createos

CreateOS Platform Skills

Ship anything to production — AI agents, APIs, backends, bots, MCP servers, frontends, webhooks, workers, and more.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Authentication

For AI Agents (MCP) - USE THIS

When connected via MCP (OpenClaw, MoltBot, ClawdBot, Claude), NO API KEY NEEDED. The MCP server handles authentication automatically.

MCP Endpoint: https://api-createos.nodeops.network/mcp

Just call the tools directly:

CreateProject(...)
UploadDeploymentFiles(...)
ListProjects(...)

For REST API (Scripts/External)

When calling REST endpoints directly (curl, Python requests, etc.):

X-Api-Key: <your-api-key>
Base URL: https://api-createos.nodeops.network

Get API key via MCP: CreateAPIKey({name: "my-key", expiryAt: "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"})

🚀 Quick Start for MCP Agents

Deploy Files Directly (Fastest)

// 1. Create upload project
CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-app",
  "displayName": "My App",
  "type": "upload",
  "source": {},
  "settings": {
    "runtime": "node:20",
    "port": 3000
  }
})

// 2. Upload files and deploy
UploadDeploymentFiles(project_id, {
  "files": [
    {"path": "package.json", "content": "{\"name\":\"app\",\"scripts\":{\"start\":\"node index.js\"}}"},
    {"path": "index.js", "content": "require('http').createServer((req,res)=>{res.end('Hello!')}).listen(3000)"}
  ]
})

// Result: https://my-app.createos.nodeops.network is live!

Deploy from GitHub (Auto-deploy on push)

// 1. Get GitHub installation ID
ListConnectedGithubAccounts()
// Returns: [{installationId: "12345", ...}]

// 2. Find repo ID
ListGithubRepositories("12345")
// Returns: [{id: "98765", fullName: "myorg/myrepo", ...}]

// 3. Create VCS project
CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-app",
  "displayName": "My App", 
  "type": "vcs",
  "source": {
    "vcsName": "github",
    "vcsInstallationId": "12345",
    "vcsRepoId": "98765"
  },
  "settings": {
    "runtime": "node:20",
    "port": 3000,
    "installCommand": "npm install",
    "buildCommand": "npm run build",
    "runCommand": "npm start"
  }
})

// Auto-deploys on every git push!

Deploy Docker Image

// 1. Create image project
CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-service",
  "displayName": "My Service",
  "type": "image",
  "source": {},
  "settings": {
    "port": 8080
  }
})

// 2. Deploy image
CreateDeployment(project_id, {
  "image": "nginx:latest"
})

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Core Skills Overview
3. Project Management Skills
4. Deployment Skills
5. Environment Management Skills
6. Domain & Routing Skills
7. GitHub Integration Skills
8. Analytics & Monitoring Skills
9. Security Skills
10. Organization Skills (Apps)
11. API Key Management Skills
12. Common Deployment Patterns
13. Best Practices
14. Troubleshooting & Edge Cases
15. API Quick Reference

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Introduction

What is CreateOS?

CreateOS is a cloud deployment platform designed for rapid shipping of any workload — from simple static sites to complex multi-agent AI systems. It provides:

• Three deployment methods: GitHub auto-deploy, Docker images, direct file upload
• Multi-environment support: Production, staging, development with isolated configs
• Built-in CI/CD: Automatic builds and deployments on git push
• Custom domains: SSL/TLS included, DNS verification
• Real-time analytics: Request metrics, error tracking, performance monitoring
• Security scanning: Vulnerability detection for deployments

Target Users

User Type	Primary Use Cases
AI/ML Engineers	Deploy agents, MCP servers, RAG pipelines, LLM services
Backend Developers	Ship APIs, microservices, webhooks, workers
Frontend Developers	Deploy SPAs, SSR apps, static sites
DevOps Engineers	Manage environments, domains, scaling, monitoring
Bot Developers	Host Discord, Slack, Telegram bots

Supported Technologies

Runtimes: node:18, node:20, node:22, python:3.11, python:3.12, golang:1.22, golang:1.25, rust:1.75, bun:1.1, bun:1.3, static

