Defang Skills
Install the official Defang marketplace to deploy Docker Compose apps to your AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean account with estimate, deploy, and debug commands plus MCP.
Overview
defang-skills is a plugin marketplace for the Operate phase that adds Defang deploy, estimate, and debug skills plus MCP to run Docker Compose on AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean.
What is this marketplace?
- 1 plugin: defang (v1.0.0, Apache-2.0) from DefangLabs
- Deploy Docker Compose to your own AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean account
- Slash skills: /defang:deploy, /defang:estimate, and /defang:debug
- Defang MCP server integration for agent-driven deploy workflows
- Homepage defang.io and GitHub DefangLabs/defang
- 1 plugin in the marketplace
- defang plugin version 1.0.0
- Supports AWS, GCP, and DigitalOcean deploy targets
Community signal: 160 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Solo builders with Compose files struggle to deploy and debug the same stack across AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean without repetitive CLI and console work.
Who is it for?
Indie devs shipping Docker Compose services who own cloud accounts on AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean and use Claude Code for deploy ops.
Skip if: Static sites with no containers, teams forbidden from third-party deploy tooling, or builders still ideating without a Compose artifact.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You enable the Defang plugin so your agent can estimate cost, deploy Compose apps to your cloud, and debug failures via skills and MCP.
- Enabled defang plugin with deploy, estimate, and debug skills
- Agent-driven Deploy flows to your cloud via Defang
- MCP-integrated debugging and deployment orchestration path
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin — install individually after you add the marketplace.
Recommended Marketplaces
Journey fit
Defang is about running Compose workloads in your cloud—canonical shelf is operate/infra, though you invoke it right before and after launch. Deploy, estimate, and debug map to production infrastructure and cloud accounts, not greenfield feature coding.
How it compares
Official cloud deploy plugin with MCP server, not a generic development skill library or ecommerce marketplace.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Defang Skills for?
Defang Skills is for developers using Claude Code who deploy Docker Compose applications to their own AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean environments via Defang.
When should I use Defang Skills?
Use it when you have Compose-defined services ready to ship or operate and need deploy, cost estimate, or debug assistance in cloud accounts.
How do I add Defang Skills to my agent?
Add the DefangLabs/defang marketplace in Claude Code, enable the defang plugin, configure Defang and cloud credentials, and use /defang:deploy, /defang:estimate, /defang:debug or MCP as documented at defang.io.