Get Started with Keboola Component Development

This skill helps you initialize and set up new Keboola Python components from scratch using the official cookiecutter template.

When to Use This Skill

• Starting a new Keboola component project

• Need to understand the initialization process

• Setting up the project structure correctly

• Understanding cookiecutter template usage

Quick Start

The fastest way to start a new component:

cookiecutter gh:keboola/cookiecutter-python-component

Then clean up and configure:

• Remove cookiecutter example files from data/ directory

• Create component-specific data/config.json with example parameters

• Keep empty data/ folder structure (not committed to git)

Complete Initialization Guide

For detailed step-by-step instructions, see:

• Initialization Guide - Complete setup process

What Happens During Initialization

The cookiecutter template creates:

• src/

• Component Python code

• component_config/

• Configuration schemas and descriptions

• tests/

• Test structure

• .github/workflows/

• CI/CD pipelines

• Dockerfile

• Container definition

• requirements.txt

• Python dependencies

• data/

• Local testing directory (with examples to remove)

After Initialization

Once initialized, you'll typically want to:

• Implement component logic (use @build-component skill)

• Design configuration schemas (use @build-component-ui skill)

• Write tests (use @test-component skill)

• Deploy to Developer Portal

Key Resources

• Cookiecutter Template: https://github.com/keboola/cookiecutter-python-component

• Component Tutorial: https://developers.keboola.com/extend/component/tutorial/

• Developer Docs: https://developers.keboola.com/

Next Steps

After getting started:

• For component development: Use @build-component skill

• For UI/schema work: Use @build-component-ui skill

• For testing: Use @test-component skill

• For debugging: Use @debug-component skill