Frameworks: nextjs, reactjs-spa, reactjs-ssr, vuejs-spa, vuejs-ssr, nuxtjs, astro, remix, express, fastapi, flask, django, gin, fiber, actix

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Core Skills Overview

🔌 MCP Tools Available (Direct Call - No Auth Needed)

When using CreateOS via MCP (OpenClaw, Claude, etc.), these tools are available directly:

Projects:

• CreateProject - Create new project (vcs, image, or upload type)
• ListProjects - List all projects
• GetProject - Get project details
• UpdateProject - Update project metadata
• UpdateProjectSettings - Update build/runtime settings
• DeleteProject - Delete project

Deployments:

• CreateDeployment - Deploy Docker image (image projects)
• TriggerLatestDeployment - Trigger build from GitHub (vcs projects)
• UploadDeploymentFiles - Upload files to deploy (upload projects)
• UploadDeploymentBase64Files - Upload binary files as base64
• UploadDeploymentZip - Upload zip archive
• ListDeployments - List all deployments
• GetDeployment - Get deployment status
• GetBuildLogs - View build logs
• GetDeploymentLogs - View runtime logs
• RetriggerDeployment - Retry failed deployment
• CancelDeployment - Cancel queued/building deployment
• WakeupDeployment - Wake sleeping deployment

Environments:

• CreateProjectEnvironment - Create environment (production, staging, etc.)
• ListProjectEnvironments - List environments
• UpdateProjectEnvironment - Update environment config
• UpdateProjectEnvironmentEnvironmentVariables - Set env vars
• UpdateProjectEnvironmentResources - Scale CPU/memory/replicas
• AssignDeploymentToProjectEnvironment - Assign deployment to env
• DeleteProjectEnvironment - Delete environment

Domains:

• CreateDomain - Add custom domain
• ListDomains - List domains
• RefreshDomain - Verify DNS
• UpdateDomainEnvironment - Assign domain to environment
• DeleteDomain - Remove domain

GitHub:

• ListConnectedGithubAccounts - Get connected GitHub accounts
• ListGithubRepositories - List accessible repos
• ListGithubRepositoryBranches - List branches

Apps:

• CreateApp - Create app to group projects
• ListApps - List apps
• AddProjectsToApp - Add projects to app

User:

• GetCurrentUser - Get user info
• GetQuotas - Check usage limits
• GetSupportedProjectTypes - List runtimes/frameworks

Functional Skills

Skill Category	Capabilities
Project Management	Create, configure, update, delete, transfer projects
Deployment	Build, deploy, rollback, wake, cancel deployments
Environment Management	Multi-env configs, env vars, resource scaling
Domain Management	Custom domains, SSL, DNS verification
GitHub Integration	Auto-deploy, branch management, repo access
Analytics	Request metrics, error rates, performance data
Security	Vulnerability scanning, API key management
Organization	Group projects into apps, manage services

Technical Skills

Skill	Description
Authentication	API key-based auth with expiry management
Build AI	Automatic build configuration detection
Dockerfile Support	Custom container builds
Environment Isolation	Separate configs per environment
Resource Management	CPU, memory, replica scaling

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Project Management Skills

Skill: Create Projects

Create new projects with full configuration for build and runtime settings.

Project Types

Type	Description	Best For
vcs	GitHub-connected repository	Production apps with CI/CD
image	Docker container deployment	Pre-built images, complex deps
upload	Direct file upload	Quick prototypes, static sites

VCS Project Creation

What it does: Links a GitHub repository for automatic deployments on push.

Why it's useful: Enables GitOps workflow — push to deploy with zero manual intervention.

