diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets.go b/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets.go
index 33b2ea42..57b765a8 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets.go
@@ -238,9 +238,21 @@ func (m *applyPresets) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) diag.Diagnos
 	if config.IsExplicitlyEnabled((b.Config.Presets.SourceLinkedDeployment)) {
 		isDatabricksWorkspace := dbr.RunsOnRuntime(ctx) && strings.HasPrefix(b.SyncRootPath, "/Workspace/")
 		if !isDatabricksWorkspace {
+			target := b.Config.Bundle.Target
+			path := dyn.NewPath(dyn.Key("targets"), dyn.Key(target), dyn.Key("presets"), dyn.Key("source_linked_deployment"))
+			diags = diags.Append(
+				diag.Diagnostic{
+					Severity: diag.Warning,
+					Summary:  "source-linked deployment is available only in the Databricks Workspace",
+					Paths: []dyn.Path{
+						path,
+					},
+					Locations: b.Config.GetLocations(path[2:].String()),
+				},
+			)
+
 			disabled := false
 			b.Config.Presets.SourceLinkedDeployment = &disabled
-			diags = diags.Extend(diag.Warningf("source-linked deployment is available only in the Databricks Workspace"))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets_test.go b/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets_test.go
index 2f0e9c9c..9d5eb550 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets_test.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/apply_presets_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/mutator"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/resources"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/internal/bundletest"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dbr"
+  "github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/apps"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/catalog"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/jobs"
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ func TestApplyPresetsSourceLinkedDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "presets.source_linked_deployment", []dyn.Location{{File: "databricks.yml"}})
 			diags := bundle.Apply(tt.ctx, b, mutator.ApplyPresets())
 			if diags.HasError() {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", diags)
@@ -443,6 +446,7 @@ func TestApplyPresetsSourceLinkedDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if tt.expectedWarning != "" {
 				require.Equal(t, tt.expectedWarning, diags[0].Summary)
+				require.NotEmpty(t, diags[0].Locations)
 			}
 
 			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedValue, b.Config.Presets.SourceLinkedDeployment)
diff --git a/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync.go b/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync.go
index 7cdad772..a1427848 100644
--- a/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync.go
+++ b/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync.go
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ func (v *filesToSync) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (v *filesToSync) Apply(ctx context.Context, rb bundle.ReadOnlyBundle) diag.Diagnostics {
+	// The user may be intentional about not synchronizing any files.
+	// In this case, we should not show any warnings.
+	if len(rb.Config().Sync.Paths) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	sync, err := files.GetSync(ctx, rb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ func (v *filesToSync) Apply(ctx context.Context, rb bundle.ReadOnlyBundle) diag.
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 
+	// If there are files to sync, we don't need to show any warnings.
 	if len(fl) != 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync_test.go b/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a598fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/config/validate/files_to_sync_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/internal/testutil"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/vfs"
+	sdkconfig "github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/config"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/experimental/mocks"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/iam"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/workspace"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestFilesToSync_NoPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &bundle.Bundle{
+		Config: config.Root{
+			Sync: config.Sync{
+				Paths: []string{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	rb := bundle.ReadOnly(b)
+	diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, rb, FilesToSync())
+	assert.Empty(t, diags)
+}
+
+func setupBundleForFilesToSyncTest(t *testing.T) *bundle.Bundle {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	testutil.Touch(t, dir, "file1")
+	testutil.Touch(t, dir, "file2")
+
+	b := &bundle.Bundle{
+		BundleRootPath: dir,
+		BundleRoot:     vfs.MustNew(dir),
+		SyncRootPath:   dir,
+		SyncRoot:       vfs.MustNew(dir),
+		Config: config.Root{
+			Bundle: config.Bundle{
+				Target: "default",
+			},
+			Workspace: config.Workspace{
+				FilePath: "/this/doesnt/matter",
+				CurrentUser: &config.User{
+					User: &iam.User{},
+				},
+			},
+			Sync: config.Sync{
+				// Paths are relative to [SyncRootPath].
