Use when creating or editing ZAPS config files (.zaps.mts/.zaps.ts and local./.local. variants) or the exported config() Library function. Covers service definitions (start/run/docker), making a service optional (binary/predicate checks), ready detection, docker-compose integration, tasks, layout/panes, hooks, dependencies, restart behavior (restartWith), environment, and the ui block. Trigger whenever the user adds, changes, or marks optional a service, task, ready check, dependency, or layout in a ZAPS project, scaffolds via `zaps init`, or asks how a ZAPS config option works — even if they don't name the file and even if the request sounds like an action ("make X optional", "add a redis service"). For running or inspecting services use the zaps-usage skill instead.
Use when running or inspecting local dev services through the ZAPS CLI — starting/stopping/restarting services, attaching the TUI (`zaps up`/`attach`), running tasks, streaming logs, checking which services are running and on what ports, reloading config, or managing the daemon. Trigger whenever the user wants to bring up, tear down, restart, or check the status of their local dev environment with zaps — including single-command asks like "restart the api", "what ports are my services on", "list running services", or "tail the web logs" — so the exact zaps command, flags, and session targeting are correct. Not for authoring config files — use the zaps-config skill for that.