Component Development

Use this skill when adding or changing an Atmos native component type or shared component behavior.

Start With The Existing Contract

Inspect comparable component types before designing:

rg -n "ComponentType|SectionName|components\\..*base_path" pkg/config pkg/schema
rg -n "component.Register|ComponentProvider|Execute\\(" pkg/component cmd internal
rg -n "process.*ComponentsIndexed|ExecuteGraph|dependencies.components" internal pkg

For stack-surface decisions, compare Terraform, Helmfile, Packer, and Ansible. Reuse shared sections when they already exist: