Comprehensive operational knowledge for all major OpenStack services. This stack teaches AI agents to deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and extend OpenStack clouds.
| Domain | Services | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Keystone | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, federation |
| Compute | Nova, Placement | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, scheduling, live migration |
| Networking | Neutron | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, OVS, OVN, advanced networking |
| Block Storage | Cinder | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, backends |
| Image | Glance | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, import workflows |
| Object Storage | Swift | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, rings, erasure coding |
| Shared Filesystems | Manila | Architecture, CLI/API, internals |
| Orchestration | Heat, Magnum | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, templates |
| Load Balancing | Octavia | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, amphora |
| DNS | Designate | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, backend drivers |
| Bare Metal | Ironic | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, drivers |
| Key Management | Barbican | Architecture, CLI/API, internals, HSM |
| Dashboard | Horizon, Skyline | Configuration, customization, internals |
- 2025.1 (Epoxy) — SLURP release
- 2025.2
- 2026.1
SLURP upgrade path: 2025.1 → 2026.1 (skipping 2025.2).
| Skill | Entry Point | Description |
|---|---|---|
| architecture | skills/foundation/architecture/ |
Overall OpenStack architecture |
| deployment-overview | skills/foundation/deployment-overview/ |
Deployment methods and references |
| configuration | skills/foundation/configuration/ |
Common config patterns |
| identity | skills/identity/ |
Keystone |
| compute | skills/compute/ |
Nova + Placement |
| networking | skills/networking/ |
Neutron |
| block-storage | skills/storage/block/ |
Cinder |
| image | skills/storage/image/ |
Glance |
| object-storage | skills/storage/object/ |
Swift |
| shared-filesystem | skills/storage/shared-filesystem/ |
Manila |
| heat | skills/orchestration/heat/ |
Heat |
| magnum | skills/orchestration/magnum/ |
Magnum |
| load-balancing | skills/load-balancing/ |
Octavia |
| dns | skills/dns/ |
Designate |
| bare-metal | skills/bare-metal/ |
Ironic |
| security | skills/security/ |
Barbican + hardening |
| dashboard | skills/dashboard/ |
Horizon + Skyline |
| health-check | skills/operations/health-check/ |
Cross-service health |
| upgrades | skills/operations/upgrades/ |
Release upgrades + SLURP |
| backup-restore | skills/operations/backup-restore/ |
Backup strategies |
| capacity-planning | skills/operations/capacity-planning/ |
Quotas and planning |
| diagnose | skills/diagnose/ |
Troubleshooting |
| decision-guides | skills/reference/decision-guides/ |
Component selection |
| compatibility | skills/reference/compatibility/ |
Version matrix |
| known-issues | skills/reference/known-issues/ |
Bugs and workarounds |
agentic-stacks init my-openstack
cd my-openstack
agentic-stacks pull openstack-coreThen describe your cloud to the agent — it will guide you from architecture through operations.
This stack covers service knowledge. For deployment tooling, pair with:
- openstack-kolla — kolla-ansible deployment
- OpenStack CLI (
python-openstackclient)