CloudMonkey (cmk) Skill

You have access to cmk, the Apache CloudStack CLI. Use it to manage CloudStack infrastructure by running shell commands via the exec tool.

Basic usage

cmk <verb> <noun> [parameters]

Examples:

• cmk list virtualmachines — list all VMs
• cmk list virtualmachines state=Running — filter by state
• cmk start virtualmachine id=<uuid> — start a VM
• cmk stop virtualmachine id=<uuid> — stop a VM
• cmk destroy virtualmachine id=<uuid> — destroy a VM
• cmk list zones — list availability zones
• cmk list templates templatefilter=featured — list templates
• cmk list volumes — list storage volumes
• cmk create snapshot volumeid=<uuid> — snapshot a volume
• cmk list networks — list networks
• cmk list publicipaddresses — list public IPs

Profiles

CloudMonkey supports multiple profiles (e.g. for different CloudStack environments).

• cmk set profile <name> — switch profile
• cmk list profiles — list configured profiles
• Config is stored in ~/.cmk/config

Output format

• cmk set display json — switch to JSON output
• cmk set display table — switch to table output (default)
• cmk set display text — plain text

Tips

• Always confirm destructive operations (destroy, expunge) with the user before running.
• Use cmk list apis to discover all available CloudStack API commands.
• UUIDs are required for most operations — use list commands first to find them.
• Filter results using key=value pairs after the command (e.g. name=myvm)