config-sync-cli-workflow

CLI configuration synchronization across multiple targets uses phase-driven workflows that normalize parameters, back up configurations before writes, and enforce ordered execution. This Skill orchestrates the entire process with plan generation, audit trails, and permission checks across diverse environments.

The workflow follows nine ordered phases: collect, analyze, plan, prepare, adapt, execute, verify, cleanup, and report. Each phase enforces strict sequencing to ensure parameters normalize against settings.json, backups complete before writes, and all changes remain auditable.

Yes. Pre-write backups are enforced as a core feature—configurations are backed up before any write operation occurs. The Skill also persists plans, logs, and metadata throughout execution for complete auditability and recovery capability.

Parameter normalization against settings.json standardizes configurations across all CLI targets. The Skill validates and normalizes parameters during the collect and analyze phases before plan generation, ensuring consistency before execution begins.

Enforced phase ordering prevents out-of-sequence execution. Plans, logs, and metadata persist throughout the workflow, enabling you to audit what failed, review the execution record, and retry from a known state with full context.

Yes. Permission checks are enforced before writes occur as part of the prepare phase. The Skill validates that necessary permissions exist across all target environments before any configuration changes are applied.