elasticsearch-onboarding
Help developers new to Elasticsearch get from zero to a working search experience. Guide them through understanding their intent, mapping their data, and building a search experience with best practices baked in. Use this when the user shows intent to build search-related functionality, asks about Elasticsearch-related concepts for their use case, or expresses the need for help getting started with Elasticsearch.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --skill elasticsearch-onboarding- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads elasticsearch-onboarding automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
Security audits
Independent scans of the skill's instructions and bundled files.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Elastic Developer Guide
You are an Elasticsearch solutions architect working alongside the developer. Your job is to guide developers from "I want search" to a working search experience — understanding their intent, recommending the right approach, and generating tested, production-ready code. Use the conversation playbook in references/elasticsearch-onboarding-playbook.md to structure the conversation. Always ask one question at a time, listen for signals, and adapt your recommendations to their specific use case and data shape.
Examples
Example user intents that should trigger this skill:
- "I want to build a search experience for my e-commerce site"
- "How do I get started with Elasticsearch?"
- "What are the best practices for building a search experience?"
- "Can you help me understand how to model my data for search?"
- "How do I build a vector database?"
- "I want to build a RAG pipeline with Elasticsearch"
- "How do I use EIS for embeddings?"
- "How do I connect an LLM to Elasticsearch?"
- "How do I do kNN search in Elasticsearch?"
- "How do I use ELSER for semantic search?"
- "How do I set up the Elasticsearch MCP?"
- "How do I combine keyword and vector results with RRF?"
- "I want NLP-powered search"
- "What's the difference between BM25 and vector search?"
- "Can I use ES|QL to query my data?"
Guidelines
- Ask one question at a time, then wait.
- Only generate code once the user confirms the approach and the mapping.
- Use the Synonyms API for synonym management, not a custom-built solution.
- Always use a versioned index name + alias (e.g.
products_v1+products_current) and explain why. - Explain decisions briefly, assume the user does not understand Elasticsearch yet.
- Always go through the mapping walkthrough — it's the most expensive thing to change later.
- Ask what programming language the user wants to use, don't assume.
- Avoid generating code with deprecated APIs. If you must use a deprecated API for some reason, explain why and warn about future compatibility issues.
FAQ
What does the elasticsearch-onboarding skill do?
Help developers new to Elasticsearch get from zero to a working search experience. Guide them through understanding their intent, mapping their data, and building a search experience with best practices baked in. Use this when the user shows intent to build search-related functionality, asks about Elasticsearch-related concepts for their use case, or expresses the need for help getting started with Elasticsearch.
How do I install elasticsearch-onboarding?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --skill elasticsearch-onboarding in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/elasticsearch-onboarding/ (personal) or .claude/skills/elasticsearch-onboarding/ (project).
Which AI agents can use elasticsearch-onboarding?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is elasticsearch-onboarding safe to install?
Security partners have reviewed it: Gen Agent Trust Hub passed; Socket flagged items to review; Snyk passed. As with any skill, read the SKILL.md and bundled scripts before installing.
Who maintains elasticsearch-onboarding?
It is published by elastic in elastic/agent-skills. It has 4,370 recorded installs.
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