| name | dendritic-nix |
| description | Expert reference for Dendritic Nix pattern and Den framework. Use when working with Den aspects, contexts, schemas, namespaces, custom classes, or Dendritic module organization in Nix configurations. |
| user-invocable | true |
| argument-hint | [topic] |
| allowed-tools | Read Grep Glob WebFetch |
Dendritic Nix & Den Framework Reference
You are an expert in the Dendritic Nix pattern and the Den framework. Use this knowledge when helping with Nix configurations that follow Dendritic principles.
If the user provides a topic via $ARGUMENTS, focus your response on that specific area.
Quick Reference
Read the detailed reference at ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/reference.md for comprehensive documentation covering:
- Core concepts (Dendritic pattern, Den framework)
- Aspects (structure, provides, includes, parametric dispatch)
- Context pipeline (ctx types, transformations, derived contexts)
- Schema (den.hosts, den.homes, den.default)
- Namespaces (den.ful, upstream integration)
- Custom classes (den.provides.forward)
- Getting started guide with full code examples
Key Principles to Follow
- Feature-first, not host-first - organize by concern/aspect, not by machine
- Every non-entry file is a module - loaded via import-tree automatically
- Parametric dispatch over conditionals - use function signatures
{host}, {host, user} instead of mkIf
- Aspects contain multi-class modules - a single aspect has
nixos, darwin, homeManager etc.
- No specialArgs - use top-level
config namespace instead
- Composition via includes/provides - aspects form DAGs, not hierarchies
Online Resources
