# companion-clis

Use this skill to guide Runpod work with the HuggingFace, GitHub, Docker, and AWS command-line tools. It fits tasks involving models, worker repositories, images, or network volumes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 13200 installs · ★ 47
- Author: runpod
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/runpod/runpod-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/runpod/skills/companion-clis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill points an agent to the relevant CLI reference. `hf` fetches Hub models for caching or image builds; `gh` handles worker repositories and releases; `docker` builds and pushes images; and `aws` accesses network-volume storage through Runpod’s S3 API. Each tool has its own authentication and command guide, with setup instructions kept separate.

Credentials for the selected service are needed before use. Runpod S3 operations require Runpod-issued keys, plus the volume’s datacenter and the matching endpoint on each command. For Docker images, use `--platform=linux/amd64` and an explicit semantic tag rather than `latest`. On Windows, the `hf` and `gh` setup guides use WSL2, so keep paths and credentials in the environment where those tools run.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub, AWS, Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add runpod/runpod-plugins-official --skill companion-clis -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add runpod/runpod-plugins-official --skill companion-clis -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add runpod/runpod-plugins-official --skill companion-clis -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install runpod/runpod-plugins-official companion-clis
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add runpod/runpod-plugins-official --skill companion-clis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/runpod/runpod-plugins-official --path plugins/runpod/skills/companion-clis
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add runpod/runpod-plugins-official --skill companion-clis -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/runpod/runpod-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/runpod/skills/companion-clis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- fetch a HuggingFace model for a Docker image
- manage a worker repository and publish a release
- build and push an image for Runpod
- transfer files to a network volume through Runpod’s S3 API

## Example prompts
- Fetch a HuggingFace model so I can include it in a Docker image for Runpod.
- Prepare a release for this worker repository with `gh` so the Hub can index it.
- Build an image for Runpod and push it to Docker Hub with an explicit tag.

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---
name: companion-clis
description: Companion CLIs for Runpod workflows — HuggingFace, GitHub, Docker, and AWS. Use runpod-build-template for complete template project authoring, and the ComfyUI model-repair guide in runpod-templates for imported workflows lacking model download metadata.
compatibility: Linux, macOS, Windows
metadata:
  author: runpod
  version: "1.8.0" # x-release-please-version
  concepts: [container-image, network-volume, hub-repo]
license: Apache-2.0
---

# Companion CLIs

For creating or improving a documented template project, start with
[runpod-build-template](../runpod-build-template/SKILL.md); return here for the selected
CLI operation.

Four CLIs commonly needed alongside Runpod. Each has its own **credentials + command reference** in [`reference/`](reference/) — plus a one-time `<cli>-setup.md` for install (only opened if the CLI isn't installed). Load only the one the task needs, not all four.

If the request starts with an imported ComfyUI workflow whose model filenames lack
verified URLs or hashes, route to the
[ComfyUI model-repair guide](../runpod-templates/reference/comfyui-model-repair.md) in
runpod-templates. Return here when the
exact Hugging Face repository/file is already known and the task is simply to
download, cache, or bake that artifact.

| CLI | Use it to | Full reference |
|-----|-----------|----------------|
| `hf` (HuggingFace) | Download models from the Hub to cache/bake into images | [reference/huggingface.md](reference/huggingface.md) |
| `gh` (GitHub) | Manage worker repos + cut releases (Hub indexes releases) | [reference/github.md](reference/github.md) |
| `docker` | Build/validate/push images to Docker Hub for Runpod to pull | [reference/docker.md](reference/docker.md) |
| `aws` (S3) | Read/write network-volume storage over Runpod's S3 API | [reference/aws.md](reference/aws.md) |

Each requires credentials before use. Read the per-tool reference for auth steps and commands; install is a separate one-time `<cli>-setup.md`.

These CLIs are usually one step inside a larger job. For the whole job the verified example is
in [runpod/golden-paths/README.md](../runpod/golden-paths/README.md) — baking vs mounting a
model ([25](../runpod/golden-paths/25-bake-vs-mount/README.md)), building a minimal image
([22](../runpod/golden-paths/22-minimal-pod-image/README.md)), or moving data to a network
volume ([07](../runpod/golden-paths/07-network-volume-handoff.md)).

These are third-party CLIs on their own release trains, so **`<cli> --help` is authoritative
for flags and subcommands** — the references here cover the Runpod-specific usage and the
traps, not the tool's full surface. Check `--help` before reporting that one of them cannot do
something.

## Windows: choose the shell, then set up WSL2 if needed
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