ops — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Executes administrative tasks for AEM Edge Delivery Services: manages access, previews, publishing, cache clearing, and site snapshots.
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a claude-codeWhat ops does
The skill translates plain language commands into API calls for AEM Edge Delivery Services projects. It handles previewing and publishing content, clearing cache, triggering reindexing, generating sitemaps, and reading activity logs. It also covers Document Authoring operations, including content copying, moving, deleting, and version history tracking.
Execution relies on POSIX shell commands along with node and curl. Every operation requires a confirmed organization and site name in ~/.aem/ops-config.json, plus a valid IMS authentication token stored in ~/.aem/ims-token.json. Before running commands, you must configure the organization and site explicitly, because the skill deliberately avoids inferring them from Git remotes or directory names. On Windows, a WSL or Git Bash environment is necessary.
What it helps with
- preview, publish, and unpublish content in AEM Edge Delivery Services
- clear CDN cache for specific paths or entire projects
- reindex content records and update sitemap configurations
- inspect activity logs and monitor background job execution
- manage user permissions, API keys, and configuration secrets
Example prompts for the agent
- /ops preview /products
- Clear cache for /articles and show recent logs using ops
- Generate sitemap and list indexed pages in Edge Delivery Services
How to install ops
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/ops/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ops/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/ops/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/ops/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install adobe/skills ops2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/ops/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/adobe/skills --path plugins/aem/project-management/skills/opsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/ops/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about ops
How do I install ops in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ops -a claude-code in your terminal. The skill file is placed at ~/.claude/skills/ops/SKILL.md.
What does the ops skill do?
It provides an interface for AEM Edge Delivery Services administrative tasks, letting an agent preview content, clear caches, sync code, and manage user access through conversational commands.
What prerequisites are required for ops?
The skill requires verified organization and site values in ~/.aem/ops-config.json and a valid IMS token in ~/.aem/ims-token.json. Windows users must run operations inside Git Bash or WSL.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
---
name: ops
description: Execute AEM Edge Delivery Services admin operations - list admins, add/remove users, preview, publish, unpublish content, clear cache, sync code, reindex, generate sitemap, manage snapshots, view logs, manage jobs, list sites, configure org/site settings, manage secrets and API keys. Also supports Document Authoring (DA) operations via admin.da.live - list/get/put content, copy, move, delete, versioning, and DA-specific preview/publish. Use for any Edge Delivery Services administrative task.
license: Apache-2.0
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Skill
metadata:
version: "1.0.0"
---
# Edge Delivery Services Admin Operations
Execute admin operations on AEM Edge Delivery Services projects using natural language commands.
## Quick Reference
| Category | Examples |
|----------|----------|
| **Content** | preview /path, publish /path, unpublish /path, status /path |
| **Cache** | clear cache /path, force clear cache |
| **Code** | sync code, deploy code |
| **Index** | reindex /path, remove from index |
| **Sitemap** | generate sitemap |
| **Snapshots** | create snapshot X, publish snapshot X, approve snapshot X |
| **Logs** | show logs, show logs last hour |
| **Users** | add user@email as author/publish/develop, remove admin user@email, who am i |
| **Jobs** | list jobs, job status X, stop job X |
| **Sites** | list sites, switch to site-X, use branch feature-X |
| **Config** | show org config, show site config, update robots.txt |
| **Secrets** | list secrets, create secret, delete secret |
| **API Keys** | list API keys, create API key, revoke API key |
| **Tokens** | list tokens, create token, revoke token |
| **Profiles** | show profile config, create profile, delete profile |
| **Index Config** | show index config, update index config (query.yaml) |
| **Sitemap Config** | show sitemap config, update sitemap config (sitemap.yaml) |
| **Versioning** | list versions, restore version, rollback config |
| **Pages** | list pages, list all pages, show indexed pages |
| **DA (Document Authoring)** | da list, da source /path, da copy, da move, da delete, da config, da update config, da versions, da create version, da upload media, da auth |
---
## Communication Guidelines
- **NEVER use "EDS"** as an acronym for Edge Delivery Services in any responses
- Always use the full name "Edge Delivery Services" or "AEM Edge Delivery Services"
- Show clear, actionable error messages when operations fail
- Confirm destructive operations before executing — see `resources/security.md`
---
## Welcome Message
If the user invokes the skill without a specific command (e.g., just `/ops` or "help me with ops"), show:
```
Edge Delivery Services Operations
Quick commands to try:
list pages - Show all indexed pages
who am i - Check your user profile
list sites - Show available sites
show site config - View site configuration
preview /path - Preview a content path
show logs - View recent activity
For the full command list: type help, /ops help, or what can you do?
