create-dotfiles-repo

Automating dotfiles repository creation involves scanning your workspace for configuration files, interactively selecting which to include, and generating bootstrap installers. This process scaffolds a complete repository with shell and PowerShell scripts, then pushes it to GitHub using the CLI.

Yes, you can sanitize sensitive information during the interactive interview process. The skill prompts you to confirm which configuration files to include and helps remove sensitive content before generating the final bootstrap installers and pushing to GitHub.

Generating bootstrap installers for dotfiles is best handled by scanning your existing editor, shell, and git configurations to create shell and PowerShell scripts. These scripts symlink dotfiles and install packages, ensuring consistent development environment setup across multiple machines.

The dotfiles scaffolding process supports both topical and flat repository layouts. During the interactive interview, you choose the preferred structure, allowing you to organize shell, git, editor, and package configurations either by topic or in a single flat directory.

Yes, the GitHub CLI is required to initialize and push the newly scaffolded dotfiles repository to your chosen GitHub organization. The skill automates the repository creation process by executing CLI commands.

When setting up a dotfiles repository, you can include shell, git, editor, and package configuration files. The skill scans your current workspace for these common files and allows you to interactively select which ones to incorporate into the final template.