Bootstrap Machine

Bootstrap Machine

Automate the setup of a new development machine with modern CLI tools and Claude Code configuration.

Quick Start

When the user runs /bootstrap-machine, follow the interactive setup flow.

Setup Flow

1. Detect Environment

# Check OS
uname -s

# Check if Homebrew is installed
which brew || echo "Homebrew not installed"

# Check existing tools
which fd rg eza bat dust sd zoxide delta broot tokei procs btm 2>/dev/null

2. Install Homebrew (if needed)

If Homebrew is not installed:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

3. Install Modern CLI Tools

These replace traditional Unix utilities with faster, more ergonomic alternatives:

brew install \
  fd \
  ripgrep \
  eza \
  bat \
  dust \
  sd \
  zoxide \
  git-delta \
  broot \
  tokei \
  procs \
  bottom \
  tealdeer

Tool Reference

4. Configure Shell

Add to ~/.zprofile (or ~/.profile for bash):

# Modern CLI aliases
alias ls='eza'
alias ll='eza -la --git'
alias cat='bat --paging=never'
alias du='dust'
alias ps='procs'
alias top='btm'

# Zoxide (smart cd)
eval "$(zoxide init zsh)"

# Delta for git diffs
export GIT_PAGER='delta'

5. Configure Git for Delta

git config --global core.pager delta
git config --global interactive.diffFilter 'delta --color-only'
git config --global delta.navigate true
git config --global delta.light false
git config --global delta.line-numbers true

6. Install Claude Code Skills

Clone essential skills:

# Create skills directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills

# Core skills to install (adjust based on user preference)
SKILLS=(
  "agent-browser"
  "pdf"
  "skill-creator"
  "find-skills"
)

# Prompt user for optional skill categories

7. Verify Installation

# Test all tools
echo "Testing CLI tools..."
fd --version
rg --version
eza --version
bat --version
dust --version
sd --version
zoxide --version
delta --version
broot --version
tokei --version
procs --version
btm --version
tldr --version

Interactive Mode

When invoked, ask the user:

1. Tool selection: Install all recommended tools or select individually?
2. Shell: zsh or bash?
3. Skills: Which skill categories to install?
   • Browser automation (agent-browser)
   • PDF tools (pdf)
   • GitHub workflow (gh-pr-*)
   • Twitter/X tools (twitter-reader, baoyu-post-to-x, x-impact-checker)
   • Design (frontend-design)
   • React/Next.js (vercel-react-best-practices)

Customization

Create ~/.claude/bootstrap-config.json to store preferences:

{
  "tools": {
    "core": ["fd", "ripgrep", "eza", "bat", "dust", "sd", "zoxide"],
    "optional": ["git-delta", "broot", "tokei", "procs", "bottom", "tealdeer"]
  },
  "skills": {
    "always": ["agent-browser", "pdf", "find-skills"],
    "optional": ["twitter-reader", "baoyu-post-to-x", "frontend-design"]
  },
  "shell": "zsh"
}

Post-Setup Checklist

• Homebrew installed
• CLI tools installed
• Shell configured with aliases
• Git configured for delta
• Zoxide initialized
• Claude Code skills installed
• API keys configured (if needed for skills)

Manual Steps (cannot be automated)

1. Brave Search API (if using brave-search skill):

   • Create account at https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/register
   • Add export BRAVE_API_KEY="..." to ~/.zshenv

2. Jina API (if using twitter-reader skill):

   • Sign up at https://jina.ai/
   • Add export JINA_API_KEY="..." to ~/.zshenv

IMPORTANT: Use export VAR=value (not just VAR=value) so child processes (Node.js scripts) can access the variables.

Sync Configuration

If using Syncthing to sync ~/.claude between machines:

# After sync, fix symlinks for skills from ~/.agents/skills/
cd ~/.claude/skills
for skill in baoyu-post-to-x find-skills frontend-design pdf skill-creator twitter-reader vercel-react-best-practices x-impact-checker; do
  if [ -L "$skill" ] && [ ! -e "$skill" ]; then
    echo "Broken symlink: $skill - source skill needs to be installed"
  fi
done

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