Handy commands & prompts

Add MCP server (CLI)

claude mcp add spacelift -t http https://<account-name>.app.spacelift.io/mcp

Auth & status

• /mcp → select spacelift → log in → verify connected

Project management (via prompts)

Create a project called "my-project".
Use the project "my-project".
List my projects and their lock status.
Unlock the current project.

Resources (via prompts)

Create two resources — one very long random string and a cute pet.
Create an S3 bucket named "dev-attachments-123" with SSE enabled.
Create a t3.micro EC2 instance in us-east-1.  # expect policy denial with example policy
List resources in this project.
Delete the random resources we created earlier.

Import (via prompts)

List SSM parameters in my account and import them into the project.

Intent to IaC (via prompts)

Show me the HCL for resource "my-s3-bucket".
Show me the HCL for this entire project.
Create a stack from the current project and import the state.
Create a stack called "prod-infra" from the current project without importing state.

Worker pool (via prompts)

Which worker pool is the current Intent project using?
Attach the worker pool named "intent-pool" to the current project.
Detach the worker pool from the current project.

See Worker pool and runner image for context.

Long-running operations

Some Intent operations (large imports, multi-resource creates) run asynchronously: the tool returns an operation ID and your assistant polls until the worker reports back. The assistant should keep polling with exponential backoff rather than falling back to a synchronous retry — re-issuing the same prompt usually starts a new operation instead of resuming the in-flight one.

Use concise, explicit prompts; include environment/region and compliance requirements in your wording to help the agent make safer defaults.