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X Theme by x-cmd — Agent Skill

Name: X Theme
Author: x-cmd

X Theme

Change terminal command line prompt theme. Globally manage the display style of all x-cmd interactive components. Supports multiple theme vendors: theme, starship, ohmyposh. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

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x theme - Terminal Theme Manager

Change terminal command line prompt theme and manage display styles.

Quick Start

# Open interactive theme preview
x theme

# List available themes
x theme ls

# Use a theme
x theme use robby

Features

Interactive Preview: Visual theme selection with --app
Multiple Vendors: Supports theme, starship, ohmyposh
Feature Management: Enable/disable transient mode, emoji, symbols
Font Integration: Install fonts for better theme rendering
Shell Support: bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell

Commands

Command	Description
`x theme`	Open interactive theme preview (default)
`x theme --app`	Open theme preview client
`x theme ls`	List all themes
`x theme ls --info`	List current environment theme info
`x theme use <name>`	Use theme globally
`x theme unuse`	Unset theme
`x theme try <name>`	Try theme in current session
`x theme untry`	Cancel try mode
`x theme current`	Show current theme
`x theme update`	Update theme resources
`x theme font`	Install fonts
`x theme feature use <feature>`	Enable feature globally
`x theme feature try <feature>`	Try feature in current session

Theme Vendors

Vendor	Description
`theme`	x-cmd built-in themes (el, ide, mini, l series)
`starship`	Starship.rs cross-shell prompt
`ohmyposh`	Oh-My-Posh prompt theme engine

Examples

Basic Usage

# Open interactive theme selector
x theme

# Use a theme globally
x theme use robby

# Use random theme
x theme use random

# Use random from specific themes
x theme use random "ys,ya,vitesse"

Try Before Apply

# Try theme in current session only
x theme try robby

# Cancel try
x theme untry

Feature Management

# Enable transient mode globally
x theme feature use transient_enable always

# Disable transient mode
x theme feature use transient_enable never

# Try emoji feature
x theme feature try emoji -t festival

Vendor-Specific Themes

# Use starship theme via x theme
x theme use --vendor starship gruvbox-rainbow

# Use ohmyposh theme via x theme
x theme use --vendor ohmyposh montys

Available Features

Feature	Description
`transient_enable`	Simplify prompt after command execution
`transient_cwd`	Show cwd in transient mode
`transient_time`	Show execution time in transient mode
`emoji`	Enable emoji in prompt
`symbol`	Use symbols in prompt
`zshplugin`	Load zsh plugins

Theme Series

Series	Description
`el`	Elegant line themes
`ide`	IDE-style themes
`mini`	Minimal themes
`l`	Lightweight themes

x starship - Starship prompt module
x ohmyposh - Oh-My-Posh module
x font - Font installation module

---name: x-themedescription: Change terminal command line prompt theme. Globally manage the display style of all x-cmd interactive components. Supports multiple theme vendors: theme, starship, ohmyposh. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.license: Apache-2.0---# x theme - Terminal Theme Manager> Change terminal command line prompt theme and manage display styles.---## Quick Start```bash# Open interactive theme previewx theme# List available themesx theme ls# Use a themex theme use robby```---## Features- **Interactive Preview**: Visual theme selection with `--app`- **Multiple Vendors**: Supports theme, starship, ohmyposh- **Feature Management**: Enable/disable transient mode, emoji, symbols- **Font Integration**: Install fonts for better theme rendering- **Shell Support**: bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell---## Commands| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `x theme` | Open interactive theme preview (default) || `x theme --app` | Open theme preview client || `x theme ls` | List all themes || `x theme ls --info` | List current environment theme info || `x theme use <name>` | Use theme globally || `x theme unuse` | Unset theme || `x theme try <name>` | Try theme in current session || `x theme untry` | Cancel try mode || `x theme current` | Show current theme || `x theme update` | Update theme resources || `x theme font` | Install fonts || `x theme feature use <feature>` | Enable feature globally || `x theme feature try <feature>` | Try feature in current session |---## Theme Vendors| Vendor | Description ||--------|-------------|| `theme` | x-cmd built-in themes (el, ide, mini, l series) || `starship` | Starship.rs cross-shell prompt || `ohmyposh` | Oh-My-Posh prompt theme engine |---## Examples### Basic Usage```bash# Open interactive theme selectorx theme# Use a theme globallyx theme use robby# Use random themex theme use random# Use random from specific themesx theme use random "ys,ya,vitesse"```### Try Before Apply```bash# Try theme in current session onlyx theme try robby# Cancel tryx theme untry```### Feature Management```bash# Enable transient mode globallyx theme feature use transient_enable always# Disable transient modex theme feature use transient_enable never# Try emoji featurex theme feature try emoji -t festival```### Vendor-Specific Themes```bash# Use starship theme via x themex theme use --vendor starship gruvbox-rainbow# Use ohmyposh theme via x themex theme use --vendor ohmyposh montys```---## Available Features| Feature | Description ||---------|-------------|| `transient_enable` | Simplify prompt after command execution || `transient_cwd` | Show cwd in transient mode || `transient_time` | Show execution time in transient mode || `emoji` | Enable emoji in prompt || `symbol` | Use symbols in prompt || `zshplugin` | Load zsh plugins |---## Theme Series| Series | Description ||--------|-------------|| `el` | Elegant line themes || `ide` | IDE-style themes || `mini` | Minimal themes || `l` | Lightweight themes |---## Related- [x starship](https://x-cmd.com/mod/starship) - Starship prompt module- [x ohmyposh](https://x-cmd.com/mod/ohmyposh) - Oh-My-Posh module- [x font](https://x-cmd.com/mod/font) - Font installation module

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