How to implement:

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-nextjs-app",
  "displayName": "My Next.js Application",
  "type": "vcs",
  "source": {
    "vcsName": "github",
    "vcsInstallationId": "12345678",
    "vcsRepoId": "98765432"
  },
  "settings": {
    "framework": "nextjs",
    "runtime": "node:20",
    "port": 3000,
    "directoryPath": ".",
    "installCommand": "npm install",
    "buildCommand": "npm run build",
    "runCommand": "npm start",
    "buildVars": {
      "NODE_ENV": "production",
      "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL": "https://api.example.com"
    },
    "runEnvs": {
      "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://...",
      "SECRET_KEY": "..."
    },
    "ignoreBranches": ["develop", "feature/*"],
    "hasDockerfile": false,
    "useBuildAI": false
  },
  "appId": "optional-app-uuid",
  "enabledSecurityScan": true
})

Prerequisites:

• GitHub account connected via InstallGithubApp
• Repository access granted to CreateOS GitHub App

Potential pitfalls:

• Incorrect vcsRepoId causes deployment failures
• Missing port setting results in health check failures
• buildVars vs runEnvs confusion (build-time vs runtime)

Image Project Creation

What it does: Deploys pre-built Docker images without build step.

Why it's useful: Faster deployments, complex dependencies, existing CI pipelines.

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-api-service",
  "displayName": "My API Service",
  "type": "image",
  "source": {},
  "settings": {
    "port": 8080,
    "runEnvs": {
      "API_KEY": "secret",
      "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
    }
  }
})

Implications:

• No build logs (image already built)
• Must manage image registry separately
• Version control via image tags

Upload Project Creation

What it does: Deploy by uploading files directly — no Git required.

Why it's useful: Quick prototypes, migrations, CI-generated artifacts.

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "quick-prototype",
  "displayName": "Quick Prototype",
  "type": "upload",
  "source": {},
  "settings": {
    "framework": "express",
    "runtime": "node:20",
    "port": 3000,
    "installCommand": "npm install",
    "buildCommand": "npm run build",
    "buildDir": "dist",
    "useBuildAI": true
  }
})

Skill: Update Project Settings

Modify build and runtime configuration without recreating projects.

UpdateProjectSettings(project_id, {
  "framework": "nextjs",
  "runtime": "node:22",
  "port": 3000,
  "installCommand": "npm ci",
  "buildCommand": "npm run build",
  "runCommand": "npm start",
  "buildDir": ".next",
  "buildVars": {"NODE_ENV": "production"},
  "runEnvs": {"NEW_VAR": "value"},
  "ignoreBranches": ["wip/*"],
  "hasDockerfile": false,
  "useBuildAI": false
})

Edge cases:

• Changing runtime triggers rebuild on next deployment
• Changing port requires redeployment to take effect
• ignoreBranches only affects future pushes

Skill: Project Lifecycle Management

Operation	Tool	Use Case
List projects	ListProjects(limit?, offset?, name?, type?, status?, app?)	Dashboard, search
Get details	GetProject(project_id)	View full config
Update metadata	UpdateProject(project_id, {displayName, description?, enabledSecurityScan?})	Rename, toggle features
Delete	DeleteProject(project_id)	Cleanup (async deletion)
Check name	CheckProjectUniqueName({uniqueName})	Validation before create

Skill: Project Transfer

Transfer project ownership between users.

1. Owner: GetProjectTransferUri(project_id) → returns {uri, token} (valid 6 hours)
2. Owner: Share URI with recipient
3. Recipient: TransferProject(project_id, token)
4. Audit: ListProjectTransferHistory(project_id)

Security implications:

• Token expires after 6 hours
• Transfer is irreversible
• All environments and deployments transfer

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Deployment Skills

Skill: Trigger Deployments

For VCS Projects

Automatic (recommended): Push to GitHub triggers deployment automatically.

Manual trigger:

TriggerLatestDeployment(project_id, branch?)
// branch defaults to repo's default branch

For Image Projects

CreateDeployment(project_id, {
  "image": "nginx:latest"
})
// Supports any valid Docker image reference:
// - nginx:latest
// - myregistry.com/myapp:v1.2.3
// - ghcr.io/org/repo:sha-abc123

For Upload Projects

Direct files:

UploadDeploymentFiles(project_id, {
  "files": [
    {"path": "package.json", "content": "{\"name\":\"app\",...}"},
    {"path": "index.js", "content": "const express = require('express')..."},
    {"path": "public/style.css", "content": "body { margin: 0; }"}
  ]
})

