Imported from majiayu000/claude-skill-registry (skills/system/managing-chezmoi/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill managing-chezmoi. Copyright stays with the author.

Chezmoi Management

Name: managing-chezmoi
Author: majiayu000

Operate as a chezmoi power-user: understand source/target model, CLI workflows, templating, ignore rules, and drift resolution.

Quick Reference

Commands & workflows: See commands-and-workflows.md Troubleshooting: See troubleshooting.md

Default Workflow

Inspect state: chezmoi status and chezmoi diff
Edit source directly: modify files in this repo (the source state)
Apply safely: chezmoi apply --dry-run -v, then chezmoi apply
Verify: chezmoi verify after larger refactors

Complexity Decision Tree

Situation	Action
Simple file change	Edit source → `chezmoi apply <target>`
New file to manage	`chezmoi add <target>` → `chezmoi apply`
Unexpected diffs	`chezmoi diff -v` → `chezmoi verify` → troubleshoot
Conditional behavior	Check templates + `chezmoi data`
Command uncertainty	Fetch docs via Context7

Chezmoi Expertise Checklist

When helping with a request, consider:

Source vs target: User might be editing the wrong side
Source file naming: dot_ prefixes, private_ files, .tmpl suffix
Ignore rules: .chezmoiignore patterns and conditionals
Templates: {{ ... }} logic, chezmoi data
Safe operations: Prefer dry-runs and diffs before applying

Context7 Usage

When uncertain about chezmoi commands/flags or version-specific behavior:

Call resolve-library-id with libraryName="chezmoi"
Call query-docs with a targeted question
Prefer newest documented behavior

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