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IBM mainframe guide: z/OS, JCL, COBOL and CICS v1.0.0

Use this resource to run a z/OS environment, write JCL or COBOL and plan a modernization

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install zos-mainframe-operations-cobol

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent covers IBM mainframe work: z/OS operations, batch jobs in JCL, COBOL and PL/I programming, CICS or IMS configuration and DB2 administration. It also suggests migration strategies toward the cloud.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • references/zos-administration.md: z/OS operations, JES2 and JES3, TSO/ISPF and USS
  • references/jcl-batch-processing.md: writing and analyzing batch jobs in JCL
  • references/cobol-programming.md: COBOL and PL/I programming

Good fit for

  • You maintain a JCL batch job or a COBOL program
  • You are planning the modernization of a legacy mainframe system

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    Tags

    • mainframe
    • z/OS
    • jcl
    • cobol
    • cics

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    “Explain this JCL job that runs the month-end close and point out the risky steps.”

    Card for the “IBM mainframe guide: z/OS, JCL, COBOL and CICS” skill

    Skill published by dauquangthanh under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to run a z/OS environment, write JCL or COBOL and plan a modernization
    3. Review and adjust the result

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    Files

    • LICENSE1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/cobol-programming.md20.5 KB
    • references/jcl-batch-processing.md11.9 KB
    • references/mainframe-modernization.md16.2 KB
    • references/zos-administration.md9.1 KB
    • SKILL.md10.2 KB

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    Author
    dauquangthanh
    Source
    github.com/dauquangthanh/hanoi-rainbow/tree/0e2ebaea024ad494bfd39cba73effa61a9c978cf/skills/ibm-mainframe
    Licence
    MIT

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    « ibm-mainframe » (dauquangthanh, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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