Base64 files (for binary content):

UploadDeploymentBase64Files(project_id, {
  "files": [
    {"path": "assets/logo.png", "content": "iVBORw0KGgo..."}
  ]
})

ZIP upload:

UploadDeploymentZip(project_id, {file: zipBinaryData})

Limitations:

• Max 100 files per upload
• Use ZIP for larger projects

Skill: Deployment Lifecycle

┌─────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌───────────┐    ┌──────────┐
│ queued  │ →  │ building │ →  │ deploying │ →  │ deployed │
└─────────┘    └──────────┘    └───────────┘    └──────────┘
                    │                                 │
                    ↓                                 ↓
               ┌────────┐                       ┌──────────┐
               │ failed │                       │ sleeping │
               └────────┘                       └──────────┘

State	Description	Actions Available
queued	Waiting for build slot	Cancel
building	Build in progress	Cancel, View logs
deploying	Pushing to infrastructure	Wait
deployed	Live and serving traffic	Assign to env
failed	Build or deploy error	Retry, View logs
sleeping	Idle timeout (cost saving)	Wake up

Skill: Deployment Operations

Operation	Tool	Notes
List	ListDeployments(project_id, limit?, offset?)	Max 20/page, paginate for more
Get details	GetDeployment(project_id, deployment_id)	Full status, timestamps, URLs
Retry	RetriggerDeployment(project_id, deployment_id, settings?)	settings: "project" or "deployment"
Cancel	CancelDeployment(project_id, deployment_id)	Only queued/building states
Delete	DeleteDeployment(project_id, deployment_id)	Marks for async deletion
Wake	WakeupDeployment(project_id, deployment_id)	Restarts sleeping deployment
Download	DownloadDeployment(project_id, deployment_id)	Upload projects only

Skill: Debug with Logs

Build logs — Debug compilation/build failures:

GetBuildLogs(project_id, deployment_id, skip?)
// skip: number of lines to skip (for pagination)

Runtime logs — Debug application errors:

GetDeploymentLogs(project_id, deployment_id, since-seconds?)
// since-seconds: look back window (default: 60)

Environment logs — Aggregate logs for an environment:

GetProjectEnvironmentLogs(project_id, environment_id, since-seconds?)

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Environment Management Skills

Skill: Create Environments

Environments provide isolated configurations for the same codebase.

Typical setup:

• production — Live traffic, max resources
• staging — Pre-production testing
• development — Feature development

VCS Project Environment (branch required)

CreateProjectEnvironment(project_id, {
  "displayName": "Production",
  "uniqueName": "production",
  "description": "Live production environment",
  "branch": "main",
  "isAutoPromoteEnabled": true,
  "resources": {
    "cpu": 500,
    "memory": 1024,
    "replicas": 2
  },
  "settings": {
    "runEnvs": {
      "NODE_ENV": "production",
      "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://prod-db:5432/app",
      "REDIS_URL": "redis://prod-cache:6379"
    }
  }
})

Image Project Environment (no branch)

CreateProjectEnvironment(project_id, {
  "displayName": "Production",
  "uniqueName": "production",
  "description": "Live production environment",
  "resources": {
    "cpu": 500,
    "memory": 1024,
    "replicas": 2
  },
  "settings": {
    "runEnvs": {
      "NODE_ENV": "production"
    }
  }
})

Skill: Resource Management

Resource	Min	Max	Unit	Implications
CPU	200	500	millicores	Higher = faster processing
Memory	500	1024	MB	Higher = more data in memory
Replicas	1	3	instances	Higher = more availability

UpdateProjectEnvironmentResources(project_id, environment_id, {
  "cpu": 500,
  "memory": 1024,
  "replicas": 3
})

Scaling considerations:

• Replicas > 1 requires stateless application design
• Memory limits cause OOM kills if exceeded
• CPU throttling occurs at limit (not killed)

