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name: machine-setup description: Configure and manage MorphCloud microVMs. Use when the user asks about microVMs, cloud instances, or mentions Morph/morph.so. Covers instance lifecycle (start/stop/pause/resume), snapshots, SSH access, file transfers, and HTTP exposure.

Machine Setup

Manage MorphCloud microVMs using the morphcloud CLI.

Quick Start

Run the setup script to ensure the CLI is installed and get a full command map:

Copybash scripts/ensure-morphcloud.sh

Important: This script is bundled with this skill. Resolve the path relative to this skill's directory before executing (e.g., if this skill is at .claude/skills/machine-setup/, run bash .claude/skills/machine-setup/scripts/ensure-morphcloud.sh).

Environment

Set MORPH_API_KEY before running commands:

Copyexport MORPH_API_KEY="morph_xxx"

CLI Reference

Core Concepts

• Image: Base OS image (Ubuntu, etc.)
• Snapshot: Saved VM state (image + config + disk state)
• Instance: Running VM from a snapshot

Common Workflows

Create a new VM:

Copy# List available images
morphcloud image list

# Create snapshot from image
morphcloud snapshot create --image-id <image_id> --vcpus 2 --memory 4096 --disk-size 10240

# Start instance from snapshot
morphcloud instance start <snapshot_id>

Connect to instance:

Copy# Interactive SSH
morphcloud instance ssh <instance_id>

# Run command
morphcloud instance exec <instance_id> -- ls -la

# Copy files
morphcloud instance copy ./local.txt <instance_id>:/remote/path/
morphcloud instance copy <instance_id>:/remote/file.log ./local/

Expose HTTP service:

Copymorphcloud instance expose-http <instance_id> myservice 8080

Instance lifecycle:

Copymorphcloud instance pause <instance_id>   # Preserve state
morphcloud instance resume <instance_id>  # Resume paused
morphcloud instance stop <instance_id>    # Terminate

Save state:

Copymorphcloud instance snapshot <instance_id>

Command Groups