+				Paths: []string{"."},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+	m.WorkspaceClient.Config = &sdkconfig.Config{
+		Host: "https://foo.com",
+	}
+
+	// The initialization logic in [sync.New] performs a check on the destination path.
+	// Removing this check at initialization time is tbd...
+	m.GetMockWorkspaceAPI().EXPECT().GetStatusByPath(mock.Anything, "/this/doesnt/matter").Return(&workspace.ObjectInfo{
+		ObjectType: workspace.ObjectTypeDirectory,
+	}, nil)
+
+	b.SetWorkpaceClient(m.WorkspaceClient)
+	return b
+}
+
+func TestFilesToSync_EverythingIgnored(t *testing.T) {
+	b := setupBundleForFilesToSyncTest(t)
+
+	// Ignore all files.
+	testutil.WriteFile(t, "*\n.*\n", b.BundleRootPath, ".gitignore")
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	rb := bundle.ReadOnly(b)
+	diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, rb, FilesToSync())
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(diags))
+	assert.Equal(t, diag.Warning, diags[0].Severity)
+	assert.Equal(t, "There are no files to sync, please check your .gitignore", diags[0].Summary)
+}
+
+func TestFilesToSync_EverythingExcluded(t *testing.T) {
+	b := setupBundleForFilesToSyncTest(t)
+
+	// Exclude all files.
+	b.Config.Sync.Exclude = []string{"*"}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	rb := bundle.ReadOnly(b)
+	diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, rb, FilesToSync())
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(diags))
+	assert.Equal(t, diag.Warning, diags[0].Severity)
+	assert.Equal(t, "There are no files to sync, please check your .gitignore and sync.exclude configuration", diags[0].Summary)
+}
diff --git a/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster.go b/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c159f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn/convert"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/log"
+)
+
+// Validates that any single node clusters defined in the bundle are correctly configured.
+func SingleNodeCluster() bundle.ReadOnlyMutator {
+	return &singleNodeCluster{}
+}
+
+type singleNodeCluster struct{}
+
+func (m *singleNodeCluster) Name() string {
+	return "validate:SingleNodeCluster"
+}
+
+const singleNodeWarningDetail = `num_workers should be 0 only for single-node clusters. To create a
+valid single node cluster please ensure that the following properties
+are correctly set in the cluster specification:
+
+  spark_conf:
+    spark.databricks.cluster.profile: singleNode
+    spark.master: local[*]
+
+  custom_tags:
+    ResourceClass: SingleNode
+  `
+
+const singleNodeWarningSummary = `Single node cluster is not correctly configured`
+
+func showSingleNodeClusterWarning(ctx context.Context, v dyn.Value) bool {
+	// Check if the user has explicitly set the num_workers to 0. Skip the warning
+	// if that's not the case.
+	numWorkers, ok := v.Get("num_workers").AsInt()
+	if !ok || numWorkers > 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Convenient type that contains the common fields from compute.ClusterSpec and
+	// pipelines.PipelineCluster that we are interested in.
+	type ClusterConf struct {
+		SparkConf  map[string]string `json:"spark_conf"`
+		CustomTags map[string]string `json:"custom_tags"`
+		PolicyId   string            `json:"policy_id"`
+	}
+
+	conf := &ClusterConf{}
+	err := convert.ToTyped(conf, v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// If the policy id is set, we don't want to show the warning. This is because
+	// the user might have configured `spark_conf` and `custom_tags` correctly
+	// in their cluster policy.
