| name | apm-usage |
| description | Activate when the user asks about APM (Agent Package Manager): installing, configuring, authoring, or troubleshooting AI-agent packages, dependencies, compilation, MCP servers, policy, or any `apm` CLI command.
|
APM Usage
APM (Agent Package Manager) is the open-source package manager for AI coding
agents. It lets teams install, share, and govern reusable instructions, prompts,
agents, skills, and MCP server configurations across projects.
When to activate
- User mentions
apm or "Agent Package Manager"
- Questions about installing or managing AI-agent packages
- Setting up instructions, prompts, agents, skills, or chatmodes
- Configuring MCP servers through apm.yml
- Authentication for private repos (GitHub, ADO, GHES, Artifactory)
- Policy enforcement or
apm audit
- Package authoring or publishing
- Compiling agent context (
apm compile)
- Troubleshooting apm errors
Key rules
- Commit these files: apm.yml, apm.lock.yaml, .apm/, .github/, .claude/, .cursor/
- Never commit: apm_modules/ (add to .gitignore)
- Team sync: after
git clone, run apm install to restore dependencies
- Update deps:
apm install --update refreshes to latest refs
- Pin versions: use tags (
#v1.0.0) in production, branches for development
- ASCII only: all CLI output and source must stay within printable ASCII
Reference
For detailed guidance, see the following resources:
