Agent skill

Podman Operator

by ChrisTitusTech in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai

Build and operate Podman containers and Quadlet services, including rootless deployment, networking, volumes, systemd integration, and troubleshooting.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Podman Operator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill podman-operator -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai podman-operator --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/podman-operator .claude/skills/podman-operator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
podman-operator
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~500 tokens
SKILL.md length
219 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build and operate Podman containers and Quadlet services, including rootless deployment, networking, volumes, systemd integration, and troubleshooting.

  • Works in 4 steps: Gather container, image, network,… → Separate container lifecycle or Quadlet… → Preserve the rootless or rootful… → …
  • Tasks that involve Linux administration
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Diagnostics, Safety Rules and Validation
  • Calls podman

What it does

Podman Operator is an agent skill from ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai. Build and operate Podman containers and Quadlet services, including rootless deployment, networking, volumes, systemd integration, and troubleshooting.

Its SKILL.md is about 500 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Linux administration. It works with Linux.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Linux administration

Example prompts

  • “/podman-operator”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Gather container, image, network, volume, and systemd state.
  2. Separate container lifecycle or Quadlet failures from underlying host,
  3. Preserve the rootless or rootful deployment model unless the task requires
  4. Implement the smallest Podman-specific change and validate it through both

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 162d624. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • podman

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Podman Operator loads about 500 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 219 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~500

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 219 words (~500 tokens).

“storage, DNS, and application failures; route substantial work in those layers to the narrower skill.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ChrisTitusTech
name
podman-operator

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/podman-operator of ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 162d624

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Questions about Podman Operator

What does Podman Operator do?

Build and operate Podman containers and Quadlet services, including rootless deployment, networking, volumes, systemd integration, and troubleshooting. Podman Operator is an agent skill from ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai. Build and operate Podman containers and Quadlet services, including rootless deployment, networking, volumes, systemd integration, and troubleshooting.

When should I use Podman Operator?

Podman Operator fits situations like: tasks that involve Linux administration.

How do I install Podman Operator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill podman-operator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/podman-operator in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai) into .claude/skills/podman-operator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Podman Operator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill podman-operator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/podman-operator in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai) into .agents/skills/podman-operator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Podman Operator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill podman-operator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/podman-operator, .gemini/skills/podman-operator, .github/skills/podman-operator and .opencode/skills/podman-operator in your project.

What does Podman Operator need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Podman Operator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (podman).

Does Podman Operator access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Podman Operator safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Podman Operator use?

No licence was found for Podman Operator or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Podman Operator use?

About 500 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Podman Operator?

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Who maintains Podman Operator?

ChrisTitusTech (a GitHub user) maintains it in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.