klim generate

Auto-generate CI and container configuration files from your .klim.yaml tool requirements. The generated files use package IDs from the klim marketplace to produce install commands for each tool.

Usage

klim generate <github-action|dockerfile|devcontainer> [flags]

Generators

Format	Description	Output
github-action	GitHub Actions workflow	Reusable workflow with install + verify steps
dockerfile	Dockerfile	Multi-stage with apt/brew/npm installs
devcontainer	devcontainer.json	VS Code / GitHub Codespaces config with features

Flags

Flag	Short	Description
--file	-f	Path to .klim.yaml (default: auto-detect)
--output	-o	Write to file instead of stdout
--base		Base image for Dockerfile (default: ubuntu:24.04)

Examples

# Generate GitHub Actions workflow
klim generate github-action

# Generate and save to file
klim generate github-action -o .github/workflows/setup-tools.yml

# Generate Dockerfile with custom base image
klim generate dockerfile --base ubuntu:22.04 -o Dockerfile.tools

# Generate devcontainer.json
klim generate devcontainer -o .devcontainer/devcontainer.json

Dev Container Features

The devcontainer generator automatically maps known tools to official Dev Container Features:

Tool	Feature
kubectl	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/kubectl-helm-minikube
terraform	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/terraform
node	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node
python	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python
go	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/go
gh	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli
az	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/azure-cli
docker	ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker

Tools without a known feature are installed via postCreateCommand.

See Also

• klim init — Generate .klim.yaml from project files
• klim check — Validate tool requirements
• Team Manifests guide