# cloud-onboarding

Sets up the elastic CLI context and hands out Elastic Cloud access: invites, Serverless project roles, API keys.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 601
- Author: elastic
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cloud/onboarding/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill walks your agent through `elastic` CLI setup: it registers a `cloud` context with an Elastic Cloud API key, makes that context active, and validates control-plane reach by listing organizations. That call also returns the organization ID the later steps need. The key lands in the OS keychain, so nobody pastes a secret into the chat.

From there it handles identity and access. It invites users, assigns predefined Serverless project roles (`admin`, `developer`, `viewer`, `editor`, the Security analyst roles) or creates a custom role and attaches it through `application_roles`. Cloud API keys can be created, listed and revoked. Roles are not pre-checked: the skill attempts the operation and stops on a `403`, asking you to verify the key's permissions.

You need the `elastic` CLI version 0.2 or newer with `cloud` support and network access to `api.elastic-cloud.com`. Only organization owners can create Cloud API keys, so the key has to be generated with Project Admin privileges or higher. Custom-role work additionally needs an Elasticsearch context on the target Serverless project with `manage_security`. This targets the Elastic Cloud control plane, so it does nothing for self-managed clusters — worth checking before you plan any access work.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill cloud-onboarding -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill onboarding -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/onboarding/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill onboarding -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill onboarding -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install elastic/agent-skills onboarding
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill onboarding -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --path skills/cloud/onboarding
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill onboarding -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cloud/onboarding/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure the `elastic` CLI context and confirm it reaches Elastic Cloud
- invite someone to the organization with a project role in one go
- audit who holds which roles across Serverless projects
- create a custom role and assign it via `application_roles`
- revoke a Cloud API key that is no longer needed

## Example prompts
- set up the `elastic` CLI context for Elastic Cloud and check the key works
- invite alice to the search project as a developer
- list every member of the organization and their roles

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---
name: cloud-onboarding
description: >
  Onboard an Elastic Cloud organization: configure the `elastic` CLI's Cloud context
  and API key, establish a default region, then invite users, assign predefined or
  custom Serverless project roles, and create or revoke Cloud API keys. Use when setting
  up Cloud authentication or when granting, modifying, or auditing user access to
  an organization and its projects.
compatibility: >
  Requires the `elastic` CLI (>= 0.2) with `cloud` support and network access to the
  Elastic Cloud API (api.elastic-cloud.com). Custom-role operations additionally need
  an Elasticsearch context on the target Serverless project with `manage_security`.
  Targets the Elastic Cloud control plane; not applicable to self-managed clusters.
metadata:
  author: elastic
  version: 0.3.0
  universal: true
---

# Cloud Onboarding

Stand up access to an Elastic Cloud organization end to end: configure the `elastic` CLI so it can operate the control
plane, then manage identity and access — invite users, assign predefined or custom roles to Serverless projects, and
manage Cloud API keys. For creating and operating projects and deployments, use the **cloud-provisioning** skill.

## Environment Configuration

This skill configures the `elastic` CLI itself, so its setup lives here rather than being assumed. If the
[`elastic` CLI](https://github.com/elastic/cli#configuration) is not installed, tell the user what it is needed for.

Cloud control-plane access is authenticated by an **Elastic Cloud API key** (organization scope), stored in a CLI
**context**. Register it without ever having the user paste the secret into the chat:

- Only **Organization owners** can create Cloud API keys. Direct the user to generate one at
  [Elastic Cloud API keys](https://cloud.elastic.co/account/keys) with **Project Admin** privileges or higher so it can
  manage serverless projects.
- If the user has no Elastic Cloud account, propose the free
  [Elastic Cloud trial](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration) (14 days, no credit card). Once registered, continue with
  key generation.
- Add the key to a context (the secret is stored in the OS keychain, not echoed):
  `elastic config context add cloud --cloud-url https://api.elastic-cloud.com --cloud-api-key <KEY>`, then make it
  active with `elastic config current-context set cloud`.
```
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