+    await expect(
+      runKtxConnection({ command: 'test', projectDir, connectionId: 'dbt-local' }, io.io, { testRepoConnection }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+    expect(testRepoConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(io.stdout()).toContain('Connection test passed: dbt-local');
+    expect(io.stdout()).toContain(`Repo: ${sourceDir}`);
+  });
+
+  it('fails a dbt source_dir that does not exist', async () => {
+    const projectDir = join(tempDir, 'project');
+    await initKtxProject({ projectDir });
+    await writeConnections(projectDir, {
+      'dbt-local': {
+        driver: 'dbt',
+        source_dir: join(tempDir, 'missing-dbt'),
+      },
+    });
+    const testRepoConnection = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true as const }));
+    const io = makeIo();
+
+    await expect(
+      runKtxConnection({ command: 'test', projectDir, connectionId: 'dbt-local' }, io.io, { testRepoConnection }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+    expect(testRepoConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(io.stderr()).toContain('does not exist');
+  });
+
   it('tests a LookML connection via testRepoConnection with camelCase repoUrl', async () => {
     const projectDir = join(tempDir, 'project');
     await initKtxProject({ projectDir });