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Overview

What is the Elestio CLI?

The Elestio CLI is the official command-line interface for the Elestio platform, installable as a global npm package:

npm install -g elestio

It exposes every platform capability as a command: deploy services, manage firewall rules, configure SSL certificates, create CI/CD pipelines, handle backups, and monitor billing, all from your terminal without ever opening a browser.

Key capabilities

Category What you can do
Catalog deployment Deploy any of 400+ open-source templates in one command
CI/CD Create automated pipelines from GitHub/GitLab repos
Service management Power on/off, reboot, resize, lock/unlock services
Firewall Add, update, and remove firewall rules
SSL & Domains Attach custom domains with auto-provisioned certificates
Backups Local, remote, and S3-based backup automation
Volumes & Snapshots Create and manage persistent storage (provider-dependent)
Billing Query costs per project or per service

What is the Elestio Agent skill?

The Elestio Agent Skill is an open-format instruction file that teaches AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode) how to use the Elestio CLI on your behalf.

Once installed, your AI agent gains the ability to:

  • Decide which template to deploy based on your natural language request
  • Walk you through provider, region, and size selection interactively
  • Execute the correct CLI commands end-to-end
  • Verify deployment success and return your service credentials

The skill follows the Agent Skills open format, making it portable across all supported AI tools.

How they work together

You (natural language)
          ↓
AI Agent reads SKILL.md → knows CLI commands, interactive procedures, and provider rules
          ↓
AI Agent runs: elestio deploy postgresql --project 112 --name my-db
          ↓
Elestio CLI → calls Elestio REST API → provisions VM on your chosen cloud
          ↓
Service is live at https://my-db-uxxx.vm.elestio.app

Supported AI Agents

Agent Skills Directory
Claude Code ~/.claude/skills/elestio/
OpenAI Codex ~/.codex/skills/elestio/
Cursor ~/.cursor/rules/
OpenCode ~/.config/opencode/skills/elestio/
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