SkillFoxx

Render Skills plugin

Render's official 21 skills for deploying, debugging and scaling services from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode.

  • 104 ★ on the repository
  • Last commit
Plugin

Broad access

Why this level

  • Through the CLI and MCP an agent with an API key can deploy, restart and delete services and change environment variables.
  • The hook auto-approves read commands without a prompt.
All reasons and checks

render-oss/skillsAuthor:Render

Install

In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI

npx skillfoxx add plugins/render-skills

Detects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.

Other ways to install

Access and checks

How we review

Broad accessThe tool can change data, run commands or handle secrets.

  • Through the CLI and MCP an agent with an API key can deploy, restart and delete services and change environment variables.
  • The hook auto-approves read commands without a prompt.

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

A catalog of 21 skills that teach an agent to deploy apps on Render and keep them running. Each skill is a separate `SKILL.md` with reference files. The first group helps you start: connect the Render MCP server, use the CLI, deploy an app and describe infrastructure in `render.yaml`. The second covers service types: web, private, static sites, background workers, cron jobs and Render Workflows. Next come skills for build and networking: Docker, environment variables and secrets, disks, domains, private networking and sandboxes. A separate group covers data (managed PostgreSQL and Key Value) and operations: metrics and logs, failed deploy diagnosis, autoscaling and migrating from Heroku. The Claude Code plugin also connects the remote Render MCP server and a hook that auto-approves safe read-only commands.

Who it is for. Developers who ship apps to Render and want an agent to handle deployment, configuration and failure triage.

Good fit when

  • An app must be deployed to Render from a GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket repository.
  • A service fails to start after deploy and the cause has to be found in the logs.
  • A project lives on Heroku and is moving to Render.
  • Services, disks and variables must be described in a Blueprint file.

Not a fit when

  • The app is hosted elsewhere: the skills and hook are tied to Render.
  • The agent must not hold an API key that can change infrastructure.
  • You need skills for Windsurf or Cline: they are not in the compatibility table.

Example request

Deploy this app to Render and, if the service fails to start, find the cause in the logs and propose a fix.

Limitations

A Render account with the MCP server configured or the CLI installed and a `RENDER_API_KEY` environment variable are required. Deploy skills need the repository on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. The auto-approval hook works only in Claude Code, not in Codex, OpenCode or Cursor. The hook needs `jq`; without it no decision is made and normal permission prompts apply. The hook approves only a single `render` command made of plain words, while deploys, restarts, creating and deleting services, config changes and workspace changes need explicit consent.

How to disable. Remove skills in the interactive `render skills` command or disable the plugin through `/plugin`. The `RENDER_API_KEY` can be revoked in the Render dashboard.

FAQ

How do I install the Render skills?

The simplest way is `render skills install` from the Render CLI. `npx skills add render-oss/skills` and the Claude Code plugin through `/plugin marketplace add render-oss/skills` also work.

What do I need before using them?

A Render account, the MCP server or CLI and the `RENDER_API_KEY` variable. Deploys also need a repository on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.

Which commands does the hook auto-approve?

Reads: `render services list`, `render logs -r` and `render workspace current`. Any change goes through the normal confirmation.

Can I migrate a project from Heroku?

Yes, the `render-migrate-from-heroku` skill covers it. It is listed in the operations section of the catalog.

How do I add my own skill?

Create a `skills/<name>` folder with a `SKILL.md`, fill in the header with name, description and category and test it locally in your tool.

Discussion

No questions or reviews yet.

Plugins
Official

Official Render MCP server: services, deploys, logs, metrics and Postgres databases on Render

MCP serverBroad access200
Editors’ pick

Cloudflare's official agent skills: Workers, Durable Objects, wrangler, Pages, storage and an MCP server

PluginExtended access3.3K
Official

The official Grafana skill set: PromQL, Loki, Tempo, Alloy, k6, dashboards and alerting for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex

SkillExtended access309

A small server and the skb CLI for private skill distribution: publish, version, install and roll back skills across agents

CLIExtended access122

The all-deploy skill puts a site, app or API online: audit, preview, response check and rollback

SkillBroad access73

Docker Skills

docker-skills

Official

Official Docker skills for agents: Dockerfile and builds, Compose, Sandboxes, Docker Agent and a skill that confirms irreversible actions

SkillMinimal access629

README in short

The repository splits into `skills`, `hooks` and `scripts`. The compatibility table shows skills and the CLI work in four tools, the hook only in Claude Code.

README badge

Report a problem