---
topic: compile
source_keys:
  - context7-microsoft-apm
---

## Compile

```bash
apm compile
```

Generates per-target output (Claude, Copilot, etc.) from the vendor-neutral `.apm/` primitive source tree, per the `compilation:` block in `apm.yml`. Run this after any change to `.apm/` content or to `compilation:`/`targets:` in `apm.yml`.

## Pack

```bash
apm pack --dry-run              # resolve and print; do not write
apm pack --offline              # cached refs only
apm pack --include-prerelease   # allow pre-release tags
apm pack -v                     # per-entry resolution detail
apm pack --marketplace=claude --json   # JSON output for CI pipelines
```

Bundles a producer package into a distributable artifact. Default to `--dry-run -v` first when packing something for the first time or after a dependency change — resolution errors surface before anything is written.

## Publish

```bash
apm publish --package acme/my-skill --dry-run -v
apm publish --package acme/my-skill
```

Publishes a producer package (root containing `apm.yml`, `.apm/`, and optionally a `registries:` block) to a registry. Always dry-run with `-v` first — publishing is not trivially reversible once a version tag is claimed on a registry.

## Run

```bash
apm run <script> [--param key=value]
```

Executes a named script defined under `scripts:` in `apm.yml`, with `--param` substituting values into the script's parameters.