Agent skill

Kcli Vm Operations

Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli. An agent skill from karmab/kcli.

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Install Kcli Vm Operations

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skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations --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/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .claude/skills/kcli-vm-operations && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .claude/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .agents/skills/kcli-vm-operations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .agents/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .cursor/skills/kcli-vm-operations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .cursor/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git --path skills/kcli-vm-operations

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .gemini/skills/kcli-vm-operations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .gemini/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .github/skills/kcli-vm-operations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .github/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install karmab/kcli kcli-vm-operations --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karmab/kcli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kcli-vm-operations .opencode/skills/kcli-vm-operations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "kcli-vm-operations" agent skill from https://github.com/karmab/kcli/tree/main/skills/kcli-vm-operations into .opencode/skills/kcli-vm-operations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kcli-vm-operations", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: kcli-vm-operations
GitHub stars: 653
Token cost: ~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length: 104 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 8
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli. An agent skill from karmab/kcli.

Works in 6 steps: kvirt/defaults.py - Built-in defaults → ~/.kcli/config.yml default section → Provider-specific section in config.yml → …
Troubleshooting virtual machines across providers
SKILL.md covers VM Lifecycle Commands, SSH Access, Console Access and Disk Operations, plus 9 more sections
Calls ssh

What it does

Kcli Vm Operations is an agent skill from karmab/kcli. Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli. Use when creating, managing, or troubleshooting virtual machines across providers.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k 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. The repository describes itself as: Management tool for virtualization and kubernetes platforms. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Troubleshooting virtual machines across providers

Example prompts

“Use the kcli-vm-operations skill to guide VM lifecycle operations with kcli. An agent skill from karmab/kcli”
“/kcli-vm-operations”

Workflow steps

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

kvirt/defaults.py - Built-in defaults
~/.kcli/config.yml default section
Provider-specific section in config.yml
Profile definition (~/.kcli/profiles.yml)
Plan file parameters
Command-line -P overrides

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 30a28e3. 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:
- ssh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use ssh, 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

Kcli Vm Operations loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 104 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.5k

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: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:255

sudo virsh list --all               # Check libvirt state

NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:256

sudo virsh start myvm               # Try direct start

WarningMentions a credentials file (SSH keys, cloud or package-manager tokens)SKILL.md:278
```
ssh -i ~/.kcli/id_rsa user@<ip>
```

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 karmab/kcli at commit 30a28e3, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© karmab). 104 words, ~1,475 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kcli-vm-operations/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: kcli-vm-operations
description: Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli. Use when creating, managing, or troubleshooting virtual machines across providers.

Important: Before creating a VM, always run kcli create vm -h to check the latest available flags and examples.

kcli VM Operations

VM Lifecycle Commands

Create VM

bash

# From image
kcli create vm -i fedora40 myvm

# With parameters
kcli create vm -i centos9stream -P memory=4096 -P numcpus=4 -P disks=[20,50] myvm

# From profile
kcli create vm -p myprofile myvm

# Create multiple VMs at once with -c (count)
kcli create vm -c 3 myvm

# Create 3 VMs to emulate baremetal
kcli create vm -P start=false -P memory=20480 -P numcpus=16 -P disks=[200] -P uefi=true -P nets=[default] -c 3 myvm

# Create a VM with a static IP
kcli create vm -i centos9stream -P nets=['{"name":"default","ip":"192.168.122.250","netmask":"24","gateway":"192.168.122.1"}'] myvm

# Create a VM with a DNS reservation
kcli create vm -i centos9stream -P nets=['{"name":"default","reservedns":"true"}'] myvm

# Create a VM with a DHCP reservation
kcli create vm -i centos9stream -P nets=['{"name":"default","ip":"192.168.122.250","reserveip":"true"}'] myvm

List VMs

bash

kcli list vm                    # All VMs
kcli list vm -o yaml            # YAML output
kcli list vm -o json            # JSON output

VM Info

bash

kcli info vm myvm               # Full info
kcli info vm myvm -f ip         # Specific field
kcli info vm myvm -o yaml       # YAML format

Start/Stop/Restart

bash

kcli start vm myvm
kcli stop vm myvm
kcli restart vm myvm

Delete VM

bash

kcli delete vm myvm             # With confirmation
kcli delete vm myvm --yes       # Skip confirmation
kcli delete vm myvm --snapshots # Delete snapshots too

SSH Access

bash

kcli ssh myvm                   # SSH as default user
kcli ssh -u root myvm           # SSH as specific user
kcli ssh -l myvm                # List SSH command only

Console Access

bash

kcli console myvm               # Graphical console (VNC/SPICE)
kcli console myvm --serial      # Serial console

Disk Operations

bash

# Add disk
kcli create disk -s 20 -p default myvm  # 20GB disk
kcli create disk -s 50 --thin myvm      # Thin provisioned

# Delete disk
kcli delete disk myvm-disk1 myvm

# List disks
kcli list disk

NIC Operations

bash

# Add NIC
kcli create nic -n mynetwork myvm

# Delete NIC
kcli delete nic eth1 myvm

# Update NIC
kcli update nic -n newnetwork myvm --index 0

Snapshots

bash

# Create snapshot
kcli create snapshot myvm mysnapshot

# List snapshots
kcli list snapshot myvm

# Revert to snapshot
kcli revert snapshot myvm mysnapshot

# Delete snapshot
kcli delete snapshot myvm mysnapshot

VM Configuration

Configuration Hierarchy

Parameters are resolved in order (later overrides earlier):

kvirt/defaults.py - Built-in defaults
~/.kcli/config.yml default section
Provider-specific section in config.yml
Profile definition (~/.kcli/profiles.yml)
Plan file parameters
Command-line -P overrides

