Netlify Skills

Netlify Skills are focused, factual references for Netlify platform primitives — designed to help AI coding agents build correctly on Netlify without needing to search docs.

Each skill covers a specific Netlify feature, such as Functions, Edge Functions, or Caching. When installed, your AI agent automatically gets the right context for the task at hand, so it can generate accurate code and configuration.

Install Netlify Skills

Netlify Skills are available through plugin marketplaces for supported AI coding tools. Refer to the sections below for specific installation instructions.

If your tool doesn’t have a plugin marketplace, or for alternative installation methods, refer to the GitHub repository.

Codex CLI

Install the Netlify plugin from the Codex plugin directory:

1. Open Codex CLI by running codex from your project directory.
2. Run /plugins.
3. Select Netlify.
4. Choose Install.

This installs the Netlify Skills package in Codex without manual repository setup.

Codex Desktop App

Install the Netlify plugin from the Codex plugin directory in the Codex desktop app.

The plugin lets Codex deploy to Netlify without leaving your coding workflow. You can create projects, generate preview URLs, deploy to production, validate build configuration, and inspect deploy status and logs. For full details, refer to Deploy from Codex with the Netlify Plugin.

Claude Code

Run the following command from your project directory:

npx skills add netlify/context-and-tools --agent=claude-code --skill '*' --yes

This installs all Netlify Skills into Claude Code. The included router tells the agent which skill to read based on what you’re building.

Cursor

Install from the Cursor plugin marketplace:

1. Open Cursor Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,).
2. Go to Plugins.
3. Search for netlify-skills.
4. Select Install.

You can also install through the command palette: Cmd+Shift+P → Plugins: Install Plugin → search netlify-skills.

Gemini

Run the following command from your project directory:

npx skills add netlify/context-and-tools --agent=gemini-cli --skill '*' --yes

This installs all Netlify Skills into Gemini CLI. The included router tells the agent which skill to read based on what you’re building.

Other AI agents

You can install Netlify Skills into any supported agent with:

npx skills add netlify/context-and-tools --skill '*' --yes

Each skill is a self-contained markdown file with YAML frontmatter and a markdown body. You can also feed them into any agent’s context directly from the GitHub repository.

Available Netlify Skills

Skill	Feature Support	Description
netlify-functions	Netlify Functions	Modern syntax, routing, Background Functions, Scheduled Functions, and streaming
netlify-edge-functions	Edge Functions	Deno runtime, middleware patterns, geolocation, and request manipulation
netlify-blobs	Netlify Blobs	Key-value and binary object storage with zero configuration
netlify-db	Netlify Database	Managed Postgres (Neon), Drizzle ORM integration, and migrations
netlify-image-cdn	Image CDN	On-the-fly image transformation and optimization
netlify-forms	Netlify Forms	HTML form handling, AJAX submissions, and spam filtering
netlify-config	File-based configuration	netlify.toml configuration — redirects, headers, build settings, and deploy contexts
netlify-cli-and-deploy	Netlify CLI	Commands, Git and manual deploys, and environment variables
netlify-deploy	Create deploys	Authentication, site linking, Deploy Previews, and production deploys
netlify-frameworks	Framework adapters	Vite, Astro, TanStack Start, and Next.js on Netlify
netlify-caching	Caching	CDN cache control, cache tags, purge, and stale-while-revalidate
netlify-ai-gateway	AI Gateway	Proxy for OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI SDKs