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Esri developer agent skills

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Esri's agent plugins for building ArcGIS apps, with SDK skills and a hosted MCP that searches Esri developer docs. By Esri.

8 starsUpdated 4 days agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026

At a glance

Type
Plugin
Works with
ArcGIS
How it connects
Documentation only; doesn't operate the tool
Access
Read-only
Tool versions
ArcGIS Maps SDKs, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS REST JS and Calcite (no versions stated)
Operating systems
Not stated in its documentation
Needs a ArcGIS licence
No
Transport
Remote (HTTP)
AI clients documented
Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, VS Code, Cursor, Xcode, Kiro
Licence
Apache-2.0
Language
Markdown

What it can do

  • A core plugin covers account requirements, authentication patterns and gathering requirements for an ArcGIS application.
  • Separate plugins add guidance for the ArcGIS API for Python, REST JS, Calcite and the Maps SDKs for JavaScript, .NET, Kotlin, Swift, Qt, Flutter, Unity and Unreal Engine.
  • The core plugin connects the agent to Esri's hosted documentation MCP so answers come from current ArcGIS developer docs.
  • Packaged to the Agent Plugins 1.0 format, so one repository installs in several clients.

Limitations

  • Aimed at developers writing ArcGIS apps; it doesn't drive ArcGIS Pro or edit your data.
  • The core plugin must be installed before any SDK plugin.
  • Install steps differ by client; the README links to each client's plugin docs instead of giving commands.

Install

Follow your client's plugin installation docs to add plugins from this repository, install arcgis-developer-core first, then add the SDK/API plugins you need from the catalog.

Source: github.com/Esri/esri-developer-agent-skills#installation

MCP servers and skills run code on your computer. Review the source before installing.

AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.