PUDA CLI and Skills
Install the PUDA CLI and PUDA skills in the shell environment used by your AI agent. This lets Cursor, Claude, Hermes, or any shell-capable agent discover machines, run PUDA commands, and follow PUDA workflows.
It works best on Linux, where the agent can install the PUDA CLI, inspect project files, run commands, and operate through the same terminal surface that a human would use.
Copy this prompt into your AI agent to run the full setup in one go:
Or follow the steps below.
Install prerequisites
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Before installing the PUDA CLI, install the latest available versions of Python 3, pip, and npx for this system.
After installation, verify that python3, pip, and npx are available by checking their installed versions.
Install the PUDA CLI
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Install the latest PUDA CLI from https://github.com/pudap/puda/releases/ and add it to my PATH so the puda command is available globally.
After installation, verify that the CLI works by checking the installed puda version.
Install PUDA skills
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Install PUDA skills using `puda skills install`.
Log in
Copy this prompt into your AI agent, replacing <username> with your PUDA username:
Log in to PUDA using the username <username>.
Configure NATS
Copy this prompt into your AI agent, replacing <nats_servers> with the server addresses from your NATS setup:
Configure PUDA to use the NATS server URL or comma-separated NATS cluster URLs: <nats_servers>.
Verify the setup
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List the current available PUDA machines.
The machines with edge services running should show up there.
Next, build machine skills so your AI agent knows how to command each machine safely and consistently.