Dotfile

MCP Tools

Synchronization management with external tools. chezmoi - dotfile template management [chezmoi.md], knowledge - session knowledge → Serena memory [knowledge.md], mcp - MCP server synchronization [mcp.md], syncthing - chezmoi Syncthing sync and diagnostics [syncthing.md]. Use when "knowledge sync", "chezmoi add", "dotfile management", "syncthing", "MCP server add", "MCP sync", "external sync", "(?d)", ".stignore", "ignored files", "stignore settings", "sync incomplete", "sync status", "DB reset", "stale cache", "syncthing diagnostics", "index reset", "rescan", "encryption consistency", "Failed to verify encryption", "receive-encrypted mismatch", "garbage encryptionPassword", "Antigravity Syncthing", "Gemini Syncthing re-register". For ClawHub-related tasks → delegate to /clawhub skill.

Install

openclaw skills install dotfile

Sync

Manages data synchronization with external tools (Serena, chezmoi, Syncthing, etc.).

Topics

Topic	Description	Guide
chezmoi	dotfile chezmoi template management	chezmoi.md
knowledge	Session knowledge → Serena memory sync	knowledge.md
mcp	MCP server sync (delegated to chezmoi)	mcp.md
syncthing	chezmoi source Syncthing sync and diagnostics	syncthing.md

Quick Reference

Knowledge Sync

"knowledge sync"        → Current project session → Serena memory

Chezmoi

"chezmoi add"           → Add a dotfile to chezmoi
"dotfile management"    → chezmoi template operations

Configurations managed by chezmoi:

~/.utcp_config.json - UTCP global config
~/.claude.json, ~/.cursor/mcp.json - MCP server config
~/Library/.../Syncthing/config.xml - Syncthing default config

MCP server sharing:

Single source: .chezmoitemplates/mcp-servers.json
chezmoi apply → Automatically applied to all apps

MCP

"MCP server add"        → Edit mcp-servers.json → chezmoi apply
"MCP sync"              → Apply MCP config to all apps

Syncthing

"syncthing setup"       → chezmoi source sync configuration
".stignore"             → Ignore pattern configuration
"sync incomplete"       → Per-folder status/need item diagnostics
"encryption consistency"→ Garbage encryptionPassword diagnosis & API PUT cleanup
"DB reset"              → Stale index reset (delete index-v2)

Auto-generated .stignore:

.git
(?d).DS_Store — Prevents orphaned .DS_Store on remote deletion
*.bak