Packer Builders — DevOps skill for Claude Code
Create machine images with HashiCorp Packer.
How to install Packer Builders
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open hashicorp/agent-skills and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Packer Builders does
Create machine images with HashiCorp Packer.
One of 2 entries listed from hashicorp/agent-skills. The repository README
describes the whole collection, not this skill — read it on GitHub.
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Repository README
This is the README for hashicorp/agent-skills, shared by 2 entries
in this directory. It describes the repository, not this entry specifically.
HashiCorp Agent Skills
A collection of Agent skills and Claude Code plugins for HashiCorp products.
| Product | Use cases |
|---|---|
| Terraform | Write HCL code, build modules, develop providers, and run tests |
| Packer | Build machine images on AWS, Azure, and Windows; integrate with HCP Packer registry |
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Installation
Individual Skills
Install Agent Skills in GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Opencode, Cursor, and more:
# List all skills
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills
# Install a specific skill
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills/terraform/code-generation/skills/terraform-style-guide
Claude Code Plugin
First, add the marketplace, then install plugins:
# Add the HashiCorp marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add hashicorp/agent-skills
# Install plugins
claude plugin install terraform-code-generation@hashicorp
claude plugin install terraform-module-generation@hashicorp
claude plugin install terraform-provider-development@hashicorp
claude plugin install packer-builders@hashicorp
claude plugin install packer-hcp@hashicorp
Or use the interactive interface:
/plugin
Structure
agent-skills/
├── .claude-plugin/
│ └── marketplace.json
├── terraform/ # Terraform skills
├── packer/ # Packer skills
├── / # Future products (Vault, Consul, etc.)
└── README.md
Each product folder contains plugins, and each plugin contains skills:
/
└── /
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/
└── /
...
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