APM Usage

APM (Agent Package Manager) is the open-source package manager for AI coding agents. It lets teams install, share, and govern reusable instructions, prompts, agents, skills, and MCP server configurations across projects.

When to activate

• User mentions apm or "Agent Package Manager"
• Questions about installing or managing AI-agent packages
• Setting up instructions, prompts, agents, skills, or chatmodes
• Configuring MCP servers through apm.yml
• Authentication for private repos (GitHub, ADO, GHES, Artifactory)
• Policy enforcement or apm audit
• Package authoring or publishing
• Compiling agent context (apm compile)
• Troubleshooting apm errors

Key rules