Open CLI

nomad

officialscriptablecontainers / infra
$ brew tap hashicorp/tap && brew install hashicorp/tap/nomad
Summary

Scheduling, jobs, and clusters from the terminal.

  • nomad fits infra well, especially for scheduling, jobs, and clusters from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from HashiCorp.
  • Good for scripts and agents.
  • Good fit for coding-agent workflows and repeatable scripts.
  • Structured output is available for automation and parsing.
infra-nomad-SKILL.md

Nomad guide

The official CLI from HashiCorp. Scheduling, jobs, and clusters from the terminal. Supports structured output — good for scripts and agents.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • scheduling, jobs, and clusters from the terminal.
  • You're on HashiCorp and want the official terminal experience.
  • You need scheduling.
  • You need jobs.
  • You need clusters.

Quick reference

Installbrew tap hashicorp/tap && brew install hashicorp/tap/nomad
Verifynomad --version
First real commandnomad agent -dev

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates nomad with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Deployment Automation

Recommended pairing

Open CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits containers / infra workflows. Safer deployment routines with approvals, checks, and repeatable steps.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill deployment-automation
Starter prompt

Use nomad together with the Deployment Automation skills.sh skill. Inspect the current project, verify prerequisites, and suggest the safest next deployment step before changing anything.

Also useful from skills.sh
Monitoring & Observabilityskills.shDocker Expertskills.sh

Why this tool

  • nomad fits infra well, especially for scheduling, jobs, and clusters from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from HashiCorp.
  • Good for scripts and agents.

Watch-outs

  • Needs network access.
  • Start with read-only or dry-run commands.

Example workflow

1. nomad agent -dev

Safe start

Step 1

Install nomad.

Step 2

Run `nomad --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `nomad agent -dev`.

Step 4

Install the infra CLI and verify kubeconfig, Docker context, or cloud credentials.

Alternatives worth considering

helm

Helm charts, kubernetes releases, and templates from the terminal.

dive

Image layers, docker optimization, and container inspection from the terminal.

docker

Containers, images, and compose workflows from the terminal.