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name: cloud-shell-plugins-tools
title: Installed plug-ins and tools
description: In addition to the full IBM Cloud® CLI, IBM® Cloud Shell includes preinstalled CLI plug-ins, packages, tools, and runtimes so that you can instantly start working on the command line.
last-updated: 2026-08-17
---

> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-shell?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Installed plug-ins and tools
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In addition to the full IBM Cloud® CLI, IBM® Cloud Shell includes preinstalled CLI plug-ins, packages, tools, and runtimes so that you can instantly start working on the command line.
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For more information about the IBM Cloud Shell CLI plug-ins, see [Extending IBM Cloud CLI with plug-ins](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-plug-ins&format=markdown).

## IBM Cloud CLI plug-ins
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IBM Cloud Shell includes all IBM Cloud CLI plug-ins, including but not limited to:

* [IBM Cloud Activity Tracker Event Routing CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-activity-tracker-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud atracker`)
* [IBM Cloud Databases CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cdb-reference&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud cdb`)
* [IBM Cloud Code Engine CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud ce`)
* [IBM Cloud Container Registry CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-catalogs-plugin&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud cr`)
* [IBM Cloud Internet Services CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cis-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud cis`)
* [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-kubernetes-service-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud ks`)
* [IBM Cloud Object Storage CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ic-cos-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud cos`)
* [IBM Cloud Schematics CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-catalogs-plugin&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud schematics`)
* [IBM Cloud Secrets Manager CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secrets-manager?topic=secrets-manager-secrets-manager-cli&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud sm`)
* [IBM Key Protect CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-key-protect-cli-reference&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud kp`)
* [IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-vpc-reference&format=markdown) (`ibmcloud is`)

The IBM Cloud 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 Cloud Shell. 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](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-open-case&interface=ui&format=markdown).
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## 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&reg; 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`