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Build Tools for VMware Aria: Automate VCD Deployments

Name: Build Tools for VMware Aria: Automate VCD Deployments
Author: vmware

Simplify automation solutions for Virtual Infrastructure Administrators and Automation Developers with Build Tools for VMware Aria, 60 GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Build Tools for VMware Aria provides development and release management tools for implementing automation solutions based on the VMware Aria Suite and VMware Cloud Director. The solution enables Virtual Infrastructure Administrators and Automation Developers to use standard DevOps practices for managing and deploying content.”

64 stars34 forksJavaGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 3Updated 10/23/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Build Tools for VMware Aria provides development and release management tools for implementing automation solutions based on the VMware Aria Suite and VMware Cloud Director

When to use it

•When you need to automate tasks in your VMware Aria Suite and VMware Cloud Director environment
•When you want to use standard DevOps practices for managing and deploying content in your virtual infrastructure
•When you are a Virtual Infrastructure Administrator or Automation Developer looking to simplify automation solutions

Ready-to-paste prompt

Use the command `java -jar target/aria-content-package.jar --create-package --name my-package --description 'My custom package'` to create a new content package

Heads up: Make sure you have Java 11 or later installed and configured on your system, as well as Maven 3.6.0 or later, as these are required to build and run the Build Tools for VMware Aria

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Build Tools for VMware Aria: Automate VCD Deployments works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Build Tools for VMware Aria: Automate VCD Deployments is a very large Java project (~99k lines across 724 code files, plus 531 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~99k lines · 724 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Java/JVM

No API keys detected

Java 64%TypeScript 26%FreeMarker 6%JavaScript 3%Shell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it

What's in each folder

packages/Sub-packages / plugins53 files

docs/Documentation213 files

typescript/Folder1688 files

maven/Folder521 files

common/Folder456 files

vro-types/Folder136 files

mkdocs/Folder114 files

licenses/Folder10 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksOther licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/build-tools-for-vmware-aria/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

vmware

Language

Java