Agentic VM Management

Overview

This module introduces AI-assisted virtual machine management for OpenShift Virtualization. Using the rh-virt skill pack with Claude Code or Cursor IDE, you can manage VM lifecycle operations through natural language prompts backed by the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

The rh-virt collection provides 10 specialized skills covering the complete VM lifecycle: inventory, creation, power management, cloning, snapshots, live migration, and deletion. All destructive operations require explicit user confirmation, giving you safety-first automation without sacrificing control.

What You Will Learn

In this module, you will learn:

How to install and configure the rh-virt skill pack in Claude Code or Cursor IDE
How to connect the agentic environment to your OpenShift cluster via a containerized MCP server
How to use natural language prompts to manage VM lifecycle operations
How the skill-first routing model maps user intent to the correct automation skill
How to create, start, stop, clone, snapshot, and delete virtual machines through AI-assisted workflows
How to interpret safety confirmations and human-in-the-loop checkpoints

Skills Overview

The rh-virt collection provides 10 skills for complete VM lifecycle management:

Skill Purpose

Skill	Purpose
`vm-inventory`	List and inspect virtual machines across namespaces with status, resource, and health information.
`vm-create`	Create new virtual machines with automatic error diagnosis and scheduling workaround proposals.
`vm-lifecycle-manager`	Start, stop, and restart virtual machines with explicit safety confirmations.
`vm-clone`	Clone VMs with flexible storage strategies, cross-namespace support, and batch cloning.
`vm-delete`	Permanently delete VMs and associated storage with typed confirmation and protection label enforcement.
`vm-snapshot-create`	Create VM snapshots with storage class capability validation before execution.
`vm-snapshot-list`	List and inspect VM snapshots across namespaces.
`vm-snapshot-restore`	Restore VMs from snapshots with pre-flight state checks and explicit user confirmation.
`vm-snapshot-delete`	Delete VM snapshots with storage reclamation reporting.
`vm-rebalance`	Migrate VMs between nodes for load balancing and node maintenance, using live or cold migration.

vm-inventory

List and inspect virtual machines across namespaces with status, resource, and health information.

vm-create

Create new virtual machines with automatic error diagnosis and scheduling workaround proposals.

vm-lifecycle-manager

Start, stop, and restart virtual machines with explicit safety confirmations.

vm-clone

Clone VMs with flexible storage strategies, cross-namespace support, and batch cloning.

vm-delete

Permanently delete VMs and associated storage with typed confirmation and protection label enforcement.

vm-snapshot-create

Create VM snapshots with storage class capability validation before execution.

vm-snapshot-list

List and inspect VM snapshots across namespaces.

vm-snapshot-restore

Restore VMs from snapshots with pre-flight state checks and explicit user confirmation.

vm-snapshot-delete

Delete VM snapshots with storage reclamation reporting.

vm-rebalance

Migrate VMs between nodes for load balancing and node maintenance, using live or cold migration.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the tutorials in this module, ensure you have:

OpenShift 4.18+ cluster with OpenShift Virtualization operator installed
Claude Code CLI or Cursor IDE
Podman (version 4.0+) for the containerized MCP server
KUBECONFIG configured for the target cluster
ServiceAccount with RBAC permissions for VirtualMachine resources in target namespaces

Sections

Getting Started with Agentic VM Management: Install the rh-virt skill pack, configure the MCP server, and verify end-to-end connectivity using the vm-inventory skill.
Creating Virtual Machines with Natural Language: Learn how to create virtual machines by describing requirements in natural language using the vm-create skill.