orbstack-best-practices

Patterns for OrbStack Linux VMs and Docker on macOS. Covers orbctl/orb commands, machine lifecycle, cloud-init, networking, file sharing, and SSH access. Must use when working with OrbStack, orbctl commands, or Linux VMs on macOS.

2.10x

Quality

89%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

99%

2.10x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

Evaluation results

100%

32%

Standardized Developer VM Provisioning

Cloud-init VM provisioning

Criteria

Without context

With context

cloud-config header

100%

orb create with -c flag

100%

distro version syntax

100%

x86 arch flag

100%

packages section

100%

users section with groups

100%

runcmd section

100%

orb logs debug

100%

cloud-init status command

60%

100%

cloud-init output log

100%

memory config command

100%

Without context: $0.3725 · 1m 36s · 22 turns · 77 in / 5,674 out tokens

With context: $0.4177 · 1m 17s · 24 turns · 279 in / 4,402 out tokens

100%

33%

Local Multi-Service Development Environment with Docker

Docker networking and OrbStack domains

Criteria

Without context

With context

.orb.local domain access

100%

Compose service DNS format

100%

host.docker.internal

100%

HTTPS .orb.local URL

25%

100%

Custom domain label

100%

Named volumes for database

100%

SSH agent socket path

100%

SSH_AUTH_SOCK env var

75%

100%

x86 platform flag

100%

Docker daemon config path

100%

Apply daemon config

16%

100%

Without context: $0.2435 · 1m 26s · 13 turns · 17 in / 5,082 out tokens

With context: $0.4252 · 1m 25s · 22 turns · 460 in / 4,688 out tokens

98%

90%

Remote Development and Deployment Workflow for OrbStack VM

SSH access and IDE integration

Criteria

Without context

With context

SSH host is 'orb'

100%

Machine SSH format

100%

User+machine SSH format

100%

VS Code host

80%

JetBrains host is localhost

100%

JetBrains port 32222

100%

JetBrains key path

100%

Ansible host format

100%

orb push for file transfer

100%

mac notify command

100%

ORBENV for env forwarding

100%

Without context: $0.5450 · 1m 56s · 29 turns · 35 in / 7,779 out tokens

With context: $0.7014 · 2m 21s · 31 turns · 287 in / 8,839 out tokens

Repository: NeverSight/skills_feed
Commit: 5342bca

Evaluated: 13 days ago
Agent: Claude Code
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Table of Contents

Standardized Developer VM Provisioning Local Multi-Service Development Environment with Docker Remote Development and Deployment Workflow for OrbStack VM

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