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Devcontainer Setup by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Devcontainer Setup
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Devcontainer Setup

Create Universal DevContainers optimized for AI agentic workflows with Claude Code, Snowflake CLI, Cortex Code, and dbt. Use when setting up development containers, configuring devcontainer.json, scaffolding AI-ready environments, or when the user mentions devcontainers, containerized development, or Docker development environments.

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DevContainer Setup Skill

When to Use

User asks to set up a DevContainer or development environment
User mentions AI-ready development setup
Project needs containerized development with multiple language runtimes

Instructions

Step 1: Create directory structure

mkdir -p .devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools

Step 2: Copy templates

Copy these files from the skill templates folder:

Source	Destination
`templates/devcontainer.json`	`.devcontainer/devcontainer.json`
`templates/snowflake-ai-tools/devcontainer-feature.json`	`.devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/devcontainer-feature.json`
`templates/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh`	`.devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh`

If no requirements.txt exists in project root, also copy:

Source	Destination
`templates/requirements.txt`	`requirements.txt`

Step 3: Make scripts executable

chmod +x .devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh

Step 4: Remind user to create host directories

Run this on their host machine before opening the devcontainer:

mkdir -p ~/.m2 ~/.npm ~/.cache/uv ~/.cargo ~/.snowflake ~/.claude ~/.cursor

Step 5: Remind user about config files

These should exist on the host:

~/.snowflake/connections.toml - Snowflake CLI config
~/.claude/ - Claude Code config

Template Locations

All templates are in this skill's templates/ folder:

templates/devcontainer.json
templates/snowflake-ai-tools/
templates/requirements.txt

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
NPM EACCES errors	`sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$HOME/.npm"`
UID mismatch on Linux	Verify `updateRemoteUserUID: true` in devcontainer.json
Cache permission issues	Run `snowflake-ai-tools-setup` to re-fix permissions
Mount directory not found	Run `mkdir -p ~/.m2 ~/.npm ~/.cache/uv ~/.cargo ~/.snowflake ~/.claude ~/.cursor` on host
Tools not found	Check Docker build logs for install errors
Different user than vscode	Update mount targets and containerEnv paths in devcontainer.json

Reference

See README.md for detailed documentation on:

What's included (features, tools, mounts)
Compatibility (base images, architectures)
Python environment setup

---name: devcontainer-setupdescription: Create Universal DevContainers optimized for AI agentic workflows with Claude Code, Snowflake CLI, Cortex Code, and dbt. Use when setting up development containers, configuring devcontainer.json, scaffolding AI-ready environments, or when the user mentions devcontainers, containerized development, or Docker development environments.--- # DevContainer Setup Skill ## When to Use - User asks to set up a DevContainer or development environment - User mentions AI-ready development setup - Project needs containerized development with multiple language runtimes ## Instructions ### Step 1: Create directory structure ```bash mkdir -p .devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools ``` ### Step 2: Copy templates Copy these files from the skill templates folder: | Source | Destination | | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | `templates/devcontainer.json` | `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` | | `templates/snowflake-ai-tools/devcontainer-feature.json` | `.devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/devcontainer-feature.json` | | `templates/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh` | `.devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh` | If no `requirements.txt` exists in project root, also copy: | Source | Destination | | ---------------------------- | ------------------ | | `templates/requirements.txt` | `requirements.txt` | ### Step 3: Make scripts executable ```bash chmod +x .devcontainer/snowflake-ai-tools/install.sh ``` ### Step 4: Remind user to create host directories Run this on their host machine before opening the devcontainer: ```bash mkdir -p ~/.m2 ~/.npm ~/.cache/uv ~/.cargo ~/.snowflake ~/.claude ~/.cursor ``` ### Step 5: Remind user about config files These should exist on the host: - `~/.snowflake/connections.toml` - Snowflake CLI config - `~/.claude/` - Claude Code config ## Template Locations All templates are in this skill's `templates/` folder: - [templates/devcontainer.json](templates/devcontainer.json) - [templates/snowflake-ai-tools/](templates/snowflake-ai-tools/) - [templates/requirements.txt](templates/requirements.txt) ## Troubleshooting | Issue | Solution | | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | NPM EACCES errors | `sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$HOME/.npm"` | | UID mismatch on Linux | Verify `updateRemoteUserUID: true` in devcontainer.json | | Cache permission issues | Run `snowflake-ai-tools-setup` to re-fix permissions | | Mount directory not found | Run `mkdir -p ~/.m2 ~/.npm ~/.cache/uv ~/.cargo ~/.snowflake ~/.claude ~/.cursor` on host | | Tools not found | Check Docker build logs for install errors | | Different user than vscode | Update mount targets and containerEnv paths in devcontainer.json | ## Reference See [README.md](README.md) for detailed documentation on: - What's included (features, tools, mounts) - Compatibility (base images, architectures) - Python environment setup

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