hybrid-cloud-networking Skill for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude plan VPN and dedicated links between your data center and AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI.

Installs: 10.8K; on skills.sh
Stars: 42.1K; on GitHub
Files: 1; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

This skill is a connectivity guide for Claude, from wshobson's agents collection. It compares site-to-site VPN with dedicated links on four clouds: AWS (VPN, Direct Connect), Azure (VPN, ExpressRoute), GCP (Cloud VPN, Cloud Interconnect) and OCI (IPSec VPN Connect, FastConnect).

Terraform examples cover AWS and Azure VPN gateways. SKILL.md also lists three network patterns, BGP and route settings, ten security practices, high availability, troubleshooting commands and six cost tips. references/direct-connect.md compares the four dedicated link services. It loads when you connect on-premises systems to a cloud.

Good for

Network engineers linking a data center to a cloud
Cloud architects planning hybrid or multi-cloud setups
Teams migrating to the cloud in stages
Teams with compliance rules on cross-premises traffic

Install hybrid-cloud-networking

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the hybrid-cloud-networking skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
/plugin install cloud-infrastructure@claude-code-workflows

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Pick one route. The plugin routes install the whole cloud-infrastructure plugin: 7 agents and 8 skills (counted from the plugin folder in the repo tree, which has no hooks or MCP config files). The skills-only routes install just this skill, with no agents or commands. The skill's examples use Terraform and the aws, az and oci command line tools.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Configure secure, high-performance connectivity between on-premises infrastructure and cloud platforms using VPN and dedicated connections. Use when building hybrid cloud architectures, connecting data centers to cloud, or implementing secure cross-premises networking.

Sections in SKILL.md

Purpose
When to Use
Connection Options
AWS Connectivity
Azure Connectivity
GCP Connectivity
OCI Connectivity
Hybrid Network Patterns
Pattern 1: Hub-and-Spoke
Pattern 2: Multi-Region Hybrid
Pattern 3: Multi-Cloud Hybrid
Routing Configuration
BGP Configuration
Route Propagation
Security Best Practices
High Availability

Key facts

Author: wshobson (repo owner)
License: MIT
Installs on skills.sh: 10,798 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 42,081 for the whole wshobson/agents repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
What it includes: 2 files including SKILL.md: references/direct-connect.md (no scripts)
Needs: Your own cloud accounts. The examples use Terraform and the aws, az and oci command line tools
Part of: The cloud-infrastructure plugin (version 1.3.3) in wshobson/agents. Counted from the plugin folder: 7 agents and 8 skills
Works in: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi, per the README. Skills-only installers ask which tool you use

What it includes

VPN and dedicated links on AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI
Lists bandwidth, latency and cost trade-offs for each option, for example up to 1.25 Gbps per tunnel on AWS Site-to-Site VPN.
Try: “Compare VPN and Direct Connect for a 5 Gbps link to AWS.”
Read · Connection options
AWS VPN gateway and Azure VPN gateway resources
HCL code for aws_vpn_gateway, aws_customer_gateway, aws_vpn_connection and azurerm_virtual_network_gateway.
Write · Terraform VPN examples
Hub-and-spoke, multi-region and multi-cloud layouts
Three diagrams of how an on-premises network can reach one or several clouds.
Read · Hybrid network patterns
BGP AS numbers and route propagation
Example AS numbers for the on-premises router and each cloud, plus route propagation and filtering tips.
Read · Routing configuration
Ten practices from private links to regular audits
A numbered list that includes encrypting VPN tunnels, VPC endpoints, flow logs and dual tunnels.
Read · Security best practices
Dual VPN tunnels and active-active links
Terraform for two VPN connections, plus BGP failover and ECMP routing notes.
Write · High availability
Key metrics and aws, az and oci CLI commands
Lists the metrics to watch and CLI commands such as aws ec2 describe-vpn-connections, az network vpn-connection show and oci network ip-sec-connection list.
Runs code · Monitoring and troubleshooting
Six ways to cut link and transfer costs
Right-size links, use VPN for low bandwidth, consolidate traffic, cut transfer costs, use dedicated links for high bandwidth and cache.
Read · Cost optimization
Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Interconnect and FastConnect (direct-connect.md)
A table of the four services and four design rules, such as redundant circuits in separate facilities and VPN as backup.
Read · Dedicated connectivity comparison

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

Terraform examples create cloud network resources
SKILL.md defines aws_vpn_gateway, aws_customer_gateway, aws_vpn_connection and azurerm_virtual_network_gateway resources, with placeholder values such as 203.0.113.1. Read the plan before you apply it. github.com
CLI commands run against your cloud accounts
SKILL.md lists aws ec2 describe-vpn-connections, az network vpn-connection show and oci network ip-sec-connection list. They use whatever cloud login your terminal already has. github.com
The plugin route installs more than this skill
The cloud-infrastructure plugin has 7 agents and 8 skills. We found no hooks or MCP config files in its folder. The skills-only routes install only this skill. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only mode. Use version control.
Talks to	AWS, Azure and OCI APIs, when you run the CLI commands
Sign-in and keys	SKILL.md and direct-connect.md do not mention any key. The CLI commands use your existing cloud login.
Scopes	Claude can write Terraform and cloud CLI commands in your project when you ask The examples define VPN gateways, customer gateways and VPN connections The troubleshooting section runs aws, az and oci commands against your cloud accounts

Questions

What does the hybrid-cloud-networking skill do?

It gives Claude a playbook for linking on-premises networks to AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI. Claude uses it to compare VPN and dedicated links, and to draft routing, security and failover settings.

How do I install hybrid-cloud-networking?

Use the install box at the top of this page. Pick a skills-only route to get just this skill, or the plugin route to get the whole cloud-infrastructure plugin.

Is this skill from Anthropic?

No. It is in wshobson/agents, a community collection. The skill sits in the cloud-infrastructure plugin there.

Does it need other skills?

No. SKILL.md lists multi-cloud-architecture and terraform-module-library under Related Skills, for architecture decisions and for writing Terraform. Both are in the same cloud-infrastructure plugin, and the skill does not require them.

Does it configure my cloud account?

Not by itself. It bundles no scripts. Its Terraform examples would create network resources only if you apply them.

Does it work in the Claude app?

The install box has no Claude app upload for it, because the examples rely on Terraform and cloud command line tools. Use Claude Code or Codex. The README also lists Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi.

Is it safe?

It bundles no scripts: just SKILL.md and one reference file. When you ask for network setup, Claude writes Terraform and may run the cloud CLI commands it lists. Review any plan before you apply it (our advice).

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: wshobson/agents
Folder: plugins/cloud-infrastructure/skills/hybrid-cloud-networking

wshobson/agents skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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hybrid-cloud-networking SKILL.md · github.com
wshobson/agents README · github.com
cloud-infrastructure plugin.json · github.com
hybrid-cloud-networking references/direct-connect.md · github.com