Akash Network Skill for Claude Code

A comprehensive Claude Code skill for working with the Akash Network - the decentralized cloud computing marketplace. Covers SDL generation, deployments, provider operations, node management, and SDK integration.

Installation

using skills-cli:

npx skills add akash-network/akash-skill

Usage

Once installed, Claude will automatically use this skill when you ask it to:

SDL & Deployments:

• "Create an Akash deployment for..."
• "Generate SDL for..."
• "Deploy to Akash..."

CLI & API:

• "How do I deploy with Akash CLI?"
• "Use the Console API to deploy..."
• "Show me Akash CLI commands..."

SDKs:

• "Deploy using the Akash TypeScript SDK..."
• "Integrate Akash in my Node.js app..."

Providers & Nodes:

• "How do I become an Akash provider?"
• "Set up an Akash validator..."
• "Run an Akash full node..."

Examples

> Generate an SDL for a simple nginx web server

> Create an Akash deployment for WordPress with a MySQL database

> Deploy a GPU workload with an NVIDIA A100 on Akash

> Generate SDL for a game server with a dedicated IP

> How do I deploy using the Console API?

> Show me how to use the TypeScript SDK to create a deployment

> What are the requirements to become an Akash provider?

Usage by Agent

This skill can be used with various AI coding assistants:

Claude Code

# for device-global claude configuration
git clone https://github.com/akash-network/akash-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/akash
# for project specific claude configuration (in your project workspace)
git clone https://github.com/akash-network/akash-skill.git .claude/skills/akash

Cursor

Copy the contents of the rules/ directory to your project's .cursorrules file or add as project rules in Cursor settings.

Windsurf

Add the rules content to Cascade rules or memory for persistent context.

Cline

Add as custom instructions in Cline extension settings.

Codex / OpenCode

Include the rules as system prompt context when initializing your session.

Generic Integration

For other AI assistants or custom setups, reference the rules/ directory directly. Each markdown file contains structured guidelines that can be adapted to any LLM's instruction format.

What's Included

Core Concepts

• overview.md - Akash Network introduction and architecture
• terminology.md - Key terms (lease, bid, dseq, gseq, oseq)
• pricing.md - Payment with uakt, USDC, IBC denoms

SDL Configuration (rules/sdl/)

• schema-overview.md - SDL structure and version requirements
• services.md - Service configuration (image, expose, env, credentials)
• compute-resources.md - CPU, memory, storage, and GPU specifications
• placement-pricing.md - Provider selection and pricing (uakt/USDC)
• deployment.md - Service-to-profile mapping
• endpoints.md - IP endpoint configuration (v2.1)
• validation-rules.md - All constraints and validation rules

SDL Examples (rules/sdl/examples/)

• web-app.md - Simple web deployment
• wordpress-db.md - Multi-service with persistent storage
• gpu-workload.md - GPU deployment with NVIDIA
• ip-lease.md - IP endpoint configuration

Deployment Methods (rules/deploy/)

• overview.md - Comparison of deployment options
• cli/ - Akash CLI installation, wallet setup, deployment lifecycle
• console-api/ - Console API authentication, managed wallets, endpoints
• certificates/ - JWT and mTLS authentication

SDK Documentation (rules/sdk/)

• overview.md - SDK comparison and selection
• typescript/ - TypeScript SDK for web and Node.js
• go/ - Go SDK for backend services

AuthZ (rules/authz/)

• Fee grants and deployment authorization

Provider Operations (rules/provider/)

• overview.md - Provider requirements
• setup/ - Kubernetes cluster and provider installation
• configuration/ - Attributes, pricing, bid engine
• operations/ - Monitoring and troubleshooting

Node Operations (rules/node/)

• overview.md - Running Akash nodes
• full-node/ - Full node setup and state sync
• validator/ - Validator operations and security

Reference (rules/reference/)

• storage-classes.md - beta2, beta3, ram storage
• gpu-models.md - Supported NVIDIA GPUs
• ibc-denoms.md - Payment denominations
• rpc-endpoints.md - Public RPC endpoints

Features

• SDL v2.0 and v2.1 support (IP endpoints)
• All resource types: CPU, memory, storage classes, GPUs
• Payment options: uakt (native AKT) and USDC via IBC
• Persistent storage with beta2/beta3/ram classes
• GPU models: A100, T4, RTX 3090, and more
• IP lease endpoints for custom domains
• Comprehensive validation rules
• Console API integration for programmatic deployments
• TypeScript & Go SDKs for application integration
• Provider setup documentation
• Validator & node operation guides

Resources

• awesome-akash - 100+ production-ready SDL templates
• Akash Network Docs - Official documentation
• Console - Web-based deployment interface
• Console API - REST API documentation
• chain-sdk - Official TypeScript SDK
• skills-cli - Vercel Skills CLI tooling

License

MIT