Configures Elastic Cloud authentication and environment defaults. Use when setting up EC_API_KEY, configuring Cloud API access, or when another cloud skill requires credentials.
---
name: cloud-setup
description: >
Configures Elastic Cloud authentication and environment defaults. Use when setting
up EC_API_KEY, configuring Cloud API access, or when another cloud skill requires
credentials.
metadata:
author: elastic
version: 0.1.0
---
# Cloud Environment Setup
Configure Elastic Cloud authentication and preferences. All other `cloud/*` skills depend on this setup.
## Workflow
```text
Setup Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Verify API key
- [ ] Step 2: Set defaults
- [ ] Step 3: Validate connection
```
### Step 1: Verify API key… install to load the full skillMCP endpoint
https://skillme.dev/api/mcp