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Create, list, or restore VM snapshots. Use for point-in-time snapshots of VM state.
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| name | snapshot-vm |
| description | Create, list, or restore VM snapshots. Use for point-in-time snapshots of VM state. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Bash, AskUserQuestion |
Manage VM snapshots - create, list, or restore.
Run just list to show existing VMs. Ask which VM to manage snapshots for.
Ask what they want to do:
Ask for a snapshot name (e.g., "before-upgrade", "working-state").
just snapshot {NAME} {SNAPSHOT_NAME}
just snapshots {NAME}
First list snapshots:
just snapshots {NAME}
Ask which snapshot to restore to. Warn that this will revert the VM to that point in time.
just restore-snapshot {NAME} {SNAPSHOT_NAME}
Confirm the action completed successfully.
upgrade and recreate operations