+	if conf.PolicyId != "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	profile, ok := conf.SparkConf["spark.databricks.cluster.profile"]
+	if !ok {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "spark_conf spark.databricks.cluster.profile not found in single-node cluster spec")
+		return true
+	}
+	if profile != "singleNode" {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "spark_conf spark.databricks.cluster.profile is not singleNode in single-node cluster spec: %s", profile)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	master, ok := conf.SparkConf["spark.master"]
+	if !ok {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "spark_conf spark.master not found in single-node cluster spec")
+		return true
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(master, "local") {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "spark_conf spark.master does not start with local in single-node cluster spec: %s", master)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	resourceClass, ok := conf.CustomTags["ResourceClass"]
+	if !ok {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "custom_tag ResourceClass not found in single-node cluster spec")
+		return true
+	}
+	if resourceClass != "SingleNode" {
+		log.Debugf(ctx, "custom_tag ResourceClass is not SingleNode in single-node cluster spec: %s", resourceClass)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (m *singleNodeCluster) Apply(ctx context.Context, rb bundle.ReadOnlyBundle) diag.Diagnostics {
+	diags := diag.Diagnostics{}
+
+	patterns := []dyn.Pattern{
+		// Interactive clusters
+		dyn.NewPattern(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("clusters"), dyn.AnyKey()),
+		// Job clusters
+		dyn.NewPattern(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("jobs"), dyn.AnyKey(), dyn.Key("job_clusters"), dyn.AnyIndex(), dyn.Key("new_cluster")),
+		// Job task clusters
+		dyn.NewPattern(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("jobs"), dyn.AnyKey(), dyn.Key("tasks"), dyn.AnyIndex(), dyn.Key("new_cluster")),
+		// Job for each task clusters
+		dyn.NewPattern(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("jobs"), dyn.AnyKey(), dyn.Key("tasks"), dyn.AnyIndex(), dyn.Key("for_each_task"), dyn.Key("task"), dyn.Key("new_cluster")),
+		// Pipeline clusters
+		dyn.NewPattern(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("pipelines"), dyn.AnyKey(), dyn.Key("clusters"), dyn.AnyIndex()),
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range patterns {
+		_, err := dyn.MapByPattern(rb.Config().Value(), p, func(p dyn.Path, v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+			warning := diag.Diagnostic{
+				Severity:  diag.Warning,
+				Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+				Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+				Locations: v.Locations(),
+				Paths:     []dyn.Path{p},
+			}
+
+			if showSingleNodeClusterWarning(ctx, v) {
+				diags = append(diags, warning)
+			}
+			return v, nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf(ctx, "Error while applying single node cluster validation: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return diags
+}
diff --git a/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster_test.go b/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18771cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/config/validate/single_node_cluster_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,566 @@
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/resources"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/internal/bundletest"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/compute"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/jobs"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/pipelines"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func failCases() []struct {
+	name       string
+	sparkConf  map[string]string
+	customTags map[string]string
+} {
+	return []struct {
+		name       string
+		sparkConf  map[string]string
+		customTags map[string]string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no tags or conf",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no tags",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+				"spark.master":                     "local[*]",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "no conf",
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "SingleNode"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid spark cluster profile",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "invalid",
+				"spark.master":                     "local[*]",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "SingleNode"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid spark.master",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+				"spark.master":                     "invalid",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "SingleNode"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid tags",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+				"spark.master":                     "local[*]",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "invalid"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing ResourceClass tag",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+				"spark.master":                     "local[*]",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"what": "ever"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing spark.master",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "SingleNode"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing spark.databricks.cluster.profile",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.master": "local[*]",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{"ResourceClass": "SingleNode"},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterFailForInteractiveClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range failCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Clusters: map[string]*resources.Cluster{
+							"foo": {
+								ClusterSpec: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+									SparkConf:  tc.sparkConf,
+									CustomTags: tc.customTags,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "resources.clusters.foo", []dyn.Location{{File: "a.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}})
+
+			// We can't set num_workers to 0 explicitly in the typed configuration.
+			// Do it on the dyn.Value directly.
+			bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				return dyn.Set(v, "resources.clusters.foo.num_workers", dyn.V(0))
+			})
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Equal(t, diag.Diagnostics{
+				{
+					Severity:  diag.Warning,
+					Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+					Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+					Locations: []dyn.Location{{File: "a.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}},
+					Paths:     []dyn.Path{dyn.NewPath(dyn.Key("resources"), dyn.Key("clusters"), dyn.Key("foo"))},
+				},
+			}, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterFailForJobClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range failCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									JobClusters: []jobs.JobCluster{
+										{
+											NewCluster: compute.ClusterSpec{
+												ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+												SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+												CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "resources.jobs.foo.job_clusters[0].new_cluster", []dyn.Location{{File: "b.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}})
+
+			// We can't set num_workers to 0 explicitly in the typed configuration.
