Note

Technical preview. Skills are under heavy development and are subject to change.

Camunda Skills

Official AI coding skills for Camunda 8 development. Build working Camunda solutions in minutes with AI guidance.

These skills follow the Agent Skills open standard and work with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other compatible AI coding agents.

Available Skills

Skill	Description
camunda-c8ctl	Install and configure c8ctl, set up a local cluster, manage profiles and plugins
camunda-docs	Look up the official Camunda 8 docs via the camunda-docs MCP server (with llms.txt fallback)
camunda-bpmn	Create and edit BPMN 2.0 processes for Camunda 8/Zeebe
camunda-feel	Write and debug FEEL expressions
camunda-dmn	Author DMN decisions — decision tables, hit policies, literal expressions, business-rule task wiring
camunda-forms	Create Camunda Form JSON schemas for user tasks
camunda-connectors	Browse and configure pre-built connectors via element templates
camunda-development	Choose between OOTB connectors, custom connector templates, custom Java connectors, and job workers before writing integration code
camunda-job-workers	Implement job workers in Java, Camunda Spring Boot, or TypeScript
camunda-connectors-development	Build custom Camunda 8 connectors — JSON-only template on a protocol connector, or custom Java connector via the Connectors SDK (outbound + inbound)
camunda-process-mgmt	Deploy resources, start/inspect instances, resolve incidents, complete tasks — via c8ctl
camunda-process-test	Author and run Camunda Process Test suites with full BPMN coverage
camunda-ai-agents	Build AI agents in BPMN — AI Agent connector on an ad-hoc subprocess, tools, fromAi(), prompts

Prerequisites

• Camunda 8.8+ cluster — local via c8run, SaaS, or Self-Managed
• c8ctl CLI installed and configured — provides all skill tooling (c8ctl bpmn lint, c8ctl element-template, c8ctl feel evaluate, deploy, watch, operate)

Installation

GitHub Copilot CLI

The Copilot plugin installs the complete Camunda skills collection. Register the marketplace once, then install the plugin:

copilot plugin marketplace add camunda/skills
copilot plugin install camunda-skills@camunda

Verify the installation with copilot plugin list. In a Copilot CLI session, use /skills list to see the installed skills.

Other compatible agents

With the npm-based Agent Skills installer, install the complete collection:

npx skills add camunda/skills --skill '*'

Use GitHub CLI 2.90+ to install one skill for a compatible agent:

# Install a skill for the current project
gh skill install camunda/skills camunda-bpmn --agent <your-agent>

# Install the skill for your user account
gh skill install camunda/skills camunda-bpmn --agent <your-agent> --scope user

Replace <your-agent> with the identifier supported by your host, such as cursor, codex, gemini-cli, or cline. Run gh skill install --help to see the current list of supported agents. Use --all instead of a skill name to install the complete collection.

Claude Code Plugin

# Register this repo as a Claude Code marketplace (one-time)
claude plugin marketplace add camunda/skills

# Install the plugin
claude plugin install camunda-skills@camunda-skills

Manual (local clone)

Clone this repository and copy skills/<skill-name>/ directories into your agent's skills lookup path (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code user-wide, <project>/.claude/skills/ for project-scoped; consult your agent's docs for other agents).

To try the skills with Claude Code without installing — useful for evaluating before you commit — load them session-only against a local clone:

git clone https://github.com/camunda/skills && cd skills
claude --plugin-dir .
# or, equivalent shortcut while developing this repo:
make try

Quick Start

1. Install c8ctl and start a local cluster:

   npm install -g @camunda8/cli
   c8ctl cluster start          # downloads c8run on first run

   For SaaS or Self-Managed clusters, run c8ctl add profile instead — see the camunda-c8ctl skill.

2. Ask your AI agent:

   "Create an invoice approval process with a user task for review and an HTTP connector to notify the accounting system"

3. The agent will use the appropriate skills to create your BPMN process, forms, and guide you through deployment.

Issues

Bug or feature request? Open an issue. General Camunda 8 questions belong on the Camunda Forum.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.