metalcloud-cli extension create

Create new extension from definition

Synopsis

Create a new extension with the specified name, kind, and description.

This command creates a new extension in draft status. The extension definition must be provided through the —definition-source flag, which accepts either ‘pipe’ for stdin input or a path to a JSON file containing the extension definition.

Extension kinds:

workflow: Automated sequences of operations
application: Custom application deployment logic
action: Specific operational tasks

The newly created extension will be in draft status and must be published before it becomes available for use on the platform.

Arguments: name The name of the extension to create kind The extension type (workflow, application, action) description Description of the extension’s purpose and functionality

Required Flags: —definition-source string Source of the extension definition (required) Can be ‘pipe’ for stdin or path to a JSON file

Examples:

Create extension from JSON file

metalcloud extension create my-workflow workflow “Custom deployment workflow” —definition-source workflow.json

Create extension from stdin

cat definition.json | metalcloud extension create my-app application “Custom app logic” —definition-source pipe

Create action extension

metalcloud extension create cleanup-action action “Cleanup resources” —definition-source ./actions/cleanup.json

metalcloud-cli extension create name kind description [flags]

Options

      --definition-source string   Source of the extension definition. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                       help for create

Options inherited from parent commands

  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")