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Apm Environment Setup by webmaxru — Agent Skill

Name: Apm Environment Setup
Author: webmaxru

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APM Environment Setup

Provides a reproducible environment in which the book's agents can install, introspect, and run the real apm CLI. Used by apm-cli-explorer and code-verifier.

Requirements

A shell with network access to fetch the CLI installer and sample packages.
Git (APM resolves dependencies from git servers).
A scratch directory kept out of version control for sample projects.

Install the CLI (Windows / PowerShell)

# from the repo root
irm https://aka.ms/apm-windows | iex

# Unix equivalent:
#   curl -sSL https://aka.ms/apm-unix | sh

Each PowerShell tool call runs in a fresh process. If apm is not yet on PATH in a new shell, re-open the shell or reference the installed binary directly.

Record the version you study

apm --version

Always note the inspected version in research/verification artifacts — APM moves fast.

Introspection starting points

apm --help
apm install --help
apm run --help
apm audit --help

Read the top-level help and each subcommand's help to document real commands and flags. Study the apm.yml, apm.lock.yaml, and apm-policy.yml schemas from the docs and from a generated project.

Scaffold a sample project (for hands-on introspection)

# in a scratch dir (NOT the repo)
apm init                                   # creates apm.yml
apm install microsoft/apm-sample-package   # add and resolve a real dependency
apm install                                # restore from apm.lock.yaml

Inspect the generated apm.yml and apm.lock.yaml to see version pinning and content hashes.

Credentials

Public packages need no tokens. For private git sources, provide host tokens via a .env (gitignored), never in code or committed files:

GITHUB_TOKEN=...
# GITLAB_TOKEN, AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT, etc. as needed for private sources

For examples that would push or require private access, prefer public sample packages or mark them SKIPPED-needs-network so verification stays deterministic and secret-free.

Reproducibility

Commit the apm.lock.yaml from any committed sample project so others reproduce the same setup byte-for-byte, and record the apm --version you used.

References

Docs: https://microsoft.github.io/apm/
Consumer ramp: https://microsoft.github.io/apm/consumer/
Repo & samples: https://github.com/microsoft/apm

---name: apm-environment-setupdescription: Installs the real Agent Package Manager (APM) CLI and scaffolds a sample repo so agents can introspect the tool, run commands, and validate manifests. Use before any CLI exploration or example verification.---# APM Environment SetupProvides a reproducible environment in which the book's agents can **install, introspect, and runthe real `apm` CLI**. Used by `apm-cli-explorer` and `code-verifier`.## Requirements- A shell with network access to fetch the CLI installer and sample packages.- Git (APM resolves dependencies from git servers).- A scratch directory kept out of version control for sample projects.## Install the CLI (Windows / PowerShell)```powershell# from the repo rootirm https://aka.ms/apm-windows | iex# Unix equivalent:# curl -sSL https://aka.ms/apm-unix | sh```> Each PowerShell tool call runs in a fresh process. If `apm` is not yet on `PATH` in a new shell,> re-open the shell or reference the installed binary directly.## Record the version you study```powershellapm --version```Always note the inspected version in research/verification artifacts — APM moves fast.## Introspection starting points```powershellapm --helpapm install --helpapm run --helpapm audit --help```Read the top-level help and each subcommand's help to document real commands and flags. Study the`apm.yml`, `apm.lock.yaml`, and `apm-policy.yml` schemas from the docs and from a generated project.## Scaffold a sample project (for hands-on introspection)```powershell# in a scratch dir (NOT the repo)apm init # creates apm.ymlapm install microsoft/apm-sample-package # add and resolve a real dependencyapm install # restore from apm.lock.yaml```Inspect the generated `apm.yml` and `apm.lock.yaml` to see version pinning and content hashes.## CredentialsPublic packages need no tokens. For **private** git sources, provide host tokens via a **`.env`**(gitignored), never in code or committed files:```GITHUB_TOKEN=...# GITLAB_TOKEN, AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT, etc. as needed for private sources```For examples that would push or require private access, prefer **public sample packages** or markthem `SKIPPED-needs-network` so verification stays deterministic and secret-free.## ReproducibilityCommit the `apm.lock.yaml` from any committed sample project so others reproduce the same setupbyte-for-byte, and record the `apm --version` you used.## References- Docs: https://microsoft.github.io/apm/- Consumer ramp: https://microsoft.github.io/apm/consumer/- Repo & samples: https://github.com/microsoft/apm

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Apm Environment Setup