dotagents

name	dotagents
description	Manage agent skill dependencies with dotagents. Use when asked to "add a skill", "install skills", "remove a skill", "update skills", "dotagents init", "agents.toml", "agents.lock", "sync skills", "list skills", "set up dotagents", "configure trust", "add MCP server", "add hook", "wildcard skills", "user scope", or any dotagents-related task.

Manage agent skill dependencies declared in agents.toml. dotagents resolves, installs, and symlinks skills so multiple agent tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, OpenCode) discover them from .agents/skills/.

References

Read the relevant reference when the task requires deeper detail:

Document	Read When
references/cli-reference.md	Full command options, flags, examples
references/configuration.md	Editing agents.toml, source formats, trust, MCP, hooks, wildcards, scopes
references/config-schema.md	Exact field names, types, and defaults

Quick Start

# Initialize a new project (interactive TUI)
dotagents init

# Add a skill from GitHub
dotagents add getsentry/skills find-bugs

# Add multiple skills at once
dotagents add getsentry/skills find-bugs code-review commit

# Add all skills from a repo
dotagents add getsentry/skills --all

# Add a pinned skill
dotagents add getsentry/warden@v1.0.0

# Install all dependencies from agents.toml
dotagents install

# List installed skills
dotagents list

Commands

Command	Description
dotagents init	Initialize agents.toml and .agents/ directory
dotagents install	Install all skills from agents.toml
dotagents add <specifier>	Add a skill dependency
dotagents remove <name>	Remove a skill
dotagents update [name]	Update skills to latest versions
dotagents sync	Reconcile state (adopt orphans, repair symlinks, verify integrity)
dotagents list	Show installed skills and their status
dotagents mcp	Add, remove, or list MCP server declarations

All commands accept --user to operate on user scope (~/.agents/) instead of the current project.

For full options and flags, read references/cli-reference.md.

Source Formats

Format	Example	Description
GitHub shorthand	getsentry/skills	Owner/repo (resolves to GitHub HTTPS)
GitHub pinned	getsentry/warden@v1.0.0	With tag, branch, or commit
GitHub SSH	[e-mail]:owner/repo.git	SSH clone URL
GitHub HTTPS	https://github.com/owner/repo	Full HTTPS URL
Git URL	git:https://git.corp.dev/team/skills	Any non-GitHub git remote
Local path	path:./my-skills/custom	Relative to project root

Key Concepts

• .agents/skills/ is the canonical home for all installed skills
• agents.toml declares dependencies; agents.lock pins exact commits and integrity hashes
• Symlinks: .claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/ point to .agents/skills/
• Wildcards: name = "*" installs all skills from a source, with optional exclude list
• Trust: Optional [trust] section restricts which sources are allowed
• Hooks: [[hooks]] declarations write tool-event hooks to each agent's config
• Gitignore: When gitignore = true, managed skills are gitignored; custom in-place skills are tracked
• User scope: --user flag manages skills in ~/.agents/ shared across all projects