autorestic

name	autorestic
description	Use this skill when the user wants to configure and run restic backups, manage backup locations, or automate backup tasks with YAML configuration.

autorestic Plugin

Config wrapper for restic backup. Configure, run, and forget backup tasks with a simple YAML configuration file.

Commands

Backup Operations

• autorestic backup run — Run configured backups
• autorestic backup check — Check backup status and integrity

Utility

• autorestic _ _ — Passthrough to autorestic CLI

Usage Examples

• "Run backups"
• "Check backup status"
• "Configure restic backup"
• "Automate backups"

Installation

brew install autorestic

Requires restic to be installed separately.

Examples

# Run all configured backups
autorestic backup run

# Backup specific location
autorestic backup run --location my-documents

# Dry run
autorestic backup run --dry-run

# Check backups
autorestic backup check

# Any autorestic command with passthrough
autorestic _ _ backup
autorestic _ _ check
autorestic _ _ restore

Key Features

• YAML config - Simple configuration
• Multiple - Multiple locations
• Backends - Multiple backends
• Cron - Cron integration
• Hooks - Pre/post hooks
• Check - Integrity checking
• Forget - Automatic pruning
• Restore - Easy restore
• Restic - Restic wrapper
• Automation - Backup automation

Notes

• Requires restic installed
• Configure via .autorestic.yaml
• Supports multiple locations
• Great for automated backups