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How to copy portable skills into your WorkBuddy skills folder safely with Agent Skill Sync

Dry-run the sync plan, then copy only the skills you choose, with backups for forced updates.

Short answer: Install the CLI with pipx install agent-skill-sync; then run skillsync sync --dry-run and read the exact plan it prints; run skillsync sync --categories A to copy only portable skills. All steps.

Who it is forA developer moving skills from Codex or Claude Code into WorkBuddy who wants no surprises or deleted files.

The problemCopying skill folders by hand risks overwriting newer copies or pulling in secrets and large virtualenvs.

The outcomeA reviewed plan, then a copy of only the A (and optionally B) skills into the target root, with old drifted copies backed up.

What you need first

  • Python 3.11 or newer
  • Local SKILL.md skill folders for Codex, Claude Code or other supported agents
  • pipx or pip to install the agent-skill-sync package

Steps

  1. Install the CLI with pipx install agent-skill-sync.
  2. Run skillsync sync --dry-run and read the exact plan it prints.
  3. Run skillsync sync --categories A to copy only portable skills.
  4. If you want to update drifted copies, run skillsync sync --categories A,B --force, which backs up the old copy first.

Prompt for your agent

Use the agent-skill-sync repo to sync portable skills into the target root. Run `skillsync sync --dry-run` first, then `skillsync sync --categories A` once the plan looks right. Expected output: a list of copied skills and no deleted files. Verify that `skillsync scan` now shows those skills as identical to the target.

Caveat. Forced updates move the old copy into a backup folder rather than deleting it, but you still need to check the dry-run plan before running with --force.

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