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Zinit Zsh by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Zinit Zsh
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Zinit Zsh

Zinit zsh plugin manager configuration and binary installs. This skill should be used when adding zsh plugins, installing CLI tools via gh-r releases, configuring completions, managing turbo/wait loading, using ice modifiers (sbin, atclone, atpull, as, from), troubleshooting plugin load order, working with OMZ snippets, or modifying .zshrc and ~/.config/zsh/ files in this stow-managed dotfiles repo.

majiayu000 Updated Sep 9, 2026 567 repo stars

File contents

Zinit ZSH Plugin Manager

Manage zsh plugins, CLI binary installs, and completions using zinit in this dotfiles repo.

Repo Structure

This repo uses GNU Stow. Files symlink to $HOME:

.zshrc - main zinit config, plugin definitions, binary installs
.config/zsh/ - modular zsh configs loaded via zinit snippet
- plugins.zsh - additional plugin loads
- aliases.zsh - shell aliases
- exports.zsh - PATH and env vars
- completions.zsh - completion setup
- completions/ - custom completion files (_just, _inv, etc.)
- history.zsh, keys.zsh, styles.zsh - other configs

Quick Reference

Binary Install Pattern (gh-r)

zinit as"null" wait lucid from"gh-r" for \
    sbin"binary-name"  owner/repo

With Completion Generation

zinit for \
    from'gh-r' \
    sbin'tool' \
    atclone'./tool completion zsh > _tool' atpull'%atclone' as'completion' \
  @owner/repo

OMZ Plugin/Snippet

zinit wait lucid for \
    OMZP::plugin-name \
    OMZL::lib-file.zsh

Build from Source

zinit for \
    as'null' \
    configure'--prefix=$PWD' \
    make'install' \
    sbin \
  @owner/repo

Key Ice Modifiers

Ice	Purpose
`from'gh-r'`	Download from GitHub releases
`sbin'pattern -> name'`	Create bin symlink in $ZPFX/bin
`wait"N"`	Turbo load after N seconds
`lucid`	Suppress "Loaded..." message
`atclone"cmd"`	Run on clone
`atpull'%atclone'`	Run atclone on update
`as'completion'`	Register as completion
`as'null'`	Don't source as plugin

Detailed References

For comprehensive patterns and troubleshooting, see:

references/ice-modifiers.md - all ice options with examples
references/patterns.md - common install patterns
references/troubleshooting.md - load order, debugging

---name: zinit-zshdescription: Zinit zsh plugin manager configuration and binary installs. This skill should be used when adding zsh plugins, installing CLI tools via gh-r releases, configuring completions, managing turbo/wait loading, using ice modifiers (sbin, atclone, atpull, as, from), troubleshooting plugin load order, working with OMZ snippets, or modifying .zshrc and ~/.config/zsh/ files in this stow-managed dotfiles repo.--- # Zinit ZSH Plugin Manager Manage zsh plugins, CLI binary installs, and completions using zinit in this dotfiles repo. ## Repo Structure This repo uses GNU Stow. Files symlink to `$HOME`: - `.zshrc` - main zinit config, plugin definitions, binary installs - `.config/zsh/` - modular zsh configs loaded via `zinit snippet` - `plugins.zsh` - additional plugin loads - `aliases.zsh` - shell aliases - `exports.zsh` - PATH and env vars - `completions.zsh` - completion setup - `completions/` - custom completion files (_just, _inv, etc.) - `history.zsh`, `keys.zsh`, `styles.zsh` - other configs ## Quick Reference ### Binary Install Pattern (gh-r) ```zsh zinit as"null" wait lucid from"gh-r" for \ sbin"binary-name" owner/repo ``` ### With Completion Generation ```zsh zinit for \ from'gh-r' \ sbin'tool' \ atclone'./tool completion zsh > _tool' atpull'%atclone' as'completion' \ @owner/repo ``` ### OMZ Plugin/Snippet ```zsh zinit wait lucid for \ OMZP::plugin-name \ OMZL::lib-file.zsh ``` ### Build from Source ```zsh zinit for \ as'null' \ configure'--prefix=$PWD' \ make'install' \ sbin \ @owner/repo ``` ## Key Ice Modifiers | Ice | Purpose | |-----|---------| | `from'gh-r'` | Download from GitHub releases | | `sbin'pattern -> name'` | Create bin symlink in $ZPFX/bin | | `wait"N"` | Turbo load after N seconds | | `lucid` | Suppress "Loaded..." message | | `atclone"cmd"` | Run on clone | | `atpull'%atclone'` | Run atclone on update | | `as'completion'` | Register as completion | | `as'null'` | Don't source as plugin | ## Detailed References For comprehensive patterns and troubleshooting, see: - `references/ice-modifiers.md` - all ice options with examples - `references/patterns.md` - common install patterns - `references/troubleshooting.md` - load order, debugging

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