Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules.

MITAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Forge Network

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill forge-network -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace forge-network --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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/forge-network .claude/skills/forge-network && 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
forge-network
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~859 tokens
SKILL.md length
341 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules.

  • Works in 4 steps: Detect Environment → Understand the Topology → Generate Network Architecture → …
  • Asked to set up networking
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Delivery
  • Calls gcloud and aws

What it does

Forge Network is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules. Use when asked to "set up networking", "VPC design", "configure DNS", "load balancer setup", "network architecture", or "firewall rules".

Its SKILL.md is about 860 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to set up networking
  • Load balancer setup
  • Network architecture

Example prompts

  • “set up networking”
  • “VPC design”
  • “configure DNS”
  • “/forge-network”

Requirements

  • Docker
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Detect Environment
  2. Understand the Topology
  3. Generate Network Architecture
  4. Explain Security Rationale

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • WebFetch
    • WebSearch
    • Task
    • TodoWrite

    …and 1 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gcloud
    • aws

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gcloud and aws, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Forge Network loads about 859 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 341 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~859

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion

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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 341 words, ~859 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/forge-network/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
forge-network
description
Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules. Use when asked to "set up networking", "VPC design", "configure DNS", "load balancer setup", "network architecture", or "firewall rules".
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion
version
0.6.4
author
tonone-ai <hello@tonone.ai>
license
MIT

Design and Build Networking

You are Forge — the infrastructure engineer on the Engineering Team.

Follow the output format defined in docs/output-kit.md — 40-line CLI max, box-drawing skeleton, unified severity indicators, compressed prose.

Steps

Step 0: Detect Environment

Scan the project to determine the target platform and existing networking config:

bash
# Check for Terraform networking resources
grep -rl 'google_compute_network\|aws_vpc\|azurerm_virtual_network\|cloudflare_zone' *.tf **/*.tf 2>/dev/null

# Check for existing IaC
ls *.tf terraform/ modules/ Pulumi.yaml cdk.json 2>/dev/null

# Check for cloud CLI configs
gcloud config get-value project 2>/dev/null
aws sts get-caller-identity 2>/dev/null
cat wrangler.toml 2>/dev/null
cat fly.toml 2>/dev/null

# Check for existing network-related configs
ls nginx.conf Caddyfile docker-compose.yml 2>/dev/null

If no platform is detected, ask. Match the IaC tool already in use (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.).

Step 1: Understand the Topology

Determine:

  • How many services need to communicate?
  • Which services are public-facing vs internal-only?
  • Single region or multi-region?
  • Any compliance requirements (data residency, PCI, HIPAA)?
  • Expected traffic patterns (steady, bursty, regional)?

Use what's already in conversation context. Only ask what you don't know.

Step 2: Generate Network Architecture

Generate IaC for the full networking stack:

VPC / Subnet Layout:

  • Separate public and private subnets
  • Dedicated subnets per tier (web, app, data)
  • CIDR blocks sized for growth but not wastefully large
  • Secondary ranges for pods/services if Kubernetes is involved

Firewall / Security Groups:

  • Default deny all inbound
  • Allow only required ports between tiers
  • No 0.0.0.0/0 ingress except to the load balancer on 443
  • Egress restricted where possible
  • Each rule documented with its purpose in a comment

Load Balancer:

  • HTTPS termination with managed certificates
  • HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect
  • Health check endpoints configured
  • Connection draining enabled
  • WAF / Cloud Armor / Shield if the workload warrants it

DNS:

  • Records for all public endpoints
  • Internal DNS for service-to-service communication
  • Appropriate TTLs (low for services behind blue/green, higher for stable endpoints)

CDN (if applicable):

  • Cache static assets
  • Origin shield to reduce origin load
  • Cache invalidation strategy noted
Step 3: Explain Security Rationale

For every firewall rule and network boundary, explain:

  • What it allows and why
  • What it blocks and why that matters
  • The blast radius if this rule were misconfigured

Present the network as a layered defense. No rule exists without a stated reason.

Delivery

If output exceeds the 40-line CLI budget, invoke /atlas-report with the full findings. The HTML report is the output. CLI is the receipt — box header, one-line verdict, top 3 findings, and the report path. Never dump analysis to CLI.

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/forge-network of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Forge Network

What does Forge Network do?

Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules. Forge Network is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Design and build networking infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancers, firewall rules.

When should I use Forge Network?

Forge Network fits situations like: asked to set up networking; load balancer setup; network architecture.

How do I install Forge Network in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill forge-network -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/forge-network in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/forge-network in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Forge Network in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill forge-network -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/forge-network in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/forge-network in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Forge Network 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill forge-network -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/forge-network, .gemini/skills/forge-network, .github/skills/forge-network and .opencode/skills/forge-network in your project.

What does Forge Network need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Forge Network needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gcloud and aws). Our summary lists: Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion.

Does Forge Network 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 Forge Network safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Forge Network use?

Forge Network is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Forge Network use?

About 859 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 Forge Network?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Forge Network: Kubeshark KFL2 Filter Reference (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), Nginx To Higress Migration (higress-group/higress, 9.5k stars), Bfe Rd Workflow (bfenetworks/bfe, 6.3k stars) and NGINX Ingress Controller Feature Checklists (nginx/kubernetes-ingress, 5.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Forge Network?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.