skills/dump/SKILL.md
Dump Kurtosis state for debugging and sharing. Export enclave state including service logs, configurations, and file artifacts to a local directory. Use when you need to capture state for offline analysis or to share with others for debugging.
npx skillsauth add kurtosis-tech/kurtosis dumpInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Export Kurtosis state for debugging and sharing.
kurtosis dump /tmp/kurtosis-dump
This exports everything: engine state, all enclaves, services, logs.
kurtosis enclave dump <enclave-name> /tmp/enclave-dump
The dump directory contains:
/tmp/enclave-dump/
service-1/
spec.json # Service configuration
output.log # Service logs
service-2/
spec.json
output.log
files-artifacts/
artifact-name/
file1.yaml
file2.json
# Dump the problematic enclave
kurtosis enclave dump failing-enclave /tmp/bug-report
# Compress for sharing
tar czf bug-report.tar.gz -C /tmp bug-report
kurtosis enclave dump run-1 /tmp/dump-1
kurtosis enclave dump run-2 /tmp/dump-2
diff -r /tmp/dump-1 /tmp/dump-2
# Dump everything before cleaning
kurtosis dump /tmp/pre-clean-dump
kurtosis clean -a
development
Develop and debug Kurtosis Starlark packages. Create packages from scratch, understand the plan-based execution model, use print() debugging, handle future references, and test packages locally. Use when writing or troubleshooting .star files.
data-ai
Manage services in Kurtosis enclaves. Add, inspect, stop, start, remove, update services. View logs, shell into containers, and execute commands. Use when you need to interact with running services.
content-media
Run Starlark scripts and packages with kurtosis run. Covers all flags including dry-run, args-file, parallel execution, image download modes, verbosity levels, and production mode. Use when executing Kurtosis packages locally or from GitHub.
testing
Manage Kurtosis Portal for remote context access. Start, stop, and check status of the Portal daemon that enables communication with remote Kurtosis servers. Use when working with remote Kurtosis contexts.