+			// Do it on the dyn.Value directly.
+			bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.job_clusters[0].new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(0))
+			})
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Equal(t, diag.Diagnostics{
+				{
+					Severity:  diag.Warning,
+					Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+					Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+					Locations: []dyn.Location{{File: "b.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}},
+					Paths:     []dyn.Path{dyn.MustPathFromString("resources.jobs.foo.job_clusters[0].new_cluster")},
+				},
+			}, diags)
+
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterFailForJobTaskClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range failCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									Tasks: []jobs.Task{
+										{
+											NewCluster: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+												ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+												SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+												CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].new_cluster", []dyn.Location{{File: "c.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}})
+
+			// We can't set num_workers to 0 explicitly in the typed configuration.
+			// Do it on the dyn.Value directly.
+			bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(0))
+			})
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Equal(t, diag.Diagnostics{
+				{
+					Severity:  diag.Warning,
+					Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+					Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+					Locations: []dyn.Location{{File: "c.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}},
+					Paths:     []dyn.Path{dyn.MustPathFromString("resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].new_cluster")},
+				},
+			}, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterFailForPipelineClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range failCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Pipelines: map[string]*resources.Pipeline{
+							"foo": {
+								PipelineSpec: &pipelines.PipelineSpec{
+									Clusters: []pipelines.PipelineCluster{
+										{
+											SparkConf:  tc.sparkConf,
+											CustomTags: tc.customTags,
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "resources.pipelines.foo.clusters[0]", []dyn.Location{{File: "d.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}})
+
+			// We can't set num_workers to 0 explicitly in the typed configuration.
+			// Do it on the dyn.Value directly.
+			bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				return dyn.Set(v, "resources.pipelines.foo.clusters[0].num_workers", dyn.V(0))
+			})
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Equal(t, diag.Diagnostics{
+				{
+					Severity:  diag.Warning,
+					Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+					Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+					Locations: []dyn.Location{{File: "d.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}},
+					Paths:     []dyn.Path{dyn.MustPathFromString("resources.pipelines.foo.clusters[0]")},
+				},
+			}, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterFailForJobForEachTaskCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range failCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									Tasks: []jobs.Task{
+										{
+											ForEachTask: &jobs.ForEachTask{
+												Task: jobs.Task{
+													NewCluster: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+														ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+														SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+														CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+													},
+												},
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			bundletest.SetLocation(b, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].for_each_task.task.new_cluster", []dyn.Location{{File: "e.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}})
+
+			// We can't set num_workers to 0 explicitly in the typed configuration.
+			// Do it on the dyn.Value directly.
+			bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].for_each_task.task.new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(0))
+			})
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Equal(t, diag.Diagnostics{
+				{
+					Severity:  diag.Warning,
+					Summary:   singleNodeWarningSummary,
+					Detail:    singleNodeWarningDetail,
+					Locations: []dyn.Location{{File: "e.yml", Line: 1, Column: 1}},
+					Paths:     []dyn.Path{dyn.MustPathFromString("resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].for_each_task.task.new_cluster")},
+				},
+			}, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func passCases() []struct {
+	name       string
+	numWorkers *int
+	sparkConf  map[string]string
+	customTags map[string]string
+	policyId   string
+} {
+	zero := 0
+	one := 1
+
+	return []struct {
+		name       string
+		numWorkers *int
+		sparkConf  map[string]string
+		customTags map[string]string
+		policyId   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "single node cluster",
+			sparkConf: map[string]string{
+				"spark.databricks.cluster.profile": "singleNode",
+				"spark.master":                     "local[*]",
+			},
+			customTags: map[string]string{
+				"ResourceClass": "SingleNode",
+			},
+			numWorkers: &zero,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "num workers is not zero",
+			numWorkers: &one,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "num workers is not set",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "policy id is not empty",
+			policyId:   "policy-abc",
+			numWorkers: &zero,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterPassInteractiveClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range passCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Clusters: map[string]*resources.Cluster{
+							"foo": {
