Dotfile Sync Manager

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". For ClawHub-related tasks → delegate to /clawhub skill.

Audits

Pass

Install

openclaw skills install dotfile

Sync

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

Topics

TopicDescriptionGuide
chezmoidotfile chezmoi template managementchezmoi.md
knowledgeSession knowledge → Serena memory syncknowledge.md
mcpMCP server sync (delegated to chezmoi)mcp.md
syncthingchezmoi source Syncthing sync and diagnosticssyncthing.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
"DB reset"              → Stale index reset (delete index-v2)

Auto-generated .stignore:

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