# sync

A skill that brings AGENTS.md, the scope and spec status lines back in line with what the repo shows after a change. Runs in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI and OpenCode.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4300 installs · ★ 1550
- Author: jsmastery-pro
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jsmastery-pro/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/sync/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sync

## What it does

\`/sync` runs once the change is finished, usually around merge, and lines the docs up with what the repo shows now. It reads the change set from `git diff --name-status`, drops tests, config and Markdown files, then edits the root and nested `AGENTS.md` from what is left. `CLAUDE.md` only points at `AGENTS.md`, so it is a target, not a source. Maintenance rules sit in `agent-prompt.md`; `SKILL.md` handles the order of steps.

Edits are surgical. The skill adds lines and rewrites single lines it owns; sections and hand written prose stay put, and a disagreement gets flagged instead of overwritten. The table of boundaries is where it stops: a nested `AGENTS.md` appears only for an area that is net new in this change, while an older undocumented area gets a nudge to run `/audit`. A spec's `**Status**:` line is reconciled to the feature status, except `Assumed`, which only `/architect` can clear.

The one CLI it needs is `git`. Other shell snippets in the docs are POSIX reference, not a script to paste, so let your agent's own file tools do the work. It also warns you when you are behind `origin/$BASE`, since a teammate may have synced the same files already. Pull first, then run it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jsmastery-pro/skills --skill sync -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jsmastery-pro/skills --skill sync -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jsmastery-pro/skills --skill sync -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jsmastery-pro/skills sync
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jsmastery-pro/skills --skill sync -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jsmastery-pro/skills --path skills/sync
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jsmastery-pro/skills --skill sync -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/jsmastery-pro/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/sync/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- refresh root and nested `AGENTS.md` after a merge
- reconcile a spec's `**Status**:` line with its feature status
- tick finished sub tasks in the scope file from code and tests
- create an `AGENTS.md` for an area that is new in this change
- surface the specs the change left stale

## Example prompts
- The change is done, run `/sync` before the merge
- \`/sync` on this branch and tell me which specs went stale
- I merged the area into main, run `/sync`; pull `origin/main` first

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: sync
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description: "Run /sync as the last step after a change is complete, around merge, to keep durable knowledge current. Updates root and nested AGENTS.md, reconciles the scope from repo evidence, and flags specs the change made stale. Surgical edits only: it adds lines, and rewrites single lines it owns. Never a whole section, never curated prose."
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## What this skill does

Closes the loop on a completed change: syncs AGENTS.md files, the scope, and linked spec `**Status**:` lines to what the repo now shows, and flags what it must not edit (stale specs, curated prose). The Boundaries table below is the exact contract.

**`agent-prompt.md`** is the single source of truth for the maintenance rules; SKILL.md covers only orchestration. The main thread reads it and does the maintenance itself (see Step 3).

**Canonical file:** durable context lives in the tool agnostic **`AGENTS.md`**; **`CLAUDE.md` is only a pointer** to it. /sync edits/creates both, treating them only as targets, never as a change source.

## Boundaries

| Action | /sync | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Edit existing root/nested AGENTS.md | ✅ maintains | /sync |
| Reconcile root AGENTS.md's `## Build approach` line to the scope header's approach (surgical single line edit, like the stack) | ✅ maintains; flags a curated divergence | /sync |
| Add a one line pointer to `design.md` (the UI design system) in the nearest AGENTS.md when a change establishes one | ✅ maintains (pointer only) | /sync |
| Create nested `<area>/AGENTS.md` for an area **net new in this change** | ✅ creates (diff = full area context) + adds root pointer | /sync |
| Create nested doc for an **already existing** undocumented area (only sliced by the diff) | ❌ flags "run /audit" | /audit |
| Create or restructure the **root** AGENTS.md | ❌ flags "run /audit" | /audit |
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