+								ClusterSpec: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+									SparkConf:  tc.sparkConf,
+									CustomTags: tc.customTags,
+									PolicyId:   tc.policyId,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tc.numWorkers != nil {
+				bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+					return dyn.Set(v, "resources.clusters.foo.num_workers", dyn.V(*tc.numWorkers))
+				})
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Empty(t, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterPassJobClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range passCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									JobClusters: []jobs.JobCluster{
+										{
+											NewCluster: compute.ClusterSpec{
+												ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+												SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+												CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+												PolicyId:    tc.policyId,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tc.numWorkers != nil {
+				bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+					return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.job_clusters[0].new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(*tc.numWorkers))
+				})
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Empty(t, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterPassJobTaskClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range passCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									Tasks: []jobs.Task{
+										{
+											NewCluster: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+												ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+												SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+												CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+												PolicyId:    tc.policyId,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tc.numWorkers != nil {
+				bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+					return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(*tc.numWorkers))
+				})
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Empty(t, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterPassPipelineClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range passCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Pipelines: map[string]*resources.Pipeline{
+							"foo": {
+								PipelineSpec: &pipelines.PipelineSpec{
+									Clusters: []pipelines.PipelineCluster{
+										{
+											SparkConf:  tc.sparkConf,
+											CustomTags: tc.customTags,
+											PolicyId:   tc.policyId,
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tc.numWorkers != nil {
+				bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+					return dyn.Set(v, "resources.pipelines.foo.clusters[0].num_workers", dyn.V(*tc.numWorkers))
+				})
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Empty(t, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSingleNodeClusterPassJobForEachTaskCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for _, tc := range passCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Jobs: map[string]*resources.Job{
+							"foo": {
+								JobSettings: &jobs.JobSettings{
+									Tasks: []jobs.Task{
+										{
+											ForEachTask: &jobs.ForEachTask{
+												Task: jobs.Task{
+													NewCluster: &compute.ClusterSpec{
+														ClusterName: "my_cluster",
+														SparkConf:   tc.sparkConf,
+														CustomTags:  tc.customTags,
+														PolicyId:    tc.policyId,
+													},
+												},
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tc.numWorkers != nil {
+				bundletest.Mutate(t, b, func(v dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+					return dyn.Set(v, "resources.jobs.foo.tasks[0].for_each_task.task.new_cluster.num_workers", dyn.V(*tc.numWorkers))
+				})
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.ApplyReadOnly(ctx, bundle.ReadOnly(b), SingleNodeCluster())
+			assert.Empty(t, diags)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/bundle/config/validate/validate.go b/bundle/config/validate/validate.go
index 440477e6..eb4c3c3c 100644
--- a/bundle/config/validate/validate.go
+++ b/bundle/config/validate/validate.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func (v *validate) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) diag.Diagnostics
 		ValidateSyncPatterns(),
 		JobTaskClusterSpec(),
 		ValidateFolderPermissions(),
+		SingleNodeCluster(),
 	))
 }
 
diff --git a/bundle/config/variable/lookup.go b/bundle/config/variable/lookup.go
index f8cb6719..37e380f1 100755
--- a/bundle/config/variable/lookup.go
+++ b/bundle/config/variable/lookup.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ type Lookup struct {
 
 	Metastore string `json:"metastore,omitempty"`
 
+	NotificationDestination string `json:"notification_destination,omitempty"`
+
 	Pipeline string `json:"pipeline,omitempty"`
 
 	Query string `json:"query,omitempty"`
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ func (l *Lookup) constructResolver() (resolver, error) {
 	if l.Metastore != "" {
 		resolvers = append(resolvers, resolveMetastore{name: l.Metastore})
 	}
+	if l.NotificationDestination != "" {
+		resolvers = append(resolvers, resolveNotificationDestination{name: l.NotificationDestination})
+	}
 	if l.Pipeline != "" {
 		resolvers = append(resolvers, resolvePipeline{name: l.Pipeline})
 	}
diff --git a/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination.go b/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c4cd892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package variable
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/settings"
+)
+
+type resolveNotificationDestination struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+func (l resolveNotificationDestination) Resolve(ctx context.Context, w *databricks.WorkspaceClient) (string, error) {
+	result, err := w.NotificationDestinations.ListAll(ctx, settings.ListNotificationDestinationsRequest{
+		// The default page size for this API is 20.
