daytona — Claude Code plugin: a skill for Daytona sandboxes
A Claude skill that gives the agent reference material for creating and running sandboxes on the Daytona platform. Handy when you want an isolated environment without leaving the chat.
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install daytona@claude-communityWhat daytona does
The daytona plugin ships a reference set for the Daytona platform and its SDKs. SKILL.md is the entrypoint, and references/ holds docs for the API, the platform itself, the CLI, and the Python, TypeScript, Java, Go and Ruby SDKs. The Python docs come in two flavours, sync and async.
The skill fires on its own whenever a request touches Daytona or sandbox management. You can also point at it from a prompt. Install it through the Claude plugin marketplace, or drop the daytona subdirectory into ~/.claude/skills/ by hand.
The marketplace install takes a scope flag: user covers every project, project shares the plugin through git, local keeps it out of version control. Copying by hand means copying the subdirectory, not the whole repo — otherwise the references/ layout never lands where the agent looks for it.
What it helps with
- spin up an isolated sandbox to run code in
- find the right Daytona API call without reading the whole manual
- check Python SDK signatures, sync and async
- drive Daytona from the CLI while the agent works
- port a TypeScript SDK example to Go or Ruby
Example prompts for the agent
- Create a Daytona sandbox and run this script inside it
- Show me how to bring up an environment with the Daytona CLI and upload files there
- Write an async Python SDK example that talks to a Daytona sandbox
How to install daytona
Plugin marketplace
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community/plugin install daytona@claude-communityStep by step, with commands for each platform: Claude Code plugins: marketplaces, installing, and building your own
Questions about daytona
How do I install daytona in Claude Code?
Through the marketplace: run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community, then /plugin install daytona@claude-community.
What does the daytona plugin do?
It hands the agent reference docs for the Daytona platform: the API, the CLI, and SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Java, Go and Ruby. The skill activates on sandbox-related requests.
Can I install daytona without the marketplace?
Yes. Clone the repository and copy the daytona subdirectory into ~/.claude/skills/. The same directory works for Cursor, OpenCode, OpenAI Codex and Windsurf, each with its own path.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
# Daytona Skill
An agent skill for creating and running sandboxes on the Daytona platform. Includes references and practical patterns for the Daytona API, CLI, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, and Ruby SDKs.
## Installation
### Skills
```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/daytona/skills --skill daytona
```
### Claude Code (Plugin)
```bash
claude plugin marketplace add daytona/skills
claude plugin install daytona@daytona --scope user
```
Scope options: `user` (all projects), `project` (shared via git), `local` (gitignored).
### Manual
Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/daytona/skills.git
```
Copy the `daytona` subdirectory into your agent's `skills` directory:
| Agent | Skill directory |
| :----------- | :--------------------------- |
| Claude Code | `~/.claude/skills/` |
| Cursor | `~/.cursor/skills/` |
| OpenCode | `~/.config/opencode/skills/` |
| OpenAI Codex | `~/.codex/skills/` |
| Windsurf | `~/.windsurf/skills/` |
## Usage
The agent skill loads automatically when a request involves Daytona platform or sandbox management features. To use it manually, reference the skill directly in your prompt or code.
## Structure
```text
skills/daytona/
├── SKILL.md # Main entrypoint
└── references/ # Reference directories
├── api/ # API reference documentation
├── platform/ # Platform reference documentation
├── python-sdk/ # Python SDK reference documentation
│ ├── sync/ # Sync Python SDK reference documentation
│ └── async/ # Async Python SDK reference documentation
├── typescript-sdk/ # TypeScript SDK reference documentation
├── java-sdk/ # Java SDK reference documentation
├── go-sdk/ # Go SDK reference documentation
├── ruby-sdk/ # Ruby SDK reference documentation
└── cli.md # CLI reference documentation
```
## License
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
© daytona · Apache-2.0 · daytona/skills
