agent-skills: HashiCorp Agent Skills and Claude Code Plugins

Introduction

The agent-skills repository, maintained by HashiCorp, provides a comprehensive collection of Agent skills and Claude Code plugins designed to enhance interaction with HashiCorp products such as Terraform and Packer. This initiative allows developers to leverage AI assistants for tasks ranging from code generation to policy enforcement, making infrastructure management more efficient and accessible. With 16 skills for Terraform and 4 for Packer, this repository serves as a central hub for integrating advanced AI capabilities into your development workflow.

Installation

Installing Agent Skills is straightforward, supporting various platforms like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Opencode, Cursor, and IBM Bob. You can install individual skills or entire product plugin bundles.

To list all available skills in the repository:

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills

Examples

Here are examples of how to install specific skills or product bundles:

To install an individual skill by its path:

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills/plugins/terraform/skills/terraform-style-guide
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills/plugins/packer/skills/aws-ami-builder

For Claude Code users, you can install product plugin bundles:

claude plugin marketplace add hashicorp/agent-skills
claude plugin install terraform@hashicorp
claude plugin install packer@hashicorp

For Codex, add the repository's .agents/plugins/marketplace.json as a repository marketplace, then install the terraform or packer plugin. Both marketplaces expose the same product bundles and Skill directories.

Why Use agent-skills?

agent-skills offers significant advantages for developers working with HashiCorp products. By integrating these skills, you can:

• Enhance AI Assistant Capabilities: Empower your AI assistants to understand and generate code specific to Terraform and Packer, improving accuracy and relevance.
• Streamline Workflows: Automate repetitive tasks, generate boilerplate code, and enforce best practices directly through your AI tools.
• Improve Productivity: Reduce manual effort and accelerate development cycles by leveraging AI for common infrastructure-as-code operations.
• Access Specialized Knowledge: Benefit from pre-built skills that encapsulate HashiCorp product knowledge, making complex tasks simpler.

Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills
• License (MPL-2.0): https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/blob/main/LICENSE
• Skills Catalog: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/blob/main/SKILLS.md
• Contributing Guide: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
• Security Policy: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/blob/main/SECURITY.md
• Support Policy: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/blob/main/SUPPORT.md