plugins-tools.md

copyright	years 2020, 2026
lastupdated	2026-11-11
keywords	cloud shell plug-ins, cloud shell runtimes, cloud shell tools, cloud shell utilities, cli plugins, ibm cloud cli
subcollection	cloud-shell

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Installed plug-ins and tools

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In addition to the full {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} CLI, {{site.data.keyword.cloud-shell_full}} includes preinstalled CLI plug-ins, packages, tools, and runtimes so that you can instantly start working on the command line. {: shortdesc}

For more information about the {{site.data.keyword.cloud-shell_notm}} CLI plug-ins, see Extending {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI with plug-ins.

{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI plug-ins

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{{site.data.keyword.cloud-shell_notm}} includes all {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI plug-ins, including but not limited to:

• {{site.data.keyword.atracker_full_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud atracker)
• {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud cdb)
• {{site.data.keyword.codeenginefull_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud ce)
• {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud cr)
• {{site.data.keyword.cis_full_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud cis)
• {{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud ks)
• {{site.data.keyword.cos_full_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud cos)
• {{site.data.keyword.bplong_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud schematics)
• {{site.data.keyword.secrets-manager_full_notm}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud sm)
• {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.keymanagementserviceshort}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud kp)
• {{site.data.keyword.vpc_full}} CLI plug-in (ibmcloud is)

The {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI and plug-ins are updated regularly to the latest versions. To view all installed plug-ins and their versions, run ibmcloud plugin list in {{site.data.keyword.cloud-shell_short}}. If a plug-in is missing, you can install it in your current session by running ibmcloud plugin install <name>. To request that a plug-in be pre-installed, open a support ticket. {: tip}

Tools

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• Apache Ant (ant)
• Apache Maven (mvn)
• Calico CLI (calicoctl)
• cURL (curl)
• Docker (docker)
• Git CLI (git)
• GNU Automake (automake)
• GNU Compiler Collection (gcc, gcov, gcov-tool)
• GNU Wget (wget)
• Gradle CLI (gradle)
• Helm CLI (helm)
• Istio CLI (istioctl)
• jq JSON processor (jq)
• Knative CLI (kn)
• Kubernetes CLI (kubectl)
• Kubetail Kubernetes log aggregator (kubetail)
• Nano text editor (nano) and colors for nano
• nodemon Node.js development monitoring utility (nodemon)
• NPM Package Manager (npm)
• Node Version Manager (nvm)
• Operator SDK (operator-sdk)
• PostgeSQL client (psql)
• Red Hat® OpenShift CLI (oc)
• Redis CLI (redis-cli)
• SoftLayer CLI (slcli)
• Terraform CLI (terraform)
• tmux terminal multiplexer (tmux)
• UnZip extraction utility (unzip)
• Vim text editor (vim)
• XZ Utils (xz, xzcat, xzcmp, xzdiff, xzegrep, xzfgrep, xzgrep, xzless, xzmore)
• Yarn package manager (yarn)
• yq YAML processor (yq)
• Zip archive utility (zip)

Packages and libraries

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• apt-transport-https
• bash-completion
• build-essential
• ca-certificates
• cron
• dnsutils
• gettext
• inetutils-ping
• libevent-dev
• libncurses5-dev
• locales
• musl
• net-tools
• pkg-config
• powerline-shell
• Python requests
• python-virtualenv
• python-setuptools
• python-pip
• python3-pip
• ruby-dev
• silversearcher-ag
• software-properties-common
• zlib1g-dev