```
---
## Cross-Platform Notes
Shell commands use POSIX-compatible syntax (works on macOS/Linux). On Windows, Git Bash or WSL works as-is. The agent should adapt syntax to the user's environment.
---
## Intent Router
### Step 0: Get Organization and Site (REQUIRED FIRST)
Check `~/.aem/ops-config.json` for previously stored org and site:
```bash
eval $(node -e "
const fs = require('fs');
try {
const c = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.HOME + '/.aem/ops-config.json', 'utf8'));
console.log('ORG=' + JSON.stringify(c.org || ''));
console.log('SITE=' + JSON.stringify(c.site || ''));
} catch(e) {
console.log('ORG='); console.log('SITE=');
}
")
echo "org=${ORG:-NOT SET} site=${SITE:-NOT SET}"
```
If both `ORG` and `SITE` are set, confirm with the user:
> "Previously used: org=`{ORG}`, site=`{SITE}`. Do you want to continue with these? If not, provide a different site URL (e.g., `https://main--mysite--myorg.aem.page/`)."
- If user confirms → proceed
- If user provides a URL → parse org and site from it, save the new values
If `ORG` or `SITE` is empty, ask:
> "Enter the site preview/live URL for which you want to perform ops (e.g., `https://main--mysite--myorg.aem.page/`)."
Parse org and site from the URL:
```bash
URL="$USER_INPUT"
if echo "$URL" | grep -q '\.aem\.page\|\.aem\.live'; then
HOST_PART=$(echo "$URL" | cut -d'/' -f3 | cut -d'.' -f1)
ORG=$(echo "$HOST_PART" | awk -F'--' '{print $NF}')
SITE=$(echo "$HOST_PART" | awk -F'--' '{print $(NF-1)}')
echo "Parsed from URL: org=$ORG site=$SITE"
fi
```
If the user provides something other than a valid `.aem.page` or `.aem.live` URL, ask again.
Save org and site:
```bash
mkdir -p "${HOME}/.aem"
node -e "
const fs = require('fs');
const p = process.env.HOME + '/.aem/ops-config.json';
let c = {};
try { c = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p, 'utf8')); } catch(e) {}
c.org = '${ORG}';
c.site = '${SITE}';
fs.writeFileSync(p, JSON.stringify(c, null, 2));
"
```
Only use org/site from `~/.aem/ops-config.json` or direct user input. Never infer from `git remote`, `fstab.yaml`, or folder/repo names.
Do NOT proceed until both org and site are confirmed.
### Step 1: Authenticate (REQUIRED)
Before ANY API call, check if auth token exists:
```bash
AUTH_TOKEN=$(node -e "
const fs = require('fs');
try {
const t = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.HOME + '/.aem/ims-token.json', 'utf8'));
if (t.authToken && t.authTokenExpiry > Math.floor(Date.now()/1000) + 60) {
process.stdout.write(t.authToken);
}
} catch (e) {}
")
echo "auth=${AUTH_TOKEN:+set}"
```
If `AUTH_TOKEN` is empty, invoke the auth skill before proceeding:
```
Skill({ skill: "aem-project-management:auth" })
```
Use `-H "x-auth-token: ${AUTH_TOKEN}"` header for all `admin.hlx.page` API calls.
For sensitive endpoints and destructive operations, read `resources/security.md` and `resources/sensitive.md` before proceeding.
### Step 2: Load Full Configuration and Validate Role
```bash
eval $(node -e "
const fs = require('fs');
try {
const c = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.HOME + '/.aem/ops-config.json', 'utf8'));
console.log('ORG=' + JSON.stringify(c.org || ''));
console.log('SITE=' + JSON.stringify(c.site || ''));
console.log('REF=' + JSON.stringify(c.ref || 'main'));
} catch(e) {
console.log('ORG='); console.log('SITE='); console.log('REF=main');
}
")
AUTH_TOKEN=$(node -e "
const fs = require('fs');
try {
const t = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.HOME + '/.aem/ims-token.json', 'utf8'));
process.stdout.write(t.authToken || '');
} catch (e) {}
")
echo "Config: org=$ORG site=$SITE ref=$REF auth=${AUTH_TOKEN:+set}"
```
Fetch profile to verify auth and record user identity:
```bash
PROFILE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
-H "x-auth-token: ${AUTH_TOKEN}" \
"https://admin.hlx.page/profile")
HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$PROFILE_RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
PROFILE=$(echo "$PROFILE_RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "401" ]; then
echo "Auth token expired. Need to re-authenticate..."
