Agent skill

Atmos Emulator

by cloudposse in cloudposse/atmos

Atmos emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator, !emulator, identities, persistence, health checks, and emulator commands

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Atmos Emulator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cloudposse/atmos --skill atmos-emulator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cloudposse/atmos atmos-emulator --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/cloudposse/atmos.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/agent-skills/skills/atmos-emulator .claude/skills/atmos-emulator && 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
atmos-emulator
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~780 tokens
SKILL.md length
313 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
70
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Atmos emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator, !emulator, identities, persistence, health checks, and emulator commands

  • Tasks that involve Container orchestration
  • SKILL.md covers Related Skills, Component Shape, Commands and YAML Integration, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Atmos Emulator is an agent skill from cloudposse/atmos. Atmos emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator, !emulator, identities, persistence, health checks, and emulator commands

Its SKILL.md is about 780 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Container orchestration. It works with Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The repository describes itself as: Atmos is the open-source runtime for infrastructure — it builds, authenticates, and ships Terraform, OpenTofu, Packer, Ansible, Kubernetes, Helm, and containers the same way on… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Container orchestration

Example prompts

  • “Use the atmos-emulator skill to atmo emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator…”
  • “/atmos-emulator”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 36726ae. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are yaml).

    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

Atmos Emulator loads about 780 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 313 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~780

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

The full file from cloudposse/atmos at commit 36726ae, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© cloudposse). 313 words, ~780 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/atmos-emulator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
atmos-emulator
description
Atmos emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator, !emulator, identities, persistence, health checks, and emulator commands
metadata.copyright
Copyright Cloud Posse, LLC 2026
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.category
orchestrators

Atmos Emulators

Use this skill for local emulators managed by Atmos. Emulators are stack-scoped, persistent containers that stand in for cloud APIs, Kubernetes, Vault/OpenBao, or OCI registries during local development and testing.

NeedLoad
Container component lifecycleatmos-container
YAML !emulator referencesatmos-yaml-functions
Secrets backed by Vault/OpenBao/SOPS/cloud storesatmos-secrets
Workflow emulator and wait stepsatmos-workflows

Component Shape

Define emulators under components.emulator:

yaml
components:
  emulator:
    aws:
      driver: localstack/aws
      region: us-east-1
      ephemeral: false
      container:
        healthcheck:
          test: ["CMD", "awslocal", "s3", "ls"]

Supported driver families include AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes (k3s), Vault/OpenBao, and registry emulators. Check the local docs for exact driver names before generating config for a specific driver.

Commands

CommandPurpose
atmos emulator up <name> -s <stack>Start an emulator
atmos emulator down <name> -s <stack>Stop and remove an emulator
atmos emulator reset <name> -s <stack>Stop and wipe persisted state
atmos emulator ps -s <stack>List configured emulators that are running
atmos emulator list -s <stack>List configured emulators and status
atmos emulator logs <name> -s <stack>Show emulator logs
atmos emulator exec <name> -s <stack> -- <cmd>Run a command in the emulator container

Use --dry-run to preview.

list and ps are configuration-scoped: emulator components declared in the current Atmos project are the inventory, and the container runtime only supplies their status. Use --runtime on either command only when diagnosing raw labeled containers outside the current project configuration. Lifecycle commands prompt for a stack on an interactive TTY when -s is omitted.

YAML Integration

Use !emulator to resolve connection details from stack config instead of hardcoding localhost ports. This keeps components portable across stacks, CI, and local developer machines.

Guidance

  • Use emulators for local integration tests and agent workflows that need cloud-like APIs without cloud credentials.
  • Keep emulator state persistent only when tests or development workflows benefit from it.
  • Prefer wait/wait-all workflow steps or health checks before running dependent commands.
  • Use local registry emulators when testing container build/push flows.
  • Use Vault/OpenBao emulators together with atmos-secrets for local secret workflows.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in agent-skills/skills/atmos-emulator of cloudposse/atmos.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 36726ae

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Categories

Questions about Atmos Emulator

What does Atmos Emulator do?

Atmos emulator components: local AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes/Vault/OpenBao/registry emulators, components.emulator, !emulator, identities, persistence, health checks, and emulator commands. Atmos Emulator is an agent skill from cloudposse/atmos.

When should I use Atmos Emulator?

Atmos Emulator fits situations like: tasks that involve Container orchestration.

How do I install Atmos Emulator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cloudposse/atmos --skill atmos-emulator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (agent-skills/skills/atmos-emulator in cloudposse/atmos) into .claude/skills/atmos-emulator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Atmos Emulator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cloudposse/atmos --skill atmos-emulator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (agent-skills/skills/atmos-emulator in cloudposse/atmos) into .agents/skills/atmos-emulator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Atmos Emulator 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 cloudposse/atmos --skill atmos-emulator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/atmos-emulator, .gemini/skills/atmos-emulator, .github/skills/atmos-emulator and .opencode/skills/atmos-emulator in your project.

What does Atmos Emulator need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Atmos Emulator is instructions for the agent only.

Does Atmos Emulator 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 Atmos Emulator 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 Atmos Emulator use?

Atmos Emulator is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Atmos Emulator use?

About 780 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Atmos Emulator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Atmos Emulator: Provider Bug Review (mondoohq/mql, 411 stars), Kcli Cluster Deployment (karmab/kcli, 653 stars), Extend Discovery Type (runwhen-contrib/runwhen-local, 163 stars) and Kcli (karmab/kcli, 653 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Atmos Emulator?

cloudposse (a GitHub organization) maintains it in cloudposse/atmos, which has 1,396 GitHub stars. The repository holds 70 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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