elastic/agent-skills

What it solves

AI coding agents often struggle to interact correctly with complex platforms like Elasticsearch and Kibana because they lack specific, up-to-date knowledge of their APIs and best practices. This project provides a library of "skills"—pre-packaged instructions and tools—that teach agents how to perform tasks within the Elastic ecosystem accurately, preventing the use of outdated patterns.

How it works

Each skill is a self-contained package containing metadata and instructions that an AI agent follows to complete a specific task. These skills follow the open Agent Skills standard. You install only the skills relevant to your workflow into your agentic IDE (such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Windsurf), which then uses this context to execute commands against Elastic services reliably.

Who it’s for

This is for developers, SREs, and security analysts who use AI coding agents to manage Elastic infrastructure, build search experiences, monitor system health, or investigate security alerts and want those agents to operate with expert-level accuracy.

Highlights

• Curated Expertise: Includes specialized skills for Elasticsearch (e.g., query optimization, index design), Kibana (e.g., dashboard management, workflow automation), Observability (e.g., Kubernetes and cloud-provider investigation), and Security (e.g., alert triage and case management).
• Standardized: Built on the open Agent Skills standard for broad compatibility with modern agentic IDEs.
• Modular: Allows you to install only the specific skills you need to avoid context bloat and ensure reliable agent routing.
• Transparent: All skills are open source, allowing you to audit exactly what instructions and tools your agent is using.