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chef

Name: chef
Author: chef

Chef Infra, a powerful automation platform that transforms infrastructure into code automating how infrastructure is configured, deployed and managed across

From the repo · “Chef Infra, a powerful automation platform that transforms infrastructure into code automating how infrastructure is configured, deployed and managed across any environment, at any scale”

8,257 stars+2★ this week2,520 forksRubyUpdated 10/23/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Chef Infra lets you write infrastructure as Ruby code (cookbooks/recipes) and automatically configures servers to match that code.

When to use it

•You need repeatable, version‑controlled configuration for dozens or hundreds of servers.
•Your team already uses Ruby and wants a declarative DSL for provisioning and patching.
•You must manage both cloud VMs and on‑prem hardware with a single automation tool.

Ready-to-paste prompt

chef exec knife node run_list add my-node 'recipe[my_app]' && chef-client -N my-node

Heads up: Chef Infra requires Ruby 2.7+ and the Chef Workstation package; trying to run `chef-client` without installing the Workstation gem first will fail.

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Use with Claude

New

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

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/chef && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/chef/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/chef/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

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How chef works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Chef is a very large Ruby project (~125k lines across 935 code files, plus 910 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~125k lines · 935 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Ruby · Docker

No API keys detected

Ruby 98%Shell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
lib/chef/compliance/reporter/cli.rb
Inside lib/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic812 files

docs/Documentation39 files

kitchen-tests/Folder96 files

chef-utils/Folder43 files

chef-config/Folder24 files

habitat/Folder19 files

chef-bin/Folder13 files

tasks/Folder6 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

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

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/chef && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/chef/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/chef/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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Details

Creator

chef

Language

Ruby

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