chezmoi-sync

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Interactive chezmoi drift check and sync. TRIGGERS - chezmoi sync, sync dotfiles, dotfile drift, chezmoi guard, chezmoi check.

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npx skill4agent add terrylica/cc-skills chezmoi-sync

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chezmoidotfile-managementcli-toolautomationconfiguration-management

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Chezmoi Sync (Interactive)

On-demand replacement for the automatic chezmoi stop guard. Run this skill whenever you want to check for chezmoi drift and sync tracked dotfiles.
Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

Workflow

Step 1: Check for drift

Run 
chezmoi status
and 
chezmoi diff --no-pager
to detect drift between the source repo and home directory.
bash
chezmoi source-path && chezmoi status && echo "---" && chezmoi diff --no-pager | head -80
If output is empty (no drift), report "Chezmoi is clean — no drift detected" and stop.

Step 2: Present drift to user (AskUserQuestion)

If drift exists, use 
AskUserQuestion
to show the user what drifted and ask what to do.
Question 1 (header: "Drift action"):
"Chezmoi detected N drifted file(s): [list files]. What would you like to do?"
Options:
  • Sync all — 
    chezmoi re-add
    all drifted files, commit, and push
  • Review each — Walk through each file individually with per-file choices
  • Ignore — Skip sync, I'll handle it later

Step 3a: Sync all (if chosen)

bash
chezmoi re-add --verbose
chezmoi git -- add -A && chezmoi git -- commit -m "sync: dotfiles" && chezmoi git -- push
chezmoi status  # Verify clean
Report the commit hash and confirm clean state.

Step 3b: Review each (if chosen)

For each drifted file, use 
AskUserQuestion
:
Question (header: "File action"):
"[filename] has changed. What should we do?"
Options:
  • Sync — Add this file to chezmoi source (
    chezmoi add <path>
    )
  • Diff — Show the full diff first, then ask again
  • Forget — Stop tracking this file (
    chezmoi forget --force <path>
    )
  • Skip — Leave it drifted for now
After processing all files, if any were synced:
bash
chezmoi git -- add -A && chezmoi git -- commit -m "sync: dotfiles" && chezmoi git -- push

Step 3c: Ignore (if chosen)

Report: "Skipped chezmoi sync. Run 
/dotfiles-tools:chezmoi-sync
when ready."

Notes

  • Always use 
    chezmoi forget --force
    (not bare 
    forget
    ) to avoid TTY prompt issues
  • The chezmoi source dir is 
    ~/own/dotfiles
    (configured in 
    ~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.toml
    )

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, reflect before closing the task:
  1. Locate yourself. — Find this SKILL.md's canonical path before editing.
  2. What failed? — Fix the instruction that caused it.
  3. What worked better than expected? — Promote to recommended practice.
  4. What drifted? — Fix any script, reference, or dependency that no longer matches reality.
  5. Log it. — Evolution-log entry with trigger, fix, and evidence.
Do NOT defer. The next invocation inherits whatever you leave behind.