# mirrord-quickstart

Guides setup for mirrord, verifies Kubernetes cluster prerequisites, and connects your local process to a remote target pod.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 29
- Author: MetalBear
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/metalbear-co/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mirrord-quickstart/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mirrord-quickstart

## What it does

The skill walks you through starting your initial mirrord session without dumping every option at once. It inspects your local environment, checking operating system details, IDE preferences, and whether `kubectl` can reach your target cluster. The cluster itself requires Kubernetes `1.22` or later on nodes running Linux kernel `5.4`+ alongside containerd, CRI-O, or Docker.

Installation guidance directs you to official package managers and verified release binaries, rejecting piped shell download scripts. It also covers setting up IDE extensions inside VS Code or IntelliJ. Once verified with `mirrord --version`, the agent uses `mirrord ls` to discover pods and executes your local application with `mirrord exec`.

Without proper RBAC permissions or modern kernel support on your nodes, the mirrord agent fails to boot. The workflow concludes by testing that remote environment variables and traffic route straight into your local terminal process.

## Requirements
- Works with: Kubernetes

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add metalbear-co/skills --skill mirrord-quickstart -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add metalbear-co/skills --skill mirrord-quickstart -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add metalbear-co/skills --skill mirrord-quickstart -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install metalbear-co/skills mirrord-quickstart
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add metalbear-co/skills --skill mirrord-quickstart -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/metalbear-co/skills --path skills/mirrord-quickstart
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add metalbear-co/skills --skill mirrord-quickstart -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/metalbear-co/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mirrord-quickstart/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- verify Kubernetes cluster compatibility for mirrord
- install the mirrord CLI or IDE extensions safely
- execute a local service inside a remote pod context
- test remote environment variable propagation and incoming traffic

## Example prompts
- Help me connect my local Node.js process to a Kubernetes pod using mirrord.
- Verify whether my cluster meets the requirements for mirrord.
- Show me how to run mirrord exec against my backend deployment.

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name: mirrord-quickstart
description: Guide users from zero to their first working mirrord session — check system requirements, install mirrord via CLI, VS Code, or IntelliJ, run a first session against a Kubernetes target, and verify the connection. Use when a user is new to mirrord, wants to install it, needs help running their first session, or wants to debug or test a local process against their Kubernetes cluster.
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  author: MetalBear
  version: "1.4"
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# Mirrord Quickstart Skill

## Purpose

Help new users get mirrord running quickly:
- **Check** system requirements
- **Install** mirrord (CLI, VS Code, or IntelliJ)
- **Connect** to their first Kubernetes target
- **Verify** the connection works

Go one step at a time — don't overwhelm a new user with all options at once, and when they first connect, explain what just happened.

## Critical First Steps

**Step 1: Detect user's environment**
Ask or detect:
- Operating system (macOS, Linux, Windows)
- Preferred workflow (CLI, VS Code, IntelliJ)
- Do they have kubectl configured?

**Step 2: Verify requirements**
```bash
# Check kubectl access
kubectl cluster-info
kubectl get pods -A | head -5
```

If kubectl fails, help them configure it first.

**Cluster requirements:** Kubernetes `1.22` or later, with nodes on Linux kernel `5.4`+ and a containerd, CRI-O, or Docker runtime. Some features need a newer Kubernetes version (for example, the agent as an ephemeral container needs `1.23`); point users at [Cluster Requirements](https://metalbear.com/mirrord/docs/installing-mirrord#cluster-requirements) if a specific feature fails on an older cluster.

## Installation Paths

### CLI (recommended for getting started)

**Do not** run remote install scripts that pipe a network download into a shell interpreter. Use only methods your organization approves.

**Official guide:** Follow [mirrord installation documentation](https://mirrord.dev/docs/overview/quick-start/) for supported options (package managers, pinned release binaries with checksum verification, etc.).

**Summary for the agent:**
- **macOS / Linux:** Point the user to the official docs for Homebrew, apt, or pinned binary install steps — do not invent or paste one-liners that fetch and execute remote scripts.
- **Windows:** Point the user to the official docs for supported installers.

> **Security:** Prefer package managers or manually verified binaries from official release artifacts. Never execute installation by piping downloaded content into a shell.

**Verify installation:**
```bash
mirrord --version
```

### VS Code Extension

1. Open VS Code Extensions (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X)
2. Search "mirrord"
3. Install "mirrord" by MetalBear
4. Look for mirrord icon in status bar

### IntelliJ Plugin
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