vLLM Skills
A collection of skills for deploying and benchmarking vLLM. This project follows the anthropics/skills template format and is installable as a Claude Code plugin marketplace.
Overview
This repository provides modular, reusable agent skills required to operate and benchmark vLLM, following the Anthropics SKILL.md specification. Each skill is a self-contained directory implementing automation, scripts, and metadata for a specific operational task.
Skills Index
| Skill | Description |
|---|
| vllm-deploy-docker | Deploy vLLM using Docker (pre-built images or build-from-source) with NVIDIA GPU support and run the OpenAI-compatible server. |
| vllm-deploy-k8s | Deploy vLLM to Kubernetes with GPU support, health probes, and OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. |
| vllm-deploy-simple | Quick install and deploy vLLM, start serving with a simple LLM, and test OpenAI API. |
| vllm-prefix-cache-bench | Benchmark the efficiency of vLLM automatic prefix caching using fixed prompts, real datasets, or synthetic prefix/suffix patterns. |
| vllm-bench-random-synthetic | Run vLLM performance benchmark using synthetic random data to measure throughput, TTFT, TPOT, and other key performance metrics without downloading external datasets. |
| vllm-bench-serve | Benchmark vLLM or OpenAI-compatible serving endpoints using vllm bench serve. |
Installation
Plugin Marketplace (Recommended)
Install directly from the plugin marketplace in Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add vllm-project/vllm-skills
/plugin install vllm-skills@vllm-skills
Manual Install
Clone the repository and copy skills to your Claude Code skills directory:
git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-skills.git
cd vllm-skills
Copy to global skill folder:
cp -r plugins/vllm-skills/skills/vllm-deploy-simple ~/.claude/skills/
Or copy to the project skill folder:
cp -r plugins/vllm-skills/skills/vllm-deploy-simple .claude/skills/
Usage
Once installed, use the skills with slash commands or natural language:
/vllm-deploy-simple
Deploy vLLM with Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct on port 8000
Install and start a vLLM server using the vllm-deploy-simple skill
Supported Models
See vLLM documentation for the full list.
Contributing
This project follows the anthropics/skills template. When adding new skills:
- Create a new directory under
plugins/vllm-skills/skills/ (e.g., plugins/vllm-skills/skills/your-skill/)
- Add a
SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter:
---
name: your-skill
description: Brief description of what this skill does
---
- Add optional
scripts/, references/, and assets/ directories
- Update this README with your skill documentation
License
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.
Resources
vllm-project