How do I install the Turbo skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add melvynx/turbo in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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melvynx (@melvynx) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Turbo by melvynx — Agent Skill

Name: Turbo
Author: melvynx

File contents

turbo

Setup

npm i -g turbo

Verify installation:

turbo --version

Requires a turbo.json configuration file in the project root.

Authentication

turbo login

Link to a Vercel team for remote caching:

turbo link

Resources

Running Tasks

Command	Description
`turbo run build`	Run build task across all packages
`turbo run test`	Run test task across all packages
`turbo run lint`	Run lint task across all packages
`turbo run build test lint`	Run multiple tasks
`turbo run build --filter=<package>`	Run task for a specific package
`turbo run build --filter=<package>...`	Run task for a package and its dependencies
`turbo run build --filter=...<package>`	Run task for a package and its dependents
`turbo run build --filter='[HEAD~1]'`	Run task only for changed packages
`turbo run build --dry-run`	Preview which tasks would run
`turbo run build --graph`	Generate a task dependency graph
`turbo run build --force`	Force execution, ignoring cache
`turbo run build --concurrency=4`	Limit parallel task execution
`turbo run build --continue`	Continue running even if a task fails

Pruning

Command	Description
`turbo prune <package>`	Generate a sparse monorepo for a specific package
`turbo prune <package> --docker`	Generate pruned output optimized for Docker

Code Generation

Command	Description
`turbo gen`	Run a generator
`turbo gen workspace`	Generate a new workspace package
`turbo gen workspace --name <name>`	Generate a named workspace package

Daemon

Command	Description
`turbo daemon status`	Show daemon status
`turbo daemon start`	Start the turbo daemon
`turbo daemon stop`	Stop the turbo daemon

Remote Caching

Command	Description
`turbo login`	Login to remote cache provider
`turbo link`	Link project to remote cache
`turbo unlink`	Unlink project from remote cache

Global Flags

Flag	Description
`--filter=<pattern>`	Filter packages to run tasks on
`--force`	Ignore cache and force execution
`--dry-run`	Preview tasks without executing
`--concurrency=<n>`	Set max parallel tasks
`--graph`	Generate a dependency graph
`--output-logs=<mode>`	Control log output (full, hash-only, new-only, none)
`--env-mode=<mode>`	Control environment variable handling (strict, loose)

---name: turbodescription: Turborepo CLI - run tasks across monorepo packages, prune dependencies, generate packages. Use when user mentions 'turbo', 'turborepo', 'monorepo build', or wants to manage a Turborepo monorepo.---# turbo## Setup```bashnpm i -g turbo```Verify installation:```bashturbo --version```Requires a `turbo.json` configuration file in the project root.## Authentication```bashturbo login```Link to a Vercel team for remote caching:```bashturbo link```## Resources### Running Tasks| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `turbo run build` | Run build task across all packages || `turbo run test` | Run test task across all packages || `turbo run lint` | Run lint task across all packages || `turbo run build test lint` | Run multiple tasks || `turbo run build --filter=<package>` | Run task for a specific package || `turbo run build --filter=<package>...` | Run task for a package and its dependencies || `turbo run build --filter=...<package>` | Run task for a package and its dependents || `turbo run build --filter='[HEAD~1]'` | Run task only for changed packages || `turbo run build --dry-run` | Preview which tasks would run || `turbo run build --graph` | Generate a task dependency graph || `turbo run build --force` | Force execution, ignoring cache || `turbo run build --concurrency=4` | Limit parallel task execution || `turbo run build --continue` | Continue running even if a task fails |### Pruning| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `turbo prune <package>` | Generate a sparse monorepo for a specific package || `turbo prune <package> --docker` | Generate pruned output optimized for Docker |### Code Generation| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `turbo gen` | Run a generator || `turbo gen workspace` | Generate a new workspace package || `turbo gen workspace --name <name>` | Generate a named workspace package |### Daemon| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `turbo daemon status` | Show daemon status || `turbo daemon start` | Start the turbo daemon || `turbo daemon stop` | Stop the turbo daemon |### Remote Caching| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `turbo login` | Login to remote cache provider || `turbo link` | Link project to remote cache || `turbo unlink` | Unlink project from remote cache |## Global Flags| Flag | Description ||------|-------------|| `--filter=<pattern>` | Filter packages to run tasks on || `--force` | Ignore cache and force execution || `--dry-run` | Preview tasks without executing || `--concurrency=<n>` | Set max parallel tasks || `--graph` | Generate a dependency graph || `--output-logs=<mode>` | Control log output (full, hash-only, new-only, none) || `--env-mode=<mode>` | Control environment variable handling (strict, loose) |

Frequently asked questions

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