render-deploy

npx skills add Haohao-end/openagent --skill render-deploy --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# Deploy to Render Render supports **Git-backed** services and **prebuilt Docker image** services. This skill covers **Git-backed** flows: 1. **Blueprint Method** - Generate render.yaml for Infrastructure-as-Code deployments 2. **Direct Creation** - Create services instantly via MCP tools Blueprints can also run a **prebuilt Docker image** by using `runtime: image`, but the `render.yaml` still must live in a Git repo. If there is no Git remote, stop and ask the user to either: - Create/push a Git remote (can be minimal if only the Blueprint is needed), or - Use the Render Dashboard/API to deploy a prebuilt Docker image (MCP cannot create image-backed services). ## Prerequisites - When sandboxing blocks the deployment network calls, rerun with `sandbox_permissions=require_escalated`. - The deployment might take a few minutes. Use appropriate timeout values. ## When to Use This Skill Activate this skill when users want to: - Deploy an application to Render - Create a render.yaml Blueprint file - Set up Render deployment for their project - Host or publish their application on Render's cloud platform - Create databases, cron jobs, or other Render resources ## Happy Path (New Users) Us

git remote -v
render --version
claude mcp add --transport http render https://mcp.render.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
export RENDER_API_KEY="<YOUR_API_KEY>"
codex mcp add render --url https://mcp.render.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var RENDER_API_KEY
Check if user is logged in (use -o json for non-interactive mode)
render whoami -o json
render workspace current -o json
render whoami -o json  # Ensure CLI is authenticated (won't always prompt)
render blueprints validate