Common Parameters

yaml

# Compute
numcpus: 2                      # CPU count
memory: 512                     # Memory in MB
cpumodel: host-model            # CPU model

# Storage
pool: default                   # Storage pool
disks:                          # Disk configuration
  - size: 20                    # Size in GB
  - size: 50
    pool: otherpool
    thin: true

# Network
nets:                           # Network configuration
  - default                     # Simple: network name only
  - name: mynet                 # Advanced: with options
    ip: 192.168.1.10
    netmask: 255.255.255.0
    gateway: 192.168.1.1
    mac: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

# OS Customization
image: fedora40                 # Base image
cloudinit: true                 # Enable cloud-init
keys:                           # SSH public keys
  - ssh-rsa AAAA... user@host
cmds:                           # Post-boot commands
  - dnf -y update
  - systemctl enable nginx
files:                          # Files to inject
  - path: /etc/myconfig
    content: |
      key=value

Images

bash

# List available images
kcli list image

# Download image
kcli download image fedora40
kcli download image centos9stream -p mypool

# Delete image
kcli delete image fedora40

# List all available images (from kcli catalog)
kcli list available-images

Profiles

Profiles in ~/.kcli/profiles.yml:

yaml

small:
  numcpus: 1
  memory: 1024
  disks:
    - size: 10

medium:
  numcpus: 2
  memory: 2048
  disks:
    - size: 20

webserver:
  image: centos9stream
  numcpus: 2
  memory: 4096
  nets:
    - default
  cmds:
    - dnf -y install nginx
    - systemctl enable --now nginx

Usage:

bash

kcli create vm -p webserver myweb

Update Operations

bash

# Update memory
kcli update vm myvm -P memory=8192

# Update CPUs
kcli update vm myvm -P numcpus=4

# Update metadata
kcli update vm myvm -P information="Production server"

Clone VM

bash

kcli clone vm myvm myclone
kcli clone vm myvm myclone --full  # Full clone (not linked)

Export VM

bash

kcli export vm myvm                 # Export to image
kcli export vm myvm --image myimage # Custom image name

Troubleshooting

VM Won't Start

bash

kcli -d start vm myvm              # Debug output
sudo virsh list --all               # Check libvirt state
sudo virsh start myvm               # Try direct start

No IP Address

bash

# Check DHCP is enabled on network
kcli info network default

# Check cloud-init completed
kcli ssh myvm
cat /var/log/cloud-init.log

SSH Connection Issues

bash

# Get SSH command details
kcli ssh -l myvm

# Check VM has IP
kcli info vm myvm -f ip

# Try direct SSH
ssh -i ~/.kcli/id_rsa user@<ip>

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/kcli-vm-operations of karmab/kcli.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 30a28e3

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Questions about Kcli Vm Operations

What does Kcli Vm Operations do?

Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli. An agent skill from karmab/kcli. Kcli Vm Operations is an agent skill from karmab/kcli. Guides VM lifecycle operations with kcli.

When should I use Kcli Vm Operations?

Kcli Vm Operations fits situations like: troubleshooting virtual machines across providers.

How do I install Kcli Vm Operations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kcli-vm-operations in karmab/kcli) into .claude/skills/kcli-vm-operations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kcli Vm Operations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kcli-vm-operations in karmab/kcli) into .agents/skills/kcli-vm-operations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kcli Vm Operations 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 karmab/kcli --skill kcli-vm-operations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kcli-vm-operations, .gemini/skills/kcli-vm-operations, .github/skills/kcli-vm-operations and .opencode/skills/kcli-vm-operations in your project.

What does Kcli Vm Operations need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Kcli Vm Operations needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ssh).

Does Kcli Vm Operations access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use ssh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Kcli Vm Operations safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): mentions a credentials file (ssh keys, cloud or package-manager tokens). Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.

What licence does Kcli Vm Operations use?

Kcli Vm Operations 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 Kcli Vm Operations use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.9k 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 Kcli Vm Operations?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kcli Vm Operations: Monitor CI (nrwl/nx, 29k stars), Terraform and OpenTofu Guide (agentscope-ai/QwenPaw, 35k stars), Vercel Optimize Audit (vercel-labs/agent-skills, 32k stars) and Analyze GitHub Action Logs (withastro/astro, 63k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Kcli Vm Operations?

karmab (a GitHub user) maintains it in karmab/kcli, which has 653 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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

Install Kcli Vm Operations

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

kcli VM Operations

VM Lifecycle Commands

Create VM

List VMs

VM Info

Start/Stop/Restart

Delete VM

SSH Access

Console Access

Disk Operations

NIC Operations

Snapshots

VM Configuration

Configuration Hierarchy

Common Parameters

Images

Profiles

Update Operations

Clone VM

Export VM

Troubleshooting

VM Won't Start

No IP Address

SSH Connection Issues

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from karmab/kcli

Related

Questions about Kcli Vm Operations