echo "REAUTH_REQUIRED"
exit 1
elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]; then
echo "Failed to fetch profile (HTTP $HTTP_CODE). Check network/API status."
exit 1
fi
eval $(echo "$PROFILE" | node -e "
const d = require('fs').readFileSync(0,'utf8');
try {
const p = JSON.parse(d).profile || {};
console.log('USER_EMAIL=' + JSON.stringify(p.email || ''));
console.log('USER_NAME=' + JSON.stringify(p.name || ''));
} catch(e) { console.log('USER_EMAIL=\"\"'); console.log('USER_NAME=\"\"'); }
")
echo "Authenticated as: $USER_EMAIL ($USER_NAME)"
```
If `REAUTH_REQUIRED`, invoke the auth skill and retry.
To determine user role on the site, check the site access config:
```bash
curl -s -H "x-auth-token: ${AUTH_TOKEN}" \
"https://admin.hlx.page/config/${ORG}/sites/${SITE}.json"
```
If an operation returns 403, inform the user which role is required:
| Permission | Required Role |
|-----------|---------------|
| Preview | `basic_author`, `author`, `publish`, or `admin` |
| Publish to live | `basic_publish`, `publish`, or `admin` |
| Unpublish | `publish` or `admin` |
| Code sync | `develop` or `admin` |
| Config read | `config`, `config_admin`, or `admin` |
| Config write | `config_admin` or `admin` |
| Snapshot manage | `author`, `publish`, or `admin` |
Save `email` to `~/.aem/ops-config.json` for future use.
Read `resources/config.md` if site or other values are missing.
### Step 3: Route by Intent
| User Intent | Resource Module |
|-------------|-----------------|
| preview, publish, unpublish, status, delete preview | `resources/content.md` |
| cache, purge, clear cache, invalidate | `resources/cache.md` |
| sync code, deploy code, update code | `resources/code.md` |
| reindex, index, remove from index, search | `resources/index.md` |
| sitemap, generate sitemap | `resources/sitemap.md` |
| snapshot, staged release, bundle | `resources/snapshots.md` |
| logs, audit, activity | `resources/logs.md` |
| user, access, permission, who am i, add user, remove user | `resources/users.md` |
| job, bulk operation, stop job | `resources/jobs.md` |
| site, branch, switch, list sites | `resources/sites.md` |
| org config, site config, robots.txt | `resources/config-api.md` |
| secret, secrets, create secret, delete secret | `resources/secrets.md` |
| API key, apikey, create key, revoke key | `resources/apikeys.md` |
| token, tokens, access token | `resources/tokens.md` |
| profile config, profile settings | `resources/profiles.md` |
| index config, helix-index, search config | `resources/index-config.md` |
| sitemap config, helix-sitemap, sitemap rules | `resources/sitemap-config.md` |
| version, versions, history, rollback, restore | `resources/versioning.md` |
| pages, list pages, indexed pages, all pages | `resources/pages.md` |
| da, da list, da source, da copy, da move, da delete, da config, da versions | `resources/da.md` |
| destructive operation, confirmation required | `resources/security.md` |
| sensitive endpoint (emails, credentials, API keys) | `resources/sensitive.md` |
### Step 4: Read Resource and Execute
1. Read the appropriate resource file from `resources/`
2. Follow instructions in that resource
3. For config updates: always GET current config first and show it to the user before modifying
4. For code sync: always check repoless status before syncing (see `code.md`)
5. For destructive operations: read `resources/security.md` and follow the Confirmation Protocol — no exceptions (state action, explain impact, ask "yes/no", only execute after "yes")
6. Execute the API call
7. Handle response per completion standards below
### Completion Standards
| HTTP Response | Meaning | Required Action |
|---------------|---------|-----------------|
| **200/201** | Success | Display result with full URLs (`https://{ref}--{site}--{org}.aem.page{path}`) |
| **202** | Async job started | Report job name; instruct: `check job status {jobName}` to track progress |
| **204** | Success (no body) | Confirm: "{action} completed for {path}" |
| **4xx/5xx** | Error | Show API error verbatim, then suggest fix per `resources/errors.md` |
