Comprehensive operational knowledge for all major OpenStack services. Covers architecture, deployment, CLI/API operations, service internals, and day-two management across OpenStack 2025.1 (Epoxy) through 2026.1. Targets both operators managing production clouds and developers building on OpenStack APIs.
Install:
pipx install agentic-stacks # if you haven't already
agentic-stacks pull agentic-stacks/openstack-coreSkills
training
Interactive training — teaches this stack's domain to new users
architecture
Overall OpenStack architecture, message bus, DB, API patterns
deployment-overview
Deployment methods overview with references to deployment stacks
configuration
Common config patterns: oslo.config, paste.ini, policy.yaml
identity
Keystone: authentication, authorization, federation, catalog
compute
Nova + Placement: instances, scheduling, migrations, resource tracking
networking
Neutron: networks, routers, security groups, ML2, OVS, OVN
block-storage
Cinder: volumes, snapshots, backups, multi-backend, replication
image
Glance: image management, stores, import workflows
object-storage
Swift: containers, objects, rings, replication, erasure coding
shared-filesystem
Manila: shared filesystem management, share types, drivers
heat
Heat: stack orchestration, templates, environments, convergence
magnum
Magnum: Kubernetes cluster provisioning on OpenStack
load-balancing
Octavia: load balancers, listeners, pools, health monitors, amphora
dns
Designate: DNS zones, recordsets, reverse DNS, backend drivers
bare-metal
Ironic: bare metal provisioning, inspection, cleaning, drivers
security
Barbican + cross-cutting: secrets, certificates, TLS, RBAC, hardening
dashboard
Horizon and Skyline: web dashboards, configuration, customization
health-check
Cross-service health verification
upgrades
Release upgrades including SLURP paths (2025.1 -> 2026.1)
backup-restore
Database and config backup strategies
capacity-planning
Quota management and resource planning
diagnose
Symptom-based troubleshooting decision trees
decision-guides
Choose between networking, storage, dashboard, and deployment options
compatibility
Service version matrix, Python versions, DB compatibility
known-issues
Version-specific bugs and workarounds