+		// We use a higher value to make fewer API calls.
+		PageSize: 200,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Collect all notification destinations with the given name.
+	var entities []settings.ListNotificationDestinationsResult
+	for _, entity := range result {
+		if entity.DisplayName == l.name {
+			entities = append(entities, entity)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Return the ID of the first matching notification destination.
+	switch len(entities) {
+	case 0:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("notification destination named %q does not exist", l.name)
+	case 1:
+		return entities[0].Id, nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("there are %d instances of clusters named %q", len(entities), l.name)
+	}
+}
+
+func (l resolveNotificationDestination) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("notification-destination: %s", l.name)
+}
diff --git a/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination_test.go b/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b8201d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/config/variable/resolve_notification_destination_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package variable
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/experimental/mocks"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/settings"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestResolveNotificationDestination_ResolveSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+
+	api := m.GetMockNotificationDestinationsAPI()
+	api.EXPECT().
+		ListAll(mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+		Return([]settings.ListNotificationDestinationsResult{
+			{Id: "1234", DisplayName: "destination"},
+		}, nil)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	l := resolveNotificationDestination{name: "destination"}
+	result, err := l.Resolve(ctx, m.WorkspaceClient)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "1234", result)
+}
+
+func TestResolveNotificationDestination_ResolveError(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+
+	api := m.GetMockNotificationDestinationsAPI()
+	api.EXPECT().
+		ListAll(mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+		Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("bad"))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	l := resolveNotificationDestination{name: "destination"}
+	_, err := l.Resolve(ctx, m.WorkspaceClient)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "bad")
+}
+
+func TestResolveNotificationDestination_ResolveNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+
+	api := m.GetMockNotificationDestinationsAPI()
+	api.EXPECT().
+		ListAll(mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+		Return([]settings.ListNotificationDestinationsResult{}, nil)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	l := resolveNotificationDestination{name: "destination"}
+	_, err := l.Resolve(ctx, m.WorkspaceClient)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `notification destination named "destination" does not exist`)
+}
+
+func TestResolveNotificationDestination_ResolveMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+
+	api := m.GetMockNotificationDestinationsAPI()
+	api.EXPECT().
+		ListAll(mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+		Return([]settings.ListNotificationDestinationsResult{
+			{Id: "1234", DisplayName: "destination"},
+			{Id: "5678", DisplayName: "destination"},
+		}, nil)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	l := resolveNotificationDestination{name: "destination"}
+	_, err := l.Resolve(ctx, m.WorkspaceClient)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `there are 2 instances of clusters named "destination"`)
+}
+
+func TestResolveNotificationDestination_String(t *testing.T) {
+	l := resolveNotificationDestination{name: "name"}
+	assert.Equal(t, "notification-destination: name", l.String())
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9ae5fde0..73b9984d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.22.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.24.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.25.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.26.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.20.0
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // Apache 2.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.182.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240521202816-d264139d666e // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2bfcfb2f..928827d9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210616045830-e2b7044e8c71/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 h1:WtHI/ltw4NvSUig5KARz9h521QvRC8RmF/cuYqifU24=
-golang.org/x/term v0.25.0/go.mod h1:RPyXicDX+6vLxogjjRxjgD2TKtmAO6NZBsBRfrOLu7M=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0 h1:wBqf8DvsY9Y/2P8gAfPDEYNuS30J4lPHJxXSb/nJZ+s=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/term v0.26.0 h1:WEQa6V3Gja/BhNxg540hBip/kkaYtRg3cxg4oXSw4AU=
+golang.org/x/term v0.26.0/go.mod h1:Si5m1o57C5nBNQo5z1iq+XDijt21BDBDp2bK0QI8e3E=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 h1:gK/Kv2otX8gz+wn7Rmb3vT96ZwuoxnQlY+HlJVj7Qug=