Skill: Environment Variables

UpdateProjectEnvironmentEnvironmentVariables(project_id, environment_id, {
  "runEnvs": {
    "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://...",
    "API_KEY": "new-secret-key",
    "LOG_LEVEL": "debug",
    "FEATURE_FLAG_X": "enabled"
  },
  "port": 8080  // Image projects only
})

Best practices:

• Never commit secrets to code — use runEnvs
• Use different values per environment
• Redeploy after changing vars for effect

Skill: Deployment Assignment

Manually control which deployment serves an environment:

AssignDeploymentToProjectEnvironment(project_id, environment_id, {
  "deploymentId": "deployment-uuid"
})

Use cases:

• Rollback to previous deployment
• Blue-green deployment switching
• Canary releases (with multiple envs)

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Domain & Routing Skills

Skill: Add Custom Domains

CreateDomain(project_id, {
  "name": "api.mycompany.com",
  "environmentId": "optional-env-uuid"  // Assign immediately
})

Response includes DNS instructions:

Add CNAME record:
  api.mycompany.com → <createos-provided-target>

Skill: Domain Verification Flow

1. CreateDomain → Status: pending
2. Configure DNS at your registrar
3. Wait for DNS propagation (up to 48 hours)
4. RefreshDomain → Status: active (if verified)

RefreshDomain(project_id, domain_id)
// Only available when status is "pending"

Skill: Domain-Environment Assignment

Route domain traffic to specific environment:

UpdateDomainEnvironment(project_id, domain_id, {
  "environmentId": "production-env-uuid"
})
// Set to null to unassign

Multi-domain setup example:

• app.example.com → production environment
• staging.example.com → staging environment
• dev.example.com → development environment

Skill: Domain Operations

Operation	Tool
List	ListDomains(project_id)
Verify	RefreshDomain(project_id, domain_id)
Assign	UpdateDomainEnvironment(project_id, domain_id, {environmentId})
Delete	DeleteDomain(project_id, domain_id)

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GitHub Integration Skills

Skill: Connect GitHub Account

InstallGithubApp({
  "installationId": 12345678,
  "code": "oauth-code-from-github-redirect"
})

Flow:

1. User clicks "Connect GitHub" in CreateOS
2. Redirected to GitHub for authorization
3. GitHub redirects back with code and installationId
4. Call InstallGithubApp to complete connection

Skill: Repository Discovery

// 1. Get connected accounts
ListConnectedGithubAccounts()
// Returns: [{installationId, accountName, accountType}, ...]

// 2. List accessible repositories
ListGithubRepositories(installation_id)
// Returns: [{id, name, fullName, private, defaultBranch}, ...]

// 3. List branches for a repo
ListGithubRepositoryBranches(installation_id, "owner/repo", page?, per-page?, protected?)
// Returns: [{name, protected}, ...]

// 4. Get file tree (for monorepo path selection)
GetGithubRepositoryContent(installation_id, {
  "repository": "owner/repo",
  "branch": "main",
  "treeSha": "optional-tree-sha"
})

Skill: Auto-Deploy Configuration

Branch filtering — Ignore branches from auto-deploy:

UpdateProjectSettings(project_id, {
  "ignoreBranches": ["develop", "feature/*", "wip/*"]
})

Auto-promote — Automatically assign deployments to environment:

CreateProjectEnvironment(project_id, {
  "branch": "main",
  "isAutoPromoteEnabled": true,
  // ... other settings
})

When isAutoPromoteEnabled: true, successful deployments from the branch automatically become active in that environment.

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Analytics & Monitoring Skills

Skill: Comprehensive Analytics

GetProjectEnvironmentAnalytics(project_id, environment_id, {
  "start": 1704067200,  // Unix timestamp (default: 1 hour ago)
  "end": 1704070800     // Unix timestamp (default: now)
})

Returns:

• Overall request counts
• Status code distribution
• RPM (requests per minute)
• Success percentage
• Top hit paths
• Top error paths

