Install
npx skills add zilliztech/zilliz-plugin --skill setup
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install zilliz@zilliztech
This skill is part of the plugin “zilliz”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the setup skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about setup
What does the setup skill do?
Use when the user needs to install zilliz-cli, log in to Zilliz Cloud, configure credentials, or set the active cluster context. Also use when any other skill reports a missing prerequisite.
How do I install setup?
In a terminal: npx skills add zilliztech/zilliz-plugin --skill setup. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use setup?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is setup safe to use?
Our automatic check found risky patterns (see “Check”). Only install it if you understand and trust what it does.
More skills from zilliztech/zilliz-plugin
Use when the user wants to set up, install, authenticate, or configure the Zilliz Cloud CLI and cluster context for the first time (one-shot onboarding).
Use when the user wants to check cluster status, collection statistics, load states, or get an overview of their Zilliz Cloud resources.
Use when the user wants to create, list, describe, or delete an on-demand (Vector Lake / VectorLake) cluster.
Use when the user wants to create, list, load, release, or drop partitions in a Milvus collection.
Use when the user wants to list available PrivateLink endpoint services, list/create/delete PrivateLink endpoints for a project, or manage the endpoint whitelist on Zilliz Cloud.
Use when the user wants to create, list, describe, delete, or upgrade Zilliz Cloud projects, or bind additional regions to a project.
Use when the user wants to manage database users, roles, passwords, or access privileges in Milvus.
Use when the user wants to create, list, describe, or delete a Zilliz Cloud volume, upload local files or directories into a managed volume, or get temporary upload credentials for one.
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