Lima Devbox

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Guide users through setting up a Lima VM for isolated development on macOS. Use when users want to create a sandboxed development environment, set up a VM for AI coding tools, or isolate code execution from their host machine. Walks through VM configuration (name, RAM, shared directories, languages) via wizard, then executes setup systematically.

What this skill does

Lima Devbox is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/lima-devbox/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when users want to create a sandboxed development environment, set up a VM for AI coding tools, or isolate code execution from their host machine. Walks through VM configuration (name, RAM, shared directories, languages) via wizard, then executes setup systematically.

Who uses this skill

The Lima Devbox skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/lima-devbox
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/lima-devbox/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/lima-devbox/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/lima-devbox/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/lima-devbox/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\lima-devbox\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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