How do I install the Env Persistence skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add fossasia/env-persistence 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 Env Persistence skill do?

Safely modify environment serialization, reload data, and view layout persistence. Use when changing env save/load formats or storage behavior. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Env Persistence 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 Env Persistence?

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 Env Persistence free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under Apache-2.

Who published Env Persistence?

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

Env Persistence by fossasia — Agent Skill

Name: Env Persistence
Author: fossasia

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Skill: Environment Persistence

When to Use

Use this skill for persistence format changes and env reload/view layout behavior.

Core Workflow

Map data writes/reads for jsons and reload structures.
Apply changes in server utility/handler paths that serialize or restore env state.
Keep backward compatibility with existing env JSON files.
Preserve view/layout behavior and environment tree organization.
Validate save/fork/delete and restart/reload workflows end-to-end.

Guardrails

Do not introduce breaking env format changes without migration handling.
Keep env path handling sanitized and scoped.
Preserve compare and standard env behaviors.

Documentation

Skill reference
py/visdom/data_model/README.md — the storage abstraction layer (DataStore/JSONStore); persistence now funnels through it
py/visdom/data_model/base.py, py/visdom/data_model/json_store.py
py/visdom/utils/server_utils.py
py/visdom/server/handlers/web_handlers.py
py/visdom/server/server_state.py — the ServerState facade that owns the dirty-env tracking and the off-loop writes
py/visdom/server/app.py
AGENTS.md
CONTRIBUTING.md

Assets

See assets/README.md and store templates/resources in assets/.

Tests

Follow the default flow in references/TESTS.md.

Frequently asked questions

Env Persistence