sync-agent-assets

name	sync-agent-assets
description	Synchronize AI agent skills, commands, configs, permissions, hooks, and instructions across Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools. Use when the user asks to pull skills from Claude into Codex, sync Codex work back to Claude, migrate agent commands, reconcile frontmatter, update permissions, or keep agent setup files in parity.
argument-hint	[source-agent] [target-agent] [asset-type]

Sync Agent Assets

Use this skill when synchronizing agent setup across Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other tools that follow the Agent Skills spec.

Core Rule

Synchronization is additive. Preserve fields, sections, comments, and files that belong to another agent unless the user explicitly asks to remove them. Unknown frontmatter keys are compatibility data, not clutter.

Workflow

1. Identify the source and target agents.
2. Read the source files and the target agent documentation or local help.
3. Compare what the target agent actually supports today.
4. Update shared files first, then agent-specific config files.
5. Verify symlinks, filenames, frontmatter, and config syntax.
6. Report what was synchronized, what has no equivalent, and what remains intentionally agent-specific.

Locate The Source Of Truth

Treat agent runtime directories as entrypoints, not necessarily as the files to edit. A runtime file may be a symlink, generated output, a copied install artifact, or the true source file.

1. Start from the active location used by the agent. Common examples include project-local skill directories such as ./.agents/skills/<name>/ or ./.claude/skills/<name>/, global locations such as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/, ~/.agents/skills/<name>/, ~/.codex/skills/<name>/, ~/.claude/commands/, ~/.claude/settings.json, ~/.codex/AGENTS.md, ~/.codex/config.toml, and ~/.codex/hooks.json. For Codex skills, check both ~/.agents/skills/<name>/ and ~/.codex/skills/<name>/ when they exist. Different installers and Codex versions may use one as the runtime location, a mirror, or a compatibility path.
2. If the user asks for project-local skills or the skill lives under the current repository, treat the current repository as the working scope. Edit files in that repo, preserve its conventions, and do not move the skill to a global agent directory unless the user explicitly asks for a global install.
3. Check whether the active file or directory is a symlink. Use ls -l, readlink, or pwd -P to identify the real path.
4. If it is a symlink, follow it to the source repository or source directory. Edit the source, not the runtime symlink target, unless the user explicitly asks for a local-only runtime change.
5. Read the source repository's README, install script, or setup docs to learn how changes are propagated back into the agent runtime directories.
6. If the active file is not a symlink, inspect nearby docs and config before deciding whether it is the canonical file or generated state.
7. When source and runtime locations differ, report both paths and the command or setup step used to refresh the runtime location.

Skill File Rules

• Use SKILL.md uppercase. Codex requires it; Claude accepts it.
• Keep required frontmatter fields name and description.
• Preserve Claude-specific keys such as allowed-tools, argument-hint, disable-model-invocation, user-invocable, model, context, and agent.
• Preserve Codex-compatible agents/openai.yaml metadata when present.
• Put agent-specific behavior in ## Claude Code, ## Codex, or similarly named conditional sections inside the same skill.
• Do not split one shared workflow into separate agent skills unless the tools are fundamentally incompatible.

Permissions And Commands

Map behavior, not flag names.

• Claude per-command permissions usually live in allowed-tools, command wrappers, or ~/.claude/settings.json.
• Codex permission behavior usually maps to approval_policy, sandbox_mode, profiles, rules, hooks, or CLI flags such as --full-auto, --ask-for-approval, --sandbox, and --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox.
• Prefer explicit Codex flags like --sandbox workspace-write and --ask-for-approval on-request over deprecated compatibility aliases when the current docs recommend that.
• If a Claude command is a Markdown slash command, Codex may not have a direct command equivalent. Prefer a shared skill or explicit shell wrapper.
• If a feature has no exact equivalent, document the nearest behavior and the gap instead of inventing a silent approximation.

Verification

Before finishing:

• Confirm each shared skill has SKILL.md.
• Confirm the active agent locations point to the source files that were edited when symlinks or generated installs are involved.
• Use the agent CLI help or official docs before claiming a flag or config key is current.
• Validate shell files with bash -n and machine-readable config with its native parser or a no-op CLI command where available.
• Summarize source files changed, target files affected by symlink, and any unsupported agent-specific behavior.