About deploy-chalk-function
A skill for preparing and deploying Python functions with the `chalkcompute` package. It covers script setup, required credentials, decorator behavior, and invoking a deployed function remotely.
Key features
- 01Python script setup with `uv`
- 02Python version and dependency constraints
- 03Required Chalk environment variables
- 04Deploy-at-import decorator behavior
- 05Remote invocation of deployed functions
Use cases
- 01Creating a Python Chalk function script
- 02Configuring credentials for deployment
- 03Calling a deployed function remotely
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ chalk-ai/ chalk-ai-plugins --skill deploy-chalk-functionAfter installing, type/deploy-chalk-functionin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEDeploy a Chalk function
Make a python file that uses the chalkcompute package (PyPI name is chalkcompute, not chalk-sandbox-sdk). Use a uv shebang. Pin Python to <3.14 because a transitive Rust dep (chalk-remote-call-python) builds against PyO3 which currently maxes out at 3.13.
#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
#
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.12,<3.14"
# dependencies = ["chalkcompute"]
# ///
import chalkcompute
@chalkcompute.function()
def some_function(arg_1: str) -> str:
return f"hi {arg_1}"
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(some_function("world"))
Notes:
@chalkcompute.functionmust be called —@chalkcompute.function()(keyword-only args). Bare@chalkcompute.functionraisesTypeError: function() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given.- The decorator deploys the function at import time (builds image, uploads, registers).
- Calling the decorated function (
some_function("world")) invokes it remotely and returns the result.
Required env vars
The SDK reads creds from env, not from chalk CLI config. The env var is CHALK_ENVIRONMENT_ID, not CHALK_ENVIRONMENT.
CHALK_API_SERVER
CHALK_CLIENT_ID
CHALK_CLIENT_SECRET
CHALK_ENVIRONMENT_ID
You can read these out of chalk config output for the current project. Example invocation:
CHALK_API_SERVER=... CHALK_CLIENT_ID=... CHALK_CLIENT_SECRET=... CHALK_ENVIRONMENT_ID=... ./your_script.py
Without CHALK_ENVIRONMENT_ID you'll get a permission_denied error from CustomImageService.GetOrBuildCustomImage even though CHALK_CLIENT_ID/CHALK_CLIENT_SECRET are valid.
Local SDK source
If chalkcompute isn't on the configured index (e.g. the script can't resolve chalkcompute from PyPI), point uv at a local checkout of chalk-sandbox-sdk:
# [tool.uv.sources]
# chalkcompute = { path = "/path/to/chalk-sandbox-sdk" }