How do I install the Minervia Restore skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add aplaceforallmystuff/minervia-restore in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Minervia Restore skill do?

List and restore from Minervia backups. Shows available backup timestamps and lets you restore files to previous versions. Use when you need to undo an update or recover customizations. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Minervia Restore safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Minervia Restore?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Minervia Restore free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Minervia Restore?

aplaceforallmystuff (@aplaceforallmystuff) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Minervia Restore by aplaceforallmystuff

Name: Minervia Restore
Author: aplaceforallmystuff

File contents

Restore from Backup

List available backups and restore files to previous versions.

Why This Matters

Updates create backups automatically. If something goes wrong or you prefer your previous configuration, you can restore:

All files from a specific backup
Recover customizations that were overwritten
Undo an update completely

Quick Start

List available backups:

bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --list-backups

Restore from a specific backup:

bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --restore 2026-01-18T10-30-00

What You'll See

Available backups:

  2026-01-18T10-30-00 (15 files)
  2026-01-15T14-22-33 (12 files)

To restore: ./minervia-update.sh --restore TIMESTAMP

Restore Process

Select backup - Choose a timestamp from the list
Preview files - See which files will be restored
Confirm - Approve the restoration
Restore - Files copied back to original locations

Important Notes

Restoring overwrites current files with backup versions
Consider creating a backup before restoring (run update first)
Backups are stored in ~/.minervia/backups/
Backups are kept forever (no auto-pruning)

Process for Claude

List backups: bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --list-backups
If user specifies a timestamp, restore: bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --restore TIMESTAMP
If no backups exist, inform user that backups are created during updates

Success Criteria

Backups listed or restored as requested
User informed of restoration results
Files restored to correct locations

Frequently asked questions

Minervia Restore