# install-doctor

Scans your project before and after meta-harness plugin installs to surface duplicates, overlaps and silent overwrite risks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 30
- Author: chrono-meta
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/install-doctor

## What it does

This skill looks for the conflicts the built-in `/doctor` does not cover. It reads your existing `CLAUDE.md`, skills, hooks and audit setup, then reports where a new plugin might overwrite or duplicate something. You run it yourself: `/install-doctor` for a full pass, or `/install-doctor --plugin fh-meta` to target one plugin.

Under the hood it checks the runtime and two mechanical floors per machine. First, that `pre-commit` and `pre-push` are executable at the path `git rev-parse --git-path hooks` returns. Second, that the companion-load hook is registered under `SessionStart` — only for setups with a companion store. The hook path goes through git because in a linked worktree `.git` is a file, so a hand-built `$FH/.git/hooks` path reports every hook as missing.

The skill installs on its own; cloning the whole meta-harness is not required. FH assumes a large context window, though. Route it through Bedrock with a community router or LiteLLM and requests can fail with `Input is too long`. Direct Anthropic API access or a claude.ai Pro/Team plan works; behind a proxy it comes down to your `max_input_tokens` limit.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill install-doctor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/install-doctor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill install-doctor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill install-doctor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install chrono-meta/forge-harness install-doctor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill install-doctor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness --path plugins/fh-meta/skills/install-doctor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill install-doctor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/install-doctor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find overlaps between a new plugin and skills already in the project
- spot a silent overwrite of `CLAUDE.md` before you install
- confirm `pre-commit` and `pre-push` actually run on this machine
- check that the companion-load hook is registered in `SessionStart`
- judge whether the environment has enough context for the skill

## Example prompts
- Check my environment before I install this plugin: `/install-doctor`
- Any overlaps with my skills and hooks? `/install-doctor --plugin fh-meta`
- Is it safe to install this plugin in this project?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: install-doctor
description: Scans the existing environment (after the built-in `/doctor` — this covers FH-plugin conflicts it does not) before and after meta-harness plugin install to diagnose conflicts, duplicates, and silent overwrite risks. Reports potential conflict areas with existing CLAUDE.md, skills, hooks, and audit practices. Activates on "install conflict", "any overlaps?", "is it safe to install?".
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Bash", "Glob", "Grep"]
model: sonnet
category: Composability Gate
---

# install-doctor — Plugin Install Conflict Diagnosis

Diagnoses potential conflicts, duplicates, and overwrite risks that may occur when installing meta-harness plugins into an existing project.

**Can be installed standalone** — works correctly with plugin install alone, without cloning the full meta-harness.

## Triggers

```
/install-doctor                        # Full diagnosis of current environment
/install-doctor --plugin fh-meta       # Diagnose targeting a specific plugin
```

## Step 0. Runtime Environment Requirements Check

FH operates on the assumption of a large context window. If the environment is unsuitable, `Input is too long` 400 errors may occur during skill execution.

### Supported Environments

| Environment | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code + Anthropic API Key | ✅ Recommended | 200K context · officially supported |
| claude.ai Pro / Team Plan | ✅ Recommended | 200K context · officially supported |
| AWS Bedrock (direct API) | ⚠️ Conditional | Possible with sufficient account quota — default quota may be low |
| Bedrock + claude-code-router + LiteLLM | ⚠️ Unofficial | Context limit exceeded frequently · not recommended |
| Internal AI API proxy | ⚠️ Conditional | Depends on max_input_tokens setting |

### Environment Check

```bash
# Detect community router (Bedrock bypass)
ls /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@musistudio/ 2>/dev/null \
  && echo "⚠️  claude-code-router detected — routing via Bedrock/external proxy" \
  || echo "✅ No community router"

# Claude Code version
claude --version 2>/dev/null || echo "Claude Code not installed"
```

**⚠️ When Bedrock routing confirmed**: Request AWS quota increase (TPM/RPM increase) or raise LiteLLM `max_input_tokens`, then retry. Fundamental solution is switching to direct Anthropic API access.

### Node floor check — run on EVERY machine, not once per user
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