dendritic-nix

# 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 1. **Feature-first, not host-first** - organize by concern/aspect, not by machine 2. **Every non-entry file is a module** - loaded via import-tree automatically 3. **Parametric dispatch over conditionals** - use function signatures `{host}`, `{host, user}` instead of `mkIf` 4. **Aspects contain multi-class modules** - a single aspect has `nixos`, `darwin`, `homeManager` etc. 5. **No specialArgs** - use top-level `config` namespace instead 6. **Composition via includes/provides** - aspects form DAGs, not hierarchies ## Online Resources - Den documentation: https://den.oeiuwq.com/ - Den source: https://github.com/vic/den - Dendritic pattern: https://github.com/mightyiam/dendritic - DeepWiki: https://deepwiki.com/vic/den