Skill: Individual Metrics

Metric	Tool	Returns
Overall requests	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsOverallRequests	Total, 2xx, 4xx, 5xx counts
RPM	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsRPM	Peak and average RPM
Success %	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsSuccessPercentage	(2xx + 3xx) / total
Time series	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsRequestsOverTime	Requests by status over time
Top paths	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsTopHitPaths	Top 10 most accessed
Error paths	GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsTopErrorPaths	Top 10 error-prone
Distribution	GetEnvAnalyticsReqDistribution	Breakdown by status code

Skill: Performance Monitoring

Identify issues:

1. Check SuccessPercentage — drop indicates problems
2. Review TopErrorPaths — find problematic endpoints
3. Analyze RequestsOverTime — spot traffic patterns
4. Monitor RPM — detect traffic spikes

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Security Skills

Skill: Vulnerability Scanning

Enable scanning:

UpdateProject(project_id, {
  "enabledSecurityScan": true
})

Trigger scan:

TriggerSecurityScan(project_id, deployment_id)

View results:

GetSecurityScan(project_id, deployment_id)
// Returns: {status, vulnerabilities, summary}

Download full report:

GetSecurityScanDownloadUri(project_id, deployment_id)
// Only when status is "successful"
// Returns signed URL for report download

Retry failed scan:

RetriggerSecurityScan(project_id, deployment_id)
// Only when status is "failed"

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Organization Skills (Apps)

Skill: Group Projects

Apps provide logical grouping for related projects and services.

CreateApp({
  "name": "E-Commerce Platform",
  "description": "All services for the e-commerce system",
  "color": "#3B82F6"
})

Skill: Manage App Contents

// Add projects to app
AddProjectsToApp(app_id, {
  "projectIds": ["project-1-uuid", "project-2-uuid"]
})

// Remove projects
RemoveProjectsFromApp(app_id, {
  "projectIds": ["project-1-uuid"]
})

// List projects in app
ListProjectsByApp(app_id, limit?, offset?)

// Same for services
AddServicesToApp(app_id, {"serviceIds": [...]})
RemoveServicesFromApp(app_id, {"serviceIds": [...]})
ListServicesByApp(app_id, limit?, offset?)

Skill: App Lifecycle

Operation	Tool
List	ListApps()
Update	UpdateApp(app_id, {name, description?, color?})
Delete	DeleteApp(app_id)

Note: Deleting an app sets appId: null on associated projects/services (doesn't delete them).

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API Key Management Skills

Skill: Create API Keys

CreateAPIKey({
  "name": "production-key",
  "description": "API key for production CI/CD",
  "expiryAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"
})
// Returns: {id, name, key, expiryAt}
// IMPORTANT: key is only shown once at creation

Skill: API Key Operations

Operation	Tool
List	ListAPIKeys()
Update	UpdateAPIKey(api_key_id, {name, description?})
Revoke	RevokeAPIKey(api_key_id)
Check name	CheckAPIKeyUniqueName({uniqueName})

Skill: User & Quota Management

GetCurrentUser()
// Returns: user profile information

GetQuotas()
// Returns: {projects: {used, limit}, apiKeys: {used, limit}, ...}

GetSupportedProjectTypes()
// Returns: current list of supported runtimes and frameworks

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Common Deployment Patterns

Pattern: AI Agent Deployment

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "intelligent-agent",
  "displayName": "Intelligent Agent",
  "type": "vcs",
  "source": {"vcsName": "github", "vcsInstallationId": "...", "vcsRepoId": "..."},
  "settings": {
    "runtime": "python:3.12",
    "port": 8000,
    "installCommand": "pip install -r requirements.txt",
    "runCommand": "python -m uvicorn agent:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000",
    "runEnvs": {
      "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-...",
      "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-...",
      "LANGCHAIN_TRACING": "true",
      "AGENT_MEMORY_BACKEND": "redis"
    }
  }
})

Pattern: MCP Server Deployment

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "my-mcp-server",
  "displayName": "Custom MCP Server",
  "type": "vcs",
  "source": {"vcsName": "github", "vcsInstallationId": "...", "vcsRepoId": "..."},
  "settings": {
    "runtime": "node:20",
    "port": 3000,
    "installCommand": "npm install",
    "runCommand": "node server.js",
    "runEnvs": {
      "MCP_TRANSPORT": "sse",
      "MCP_PATH": "/mcp"
    }
  }
})

