dot-gemini-guard

name	dot-gemini-guard
description	Intercepts edits to ~/.gemini/ and ~/.config/ synced files and redirects to ~/projects/dot-ai-config/. Triggers when modifying GEMINI.md, skills, commands, settings, or dotfiles (kitty, fish, nvim, mise, git). Also logs skill/command invocations to the usage tracker.

dot-gemini-guard

~/.gemini/ and select ~/.config/ directories are synced copies — the source of truth is ~/projects/dot-ai-config/.

When this skill triggers

Activate whenever you are about to:

• Edit, write, or create files under ~/.gemini/ (GEMINI.md, skills/, commands/, settings.json, settings.local.json)
• Edit, write, or create files under ~/.config/kitty/, ~/.config/fish/, ~/.config/nvim/, ~/.config/mise/
• Edit ~/.gitconfig, ~/.gitignore_global, or ~/.tmux.conf
• Modify any skill or command content

What to do

1. Redirect the edit to the equivalent path under ~/projects/dot-ai-config/:

   Instead of	Edit this
   ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md	~/projects/dot-ai-config/dot_gemini/GEMINI.md
   ~/.gemini/skills/<name>/SKILL.md	~/projects/dot-ai-config/dot_gemini/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
   ~/.gemini/commands/<name>.md	~/projects/dot-ai-config/dot_gemini/commands/<name>.md
   ~/.gemini/settings.json	~/projects/dot-ai-config/dot_gemini/settings.json
   ~/.gemini/settings.local.json	~/projects/dot-ai-config/dot_gemini/settings.local.json
   ~/.config/kitty/*	~/projects/dot-ai-config/kitty/*
   ~/.config/fish/config.fish	~/projects/dot-ai-config/fish/config.fish
   ~/.config/fish/conf.d/*	~/projects/dot-ai-config/fish/conf.d/*
   ~/.config/fish/functions/*	~/projects/dot-ai-config/fish/functions/*
   ~/.config/nvim/*	~/projects/dot-ai-config/nvim/*
   ~/.config/mise/config.toml	~/projects/dot-ai-config/mise.toml
   ~/.gitconfig	~/projects/dot-ai-config/gitconfig
   ~/.gitignore_global	~/projects/dot-ai-config/gitignore_global
   ~/.tmux.conf	~/projects/dot-ai-config/tmux.conf

2. Immediately after editing, run the sync script so changes take effect right away (don't wait for git push):

   ~/projects/dot-ai-config/sync.sh
   

   This copies the edited files to their active locations (~/.gemini/, ~/.config/, etc.).

3. Log the invocation — update the usage tracker (see below).

Usage Tracker

After any skill or command is invoked (not just this guard — ALL skills and commands), append/update an entry in ~/projects/dot-ai-config/USAGE.md.

Format:

| Name | Type | Last Invoked | Count |

• If the skill/command already has a row, update Last Invoked to today and increment Count
• If it's new, add a row with count 1
• Keep the table sorted by Last Invoked descending (most recent first)

This file lives in the dot-ai-config repo so it's version-controlled and reviewable.