# Cloud Onboarding

Onboard an Elastic Cloud organization: configure the `elastic` CLI's Cloud context and...

- Repository: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills (603 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-29
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill cloud-onboarding -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill cloud-onboarding -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill cloud-onboarding -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill cloud-onboarding -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add elastic/agent-skills`

## Description

Onboard an Elastic Cloud organization: configure the `elastic` CLI's Cloud context and API key, establish a default region, then invite users, assign predefined or custom Serverless project roles, and create or revoke Cloud API keys. Use when setting up Cloud authentication or when granting, modifying, or auditing user access to an organization and its projects.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Cloud Onboarding

Stand up access to an Elastic Cloud organization end to end: configure the `elastic` CLI so it can operate the control
plane, then manage identity and access, invite users, assign predefined or custom roles to Serverless projects, and
manage Cloud API keys. For creating and operating projects and deployments, use the **cloud-provisioning** skill.

## Environment Configuration

This skill configures the `elastic` CLI itself, so its setup lives here rather than being assumed. If the
[`elastic` CLI](https://github.com/elastic/cli#configuration) is not installed, tell the user what it is needed for.

Cloud control-plane access is authenticated by an **Elastic Cloud API key** (organization scope), stored in a CLI
**context**. Register it without ever having the user paste the secret into the chat:

- Only **Organization owners** can create Cloud API keys. Direct the user to generate one at
  [Elastic Cloud API keys](https://cloud.elastic.co/account/keys) with **Project Admin** privileges or higher so it can
  manage serverless projects.
- If the user has no Elastic Cloud account, propose the free
  [Elastic Cloud trial](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration) (14 days, no credit card). Once registered, continue with
  key generation.
- Add the key to a context (the secret is stored in the OS keychain, not echoed):
  `elastic config context add cloud --cloud-url https://api.elastic-cloud.com --cloud-api-key <KEY>`, then make it
  active with `elastic config current-context set cloud`.

Do not guess credentials, bypass the CLI to call the HTTP API directly, or ask the user to reveal the key. This skill
references control-plane operations in HTTP-shorthand form with the `cloud:` prefix (for example,
`GET cloud:/api/v1/organizations`); the [Operations](#operations) table maps each to the equivalent `elastic cloud`
command.

The rest: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/cloud/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md