MCP Endpoint: https://{uniqueName}.createos.nodeops.network/mcp

Pattern: RAG Pipeline

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "rag-pipeline",
  "displayName": "RAG Pipeline Service",
  "type": "vcs",
  "settings": {
    "runtime": "python:3.12",
    "port": 8000,
    "runCommand": "uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000",
    "runEnvs": {
      "PINECONE_API_KEY": "...",
      "PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT": "us-west1-gcp",
      "OPENAI_API_KEY": "...",
      "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "text-embedding-3-small",
      "CHUNK_SIZE": "512",
      "CHUNK_OVERLAP": "50"
    }
  }
})

Pattern: Discord/Slack Bot

CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "discord-bot",
  "displayName": "Discord Bot",
  "type": "image",
  "source": {},
  "settings": {
    "port": 8080,
    "runEnvs": {
      "DISCORD_TOKEN": "...",
      "DISCORD_CLIENT_ID": "...",
      "BOT_PREFIX": "!",
      "LOG_CHANNEL_ID": "..."
    }
  }
})

// Deploy with:
CreateDeployment(project_id, {"image": "my-discord-bot:v1.0.0"})

Pattern: Multi-Agent System

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  App: Agent Swarm               │
├─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────┤
│  Orchestrator   │   Worker Agent  │  Worker Agent│
│  (coordinator)  │   (researcher)  │  (executor) │
└────────┬────────┴────────┬────────┴──────┬──────┘
         │                 │               │
         └────── HTTP/gRPC communication ──┘

// 1. Create app
CreateApp({"name": "Agent Swarm"})

// 2. Create orchestrator
CreateProject({
  "uniqueName": "orchestrator",
  "type": "vcs",
  "appId": app_id,
  "settings": {
    "runEnvs": {
      "WORKER_RESEARCHER_URL": "https://researcher.createos.nodeops.network",
      "WORKER_EXECUTOR_URL": "https://executor.createos.nodeops.network"
    }
  }
})

// 3. Create workers
CreateProject({"uniqueName": "researcher", "appId": app_id, ...})
CreateProject({"uniqueName": "executor", "appId": app_id, ...})

Pattern: Blue-Green Deployment

1. CreateProjectEnvironment "blue" with branch "main"
2. CreateProjectEnvironment "green" with branch "main"
3. CreateDomain "app.example.com" → assign to "blue"
4. Deploy new version to "green"
5. Test via green's environment URL
6. UpdateDomainEnvironment → switch to "green"
7. "blue" becomes the standby

Pattern: Rollback

// 1. Find previous good deployment
ListDeployments(project_id, {limit: 10})
// Identify deployment_id of last known good

// 2. Assign to environment
AssignDeploymentToProjectEnvironment(project_id, environment_id, {
  "deploymentId": "previous-good-deployment-id"
})

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Best Practices

Security

1. Never hardcode secrets — Use runEnvs for all sensitive data
2. Enable security scanning — Catch vulnerabilities early
3. Rotate API keys — Set reasonable expiry dates
4. Use environment isolation — Different secrets per environment

Performance

1. Right-size resources — Start small, scale based on metrics
2. Use replicas for availability — Min 2 for production
3. Monitor analytics — Set up alerts for error rate spikes
4. Optimize builds — Use npm ci over npm install

Reliability

1. Enable auto-promote carefully — Test in staging first
2. Keep previous deployments — Enable quick rollbacks
3. Use health checks — Ensure port matches app's listen port
4. Handle sleeping deployments — Wake or configure keep-alive

Organization

1. Use Apps — Group related projects logically
2. Naming conventions — {app}-{service}-{env} pattern
3. Document environments — Clear descriptions for each
4. Clean up unused — Delete old projects and deployments

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Troubleshooting & Edge Cases

