Config Manager Status

Config Manager Status

Use this skill when the user asks for config sync status, host detection, or Claude/Codex drift.

Behavior

• If the user passes -h / --help (or asks for usage/help), run ... status --help and print the CLI output as-is — do not execute the status report.
• Resolve the bundled CLI from the Codex plugin root: AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" status. The launcher resolves the runtime via AI_CONFIG_SYNC_ROOT (dev override) → PATH ai-config-sync → npm exec fallback.
• Always export AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex before invoking the CLI from this skill so the default sync direction is codex -> claude.
• Default status checks both global and current project scopes.
• Use --scope global, --scope project, or --scope all only when the user asks to narrow the report.
• Use --include area[,area:item] and --exclude area[,area:item] when the user asks for a filtered diff. Item selectors are supported for itemized areas such as skills, permissions, and hooks.
• Use ... status --json only when structured output is needed for follow-up automation.
• Print the CLI output as-is for user-facing status. Do not rewrite it into a different summary format.
• The CLI may collapse 10+ item diffs per scope/area into counts such as +12, -3, ~10, or !2; when that happens, tell the user to open the printed detail file for the full item list and before/after previews.
• Preserve the CLI's concrete item/source details when relaying status. Do not collapse items into vague phrases such as "content differs" or "missing skills" without the detail-file pointer.
• Do not infer sync state by editing or scanning config files directly when the CLI is available.
• If the bundled CLI is unavailable, report that the user must npm install -g ai-config-sync-manager (or run npm link from the repo) and re-run connect.

Safety

• Status is read-only.
• Highlight items marked manual, partial, permissions, hooks, or custom commands as higher-risk apply targets.
• Do not apply changes from a status command.