Before reporting success:
- For content operations: include both preview and live URLs where applicable
- For bulk operations: never say "published" or "previewed" — say "job started" until job completes
- For destructive operations: confirm what was removed and what still exists
---
## URL Parsing Helper
If user provides an AEM URL instead of separate org/site/path values:
```bash
# Pattern: https://{ref}--{site}--{org}.aem.page{path}
URL="$USER_INPUT"
if echo "$URL" | grep -q '\.aem\.page\|\.aem\.live'; then
DOMAIN=$(echo "$URL" | cut -d'/' -f3)
HOST_PART=$(echo "$DOMAIN" | cut -d'.' -f1)
REF=$(echo "$HOST_PART" | awk -F'--' '{print $1}')
ORG=$(echo "$HOST_PART" | awk -F'--' '{print $NF}')
SITE=$(echo "$HOST_PART" | awk -F'--' '{
r=""; for(i=2;i<NF;i++) r=(r==""?"":r"--")$i; print r
}')
URL_PATH=$(echo "$URL" | sed 's|https://[^/]*||')
URL_PATH=${URL_PATH:-/}
echo "Parsed from URL: org=$ORG site=$SITE ref=$REF path=$URL_PATH"
fi
```
Examples: `uat--hmns-uat-kw--alshaya-axp.aem.page` → `ref=uat`, `site=hmns-uat-kw`, `org=alshaya-axp`.
---
## Prerequisites
1. **Onboarded to Admin Service** — Project must have admin.hlx.page access
2. **User has an account** — Required for authentication (supports federated login)
3. **User has a site role** — Roles defined in site configuration (`access.admin.role`). Eight roles: `admin`, `author`, `publish`, `develop`, `basic_author`, `basic_publish`, `config`, `config_admin`. If the user lacks a role, the API returns 403.
4. **Network access** — Can reach admin.hlx.page
---
## Help Response
When the user wants the command list (triggers: `help`, `what can you do?`, `/ops help`, `list commands`):
```
Content Operations:
preview /path - Update preview
publish /path - Publish to live
unpublish /path - Remove from live
status /path - Check preview/live status
Cache Operations:
clear cache /path - Purge CDN cache
force clear cache - Force purge
Code Operations:
sync code - Deploy latest code
Index Operations:
reindex /path - Re-index for search
Sitemap:
generate sitemap - Create sitemap.xml
Snapshots:
create snapshot {name} - Create staged release
publish snapshot {name}- Publish all in snapshot
Logs:
show logs - View recent logs
show logs last hour - Filtered by time
Users:
add user@email as role - Grant access
remove role user@email - Revoke access
who am i - Current user
Jobs:
list jobs - Show bulk operations
stop job {name} - Cancel job
Sites:
list sites - Show all sites
switch to site-x - Change active site
use branch feat-x - Set branch
Config:
show org config - View org settings
show site config - View site settings
update robots.txt - Modify crawler rules
Secrets:
list secrets - Show secrets
create secret {name} - Add new secret
delete secret {name} - Remove secret
API Keys:
list API keys - Show API keys
create API key {name} - Generate new key
revoke API key {id} - Delete key
Profiles:
show profile config - View profile settings
create profile {id} - Create profile config
delete profile {id} - Remove profile config
Index Config:
show index config - View query.yaml
update index config - Modify indexing rules
Sitemap Config:
show sitemap config - View sitemap.yaml
update sitemap config - Modify sitemap rules
Versioning:
list versions - Show config history
restore version {id} - Rollback to version
Pages:
list pages - Show all indexed pages
list pages /blog - Filter by path prefix
Document Authoring (DA):
da auth - Authenticate with DA
da list - List DA organizations
da list /path - List files in DA path
da source /path - Get file content from DA
da copy /src to /dest - Copy file/folder in DA
da move /src to /dest - Move/rename in DA
da delete /path - Delete from DA
da upload /path - Upload content to DA
da upload media /path - Upload image/media to DA
da config - View DA site config
da update config - Update DA site config
da versions /path - List file versions
da create version - Create labeled version snapshot
da restore version X - Restore a previous version
da preview /path - Preview DA content
da publish /path - Publish DA content
```
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