Common Errors

Error	Diagnosis	Solution
Build failed	GetBuildLogs	Fix code errors, check dependencies
Runtime crash	GetDeploymentLogs	Check startup errors, missing env vars
Health check fail	App not responding on port	Verify port setting matches app
502 Bad Gateway	App crashed after deploy	Check logs, increase memory if OOM
Domain pending	DNS not propagated	Wait 24-48h, verify CNAME record
Quota exceeded	GetQuotas	Upgrade plan or delete unused
Deployment sleeping	Idle timeout	WakeupDeployment or add keep-alive

Edge Cases

High-load scenarios:

• Max 3 replicas per environment
• Consider external load balancer for higher scale
• Monitor RPM and adjust resources

Monorepo projects:

• Set directoryPath to subdirectory
• Use GetGithubRepositoryContent to explore structure

Private npm/pip packages:

• Add auth tokens to buildVars
• Use .npmrc or pip.conf in repo

Long-running builds:

• Build timeout is 15 minutes
• Use hasDockerfile: true for complex builds
• Pre-build images for image projects

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API Quick Reference

Project Lifecycle

CreateProject → ListProjects → GetProject → UpdateProject → UpdateProjectSettings → DeleteProject
CheckProjectUniqueName | GetProjectTransferUri → TransferProject | ListProjectTransferHistory

Deployment Lifecycle

CreateDeployment | TriggerLatestDeployment | UploadDeploymentFiles | UploadDeploymentBase64Files | UploadDeploymentZip
ListDeployments → GetDeployment → AssignDeploymentToProjectEnvironment
RetriggerDeployment | CancelDeployment | DeleteDeployment | WakeupDeployment | DownloadDeployment
GetBuildLogs | GetDeploymentLogs

Environment Lifecycle

CreateProjectEnvironment → ListProjectEnvironments → UpdateProjectEnvironment → DeleteProjectEnvironment
CheckProjectEnvironmentUniqueName | AssignDeploymentToProjectEnvironment
UpdateProjectEnvironmentEnvironmentVariables | UpdateProjectEnvironmentResources
GetProjectEnvironmentLogs

Domain Lifecycle

CreateDomain → ListDomains → RefreshDomain → UpdateDomainEnvironment → DeleteDomain

GitHub Integration

InstallGithubApp → ListConnectedGithubAccounts
ListGithubRepositories → ListGithubRepositoryBranches → GetGithubRepositoryContent

Analytics

GetProjectEnvironmentAnalytics (comprehensive)
GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsOverallRequests | GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsRPM
GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsSuccessPercentage | GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsRequestsOverTime
GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsTopHitPaths | GetProjectEnvironmentAnalyticsTopErrorPaths
GetEnvAnalyticsReqDistribution

Security

TriggerSecurityScan → GetSecurityScan → GetSecurityScanDownloadUri
RetriggerSecurityScan

Apps

CreateApp → ListApps → UpdateApp → DeleteApp
AddProjectsToApp | RemoveProjectsFromApp | ListProjectsByApp
AddServicesToApp | RemoveServicesFromApp | ListServicesByApp

API Keys & User

CreateAPIKey → ListAPIKeys → UpdateAPIKey → RevokeAPIKey
CheckAPIKeyUniqueName | GetCurrentUser | GetQuotas | GetSupportedProjectTypes

Naming Constraints

Field	Min	Max	Pattern
Project uniqueName	4	32	^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$
Project displayName	4	48	^[a-zA-Z0-9 _-]+$
Description	4	2048	Any text
Environment uniqueName	4	32	^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$
Environment displayName	4	48	^[a-zA-Z0-9 _-]+$
API key name	4	48	^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$
Domain name	3	255	Valid domain

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See also

If the user is moving an existing project off another cloud platform rather than starting fresh, prefer a migration-family skill over the general createos flow:

• vercel-to-createos — live today. Use when the repo contains vercel.json, .vercel/, or @vercel/* dependencies, or when the user mentions migrating from Vercel.
• netlify-to-createos, railway-to-createos, heroku-to-createos, render-to-createos, flyio-to-createos — reserved stubs. Until they ship, route the user to concierge migration at mailto:business@nodeops.xyz.

See MIGRATIONS.md at the repo root for the full migration skill index.

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Last updated: January 2025