How do I install the Sync Setup skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add jeremylongshore/sync-setup 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 Sync Setup skill do?

Use when the user wants to set up config sync for the first time, connect to GitHub, or re-initialize the backup repo. It is listed under Productivity on SkillMD.

Is Sync Setup safe to use?

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

Which AI agents work with Sync Setup?

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 Sync Setup free to use?

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

Who published Sync Setup?

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

Sync Setup by jeremylongshore — Agent Skill

Name: Sync Setup
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: jeremylongshore

File contents

Config Sync Setup

Initialize Claude Config Sync by connecting to GitHub and creating the backup repository.

What this does

Verifies gh CLI is installed and authenticated
Creates a private GitHub repo for config storage (or connects to existing)
Initializes the repo structure with a default profile
Performs the first push of your current Claude Code config

Instructions

Run the setup script. Parse user arguments for custom repo name and profile:

First argument (if provided): repo name (default: claude-config)
Second argument (if provided): initial profile name (default: default)

bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/ensure-repo.sh" REPO_NAME PROFILE_NAME

Replace REPO_NAME and PROFILE_NAME with the user's values or defaults.

If `gh` is not installed

Guide the user to install it:

macOS: brew install gh
Linux: sudo apt install gh or sudo dnf install gh
Windows: winget install --id GitHub.cli

Then authenticate: gh auth login

After setup succeeds

Run the first push automatically:

bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/sync-push.sh" --profile PROFILE_NAME

Tell the user what was synced and show all available commands: /sync-push, /sync-pull, /sync-status, /sync-profiles, /sync-config.

User Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

Source: jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills → plugins/productivity/claudebase/skills/sync-setup/SKILL.md

Frequently asked questions

Sync Setup