# Init Apic AI Assets

> Initialize IBM API Connect or IBM DataPower Interactive Gateway AI assets — MCP servers and skills

- Skill: `ibm-apiconnect/init-apic-ai-assets` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ibm-apiconnect/init-apic-ai-assets`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ibm-apiconnect/init-apic-ai-assets/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: ibm-apiconnect (https://skillmd.com/u/ibm-apiconnect)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ibm-apiconnect/init-apic-ai-assets

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Set up all AI assets for your IBM product in this workspace: MCP servers and agent skills. The right set of assets is determined by identifying which product the user has access to and following the appropriate installation path.

## Product Selection

Before doing anything else, ask the user which product they are working based on the below product information:

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Which IBM product are you setting up AI assets for?

[1] IBM API Connect (APIC)
    - Full API Connect instance (SaaS or on-prem v10/v12)
    - Sets up: MCP servers (analytics, governance, management, management-ai,
               studio, connection-composer, consumer, idig) + agent skills

[2] IBM DataPower Interactive Gateway (IDIG) — standalone / on-prem
    - Standalone IDIG deployment without a full API Connect instance
    - Sets up: idig-onprem MCP server + agent skills
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Ask for the user choice.

**Rules**:
- Wait for the user's answer before proceeding.
- If the user answers **1** (IBM API Connect), follow all steps in the `idig-apic.md` instructions.
- If the user answers **2** (IDIG standalone / on-prem), follow all steps in the `idig-onprem.md` instructions.
- If the user is unsure, briefly describe the difference:
  - IBM API Connect is the full API management platform — if they have an API manager URL and API keys they are an APIC user.
  - IDIG standalone is a self-contained DataPower Gateway deployment — if they only have a gateway base URL, username, and password, they are an on-prem IDIG user.
- Do not proceed to any installation steps until the product choice is confirmed.