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Use this skill to learn hot to use the IBM Cloud CLI (`ibmcloud`) commands, flags, command patterns, or troubleshooting guidance. Covers core CLI workflows: install/verify/update, login with SSO or API keys, select account/region/resource group targets, inspect and configure CLI output, manage plug-ins (e.g. `vpc-infrastructure` / `ibmcloud is ...` for VPC infrastructure.).

Build voice-enabled agents in watsonx Orchestrate using the ADK. This guide covers initial setup, key concepts for building your first voice agent.

Reusable skills for the Turbonomic Resource Dashboard project. Each skill is a specialized workflow that Bob can activate to help with specific development tasks.

Deploy and manage HashiCorp Vault using Ansible automation with proper configuration, permissions, and security setup.

Plan and run evaluations, red-teaming, and runtime observability for watsonx Orchestrate (WXO) agents across Developer Edition and SaaS. Use when validating WXO agents pre-deploy, authoring benchmark JSON DAGs, interpreting Journey Success / Tool Call Recall / Agent Routing F1 / RAG Faithfulness, diagnosing agent failures, running adversarial red-teaming (Instruction Override, Jailbreaking, Crescendo Attack), searching runtime traces, exporting traces via the Python SDK, wiring Langfuse for cost & latency analysis, or registering model pricing in Langfuse. Interview-first; emits bash commands for the user to run in their IDE terminal.

Evaluate GenAI applications — RAG pipelines, LLM/chatbot outputs, and AI agents with tool-calling — before deployment using IBM watsonx.governance metrics. Use when scoring RAG faithfulness / answer relevance / context relevance / retrieval precision, screening LLM outputs for HAP / PII / social bias / jailbreak / prompt safety risk, evaluating agentic tool-call accuracy / parameter accuracy / relevance / syntactic validity, authoring custom LLM-as-judge metrics (criteria_judge or prompt_template styles) for domain-specific concerns, preparing eval datasets in the watsonx-gov SDK format, interpreting results against pass/fail thresholds, or producing prioritized [CRITICAL]/[WARNING]/[INFO] recommendations. Partners install `ibm-watsonx-gov[metrics,agentic,tools,llmaj]` directly and call the SDK in-process; no MCP server, no hosted dependency.

Add IBM watsonx.governance-backed runtime safety and quality guardrails to AI/RAG agents. Use when shipping LLM apps to production, designing 4-choke-point Pass/Flag/Block pipelines (input → retrieval → generation → output), picking metric sets from the 28-metric catalog, wiring guardrails into FastAPI / Flask / LangChain / watsonx Orchestrate, authoring custom LLM-as-judge metrics, building compliance audit logs, integrating chat widgets with backend proxies, or tuning per-tenant threshold policies. Covers Python library, REST sidecar, and MCP tool deployment modes.

Expert skill for fetching, analyzing, optimizing, and securing IBM Maximo automation scripts with comprehensive best practices. Fetches scripts from Maximo environments via REST API and provides detailed optimization reports.

Build and deploy multi-agent systems with tools (MCP servers) using watsonx Orchestrate's Agent Development Kit (ADK), CLI and REST API. MANDATORY FIRST STEP - Verify MCP ADK docs connection and search for current specifications before creating ANY agents, tools, or configurations.

Integrate watsonx Orchestrate agents into applications using REST APIs. MANDATORY - Review integration guide and critical patterns before generating any code to ensure correct endpoints, authentication, and message formats.

Build multi-agent systems with watsonx Orchestrate including agentic workflows, MCP integration, AI Gateway model routing, and agent communication patterns. MANDATORY - Search MCP ADK docs for current specifications before implementing any workflows, agents, or integrations.

Modernize legacy code using enterprise patterns, automated refactoring, technical debt analysis, and incremental migration with zero downtime

Use for any Ansible-related tasks including playbook development, shell script conversion, debugging failures, or interactive setup. This is the parent skill that provides access to specialized Ansible workflows.

Use when writing, reviewing, or debugging Terraform/OpenTofu modules, tests, CI/CD pipelines, or state operations. Diagnoses failure modes (identity churn, secrets, blast radius, CI drift, state corruption) with version-aware guidance.

Expert guidance for building real-time streaming systems on Confluent Cloud using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), Apache Flink SQL, and Python producers. Adapts to any streaming use case (IoT, finance, retail, healthcare, logistics) while maintaining production-ready quality.

Use when converting shell scripts to Ansible playbooks. Use when migrating bash automation, manual procedures, or Dockerfiles to idempotent Ansible tasks.

Use when playbooks fail with UNREACHABLE, permission denied, MODULE FAILURE, or undefined variable errors. Use when SSH connections fail or sudo password is missing.

Use when guiding someone through Ansible setup step-by-step. Use when starting a new Ansible project from scratch. Use when teaching Ansible through hands-on development.

Use when creating playbooks, roles, or inventory files. Use when automating infrastructure with Ansible. Use when encountering YAML syntax errors, module failures, or variable precedence issues.

Node.js and Express backend development with API design, Turbonomic integration, security best practices, and performance optimization

Docker containerization, Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment, Ansible automation, and CI/CD pipeline configuration for production-ready applications

Comprehensive React and Carbon Design System development for building modern, accessible UI components with proper styling, state management, and performance optimization

Comprehensive testing strategies covering unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress

Deploy and manage HashiCorp Vault using Ansible automation with proper configuration, permissions, and security setup

Build Flask-based REST APIs with HashiCorp Vault integration, secret scanning, and Git repository analysis

Deploy, run, and maintain applications with startup scripts, environment configuration, health monitoring, and operational procedures

Build enterprise-grade React applications with IBM Carbon Design System, including reusable components and responsive design patterns

Debug and resolve common issues in applications, Vault, Docker, OpenShift, Nexus, and GPU operators with step-by-step solutions

Expert Confluent Cloud architect specializing in creating complete, production-ready streaming solutions with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), Apache Flink SQL, and Python producers. Generates structured artifacts organized by domain (code, scripts, documentation) for repeatable, business-focused streaming architectures.