Does this support Oracle Cloud Always Free instances?

Yes, it includes specific logic for VM.Standard.A1.Flex shapes, which are the ARM-based Ampere instances eligible for the OCI Always Free tier.

What authentication is required for this skill?

It requires a valid OCI config file located at ~/.oci/config containing your tenancy OCID, user OCID, fingerprint, and the path to your private API key.

How does this skill handle OCI 'Out of Host Capacity' errors?

The skill implements a retry loop that automatically attempts to launch the compute instance in alternative Availability Domains (ADs) within the region if the primary request fails due to capacity limits.

Can I use this to manage existing instances or only new ones?

This skill supports both; it can launch new instances and perform lifecycle actions (Stop, Start, Reboot, Terminate) or metadata lookups on existing instances using their OCIDs.

OCI Compute & Instance Management

Name: OCI Compute & Instance Management
Author: jeremylongshore

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Cloud Infrastructure

Deploys and manages Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) compute instances with automated capacity retry logic and flexible shape selection.

This skill automates the complex lifecycle of OCI compute instances, specifically addressing common cloud hurdles like 'out of host capacity' errors through intelligent retry logic across multiple availability domains. It provides deep integration with the OCI Python SDK to handle Flex shape selection (ARM, AMD, Intel), boot volume configuration, and instance state transitions. By bridging the gap between infrastructure-as-code and manual provisioning, it allows developers to reliably scale OCI workloads while ensuring best practices for networking and IAM compliance are followed.

Key Features

01Multi-AD capacity retry logic to bypass host availability errors

022,083 GitHub stars

03Complete instance lifecycle management including Soft-Stop and Soft-Reset

04Retrieval of real-time instance metadata and public/private IP addresses

05Automated selection and configuration of OCI Flex shapes (ARM, AMD, Intel)

06Image discovery and filtering for Oracle Linux and custom OS versions

Use Cases

01Managing instance teardown and boot volume preservation during CI/CD workflows

02Provisioning 'Always Free' ARM-based A1 Flex instances across availability domains

03Automating the scaling of AMD or Intel workloads based on regional capacity

Key Features

01Multi-AD capacity retry logic to bypass host availability errors

022,083 GitHub stars

03Complete instance lifecycle management including Soft-Stop and Soft-Reset

04Retrieval of real-time instance metadata and public/private IP addresses

05Automated selection and configuration of OCI Flex shapes (ARM, AMD, Intel)

06Image discovery and filtering for Oracle Linux and custom OS versions

Use Cases

01Managing instance teardown and boot volume preservation during CI/CD workflows

02Provisioning 'Always Free' ARM-based A1 Flex instances across availability domains

03Automating the scaling of AMD or Intel workloads based on regional capacity