ai-config-cli 0.4.2

Declarative plugin manager for Claude Code

ai-config

Declarative plugin manager for Claude Code — with cross-tool conversion to Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and Pi.

Why this exists

You've spent time building up your AI coding setup — custom skills, MCP servers, hooks, workflows. Then you want to try Codex or Pi, and you're starting from scratch. Or you get a new machine and have to remember what you installed.

ai-config solves both problems. You define your setup in one YAML file, and it:

1. Installs your plugins across machines reproducibly (ai-config sync)
2. Converts your setup to work with other tools automatically — same skills, same config, no manual porting

No more vendor lock-in because your customizations are trapped in one tool's config directory. No more juggling dotfiles across .claude/, .codex/, .cursor/, .opencode/, and .pi/. Write it once, sync everywhere.

Or more simply, run ai-config init and it walks you through everything.

What this isn't

This README does not have:

• 14 shields.io badges declaring build status, coverage, npm downloads, discord members, twitter followers, and mass-to-charge ratio
• A mass of emojis to make it look "friendly" and "approachable"
• Claims about revolutionizing your development workflow
• A "Quick Start" that's actually 73 steps
• Screenshots of a dashboard that doesn't exist
• A "Powered by AI" badge despite just being a for-loop

It's a config file and some commands. That's it.

Installation

pip install ai-config-cli
# or
uv tool install ai-config-cli

This installs ai-config globally. Run ai-config --help to verify.

From source (latest)

uv tool install git+https://github.com/safurrier/ai-config

For development

git clone https://github.com/safurrier/ai-config.git
cd ai-config
just setup    # Install dependencies
just check    # Run lint, type check, tests

Quick Start

1. Create your config

ai-config init

Interactive wizard walks you through adding marketplaces and plugins. Supports GitHub repos and local paths (including env vars like $DOTS_REPO/plugins for portability across machines). Creates .ai-config/config.yaml.

2. Sync to install plugins

ai-config sync

Installs/uninstalls plugins to match your config. If you have conversion enabled, it also generates config for Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode.

If plugins seem stale or out of date:

ai-config sync --fresh

3. Iterate with watch (plugin development)

ai-config watch

Auto-syncs when you edit config or plugin files. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

Note: Claude Code loads plugins at session start. After changes sync, restart Claude Code to apply them. Use claude --resume to continue your previous session.

4. Troubleshoot with doctor

ai-config doctor

Validates marketplaces, plugins, skills, hooks, and MCP servers. Shows fix hints for any issues.

Example: one config, five tools

Say you have a plugin marketplace with your coding skills and MCP servers. Here's the full config:

version: 1
targets:
  - type: claude
    config:
      marketplaces:
        my-plugins:
          source: github
          repo: myorg/ai-plugins
      plugins:
        - id: code-review@my-plugins
          scope: user
        - id: test-writer@my-plugins
          scope: user
      conversion:
        enabled: true
        targets: [codex, cursor, opencode, pi]
        scope: user

Run ai-config sync and you get:

• Claude Code: plugins installed via claude plugin install
• Codex: skills in ~/.codex/skills/, MCP in ~/.codex/mcp-config.toml
• Cursor: rules in ~/.cursor/rules/, MCP in ~/.cursor/mcp.json
• OpenCode: skills in ~/.opencode/skills/, MCP in ~/opencode.json
• Pi: skills in ~/.pi/agent/skills/, prompt templates in ~/.pi/agent/prompts/

Same skills, same setup, every tool. Check this config into your dotfiles and run ai-config sync on any machine.

Want to try Pi for the first time? Just add pi to the targets list and re-sync. Your skills are already there.

What it does

Declarative config - Define your plugins in .ai-config/config.yaml:

version: 1
targets:
  - type: claude
    config:
      marketplaces:
        my-marketplace:
          source: github
          repo: owner/repo
        my-local-plugins:
          source: local
          path: $DOTS_REPO/plugins    # env vars preserved for portability
      plugins:
        - id: my-plugin@my-marketplace
          scope: user
          enabled: true
      conversion:
        enabled: true
        targets: [codex, cursor, opencode, pi]
        scope: user

Interactive setup - Don't want to write YAML? Run the wizard:

ai-config init

Walks you through adding marketplaces and plugins with arrow-key navigation. Escape goes back a step, Ctrl+C cancels.

Sync - Make reality match your config:

ai-config sync

Cross-tool conversion - Generate config for other AI coding tools:

ai-config convert --plugin ~/.claude/plugins/my-plugin --target codex

Or let sync handle it automatically with the conversion: section in your config. Skills, hooks, MCP servers, and commands are mapped to each tool's native format.

Validation - Find problems before they bite you:

ai-config doctor
ai-config doctor --target codex    # validate converted output

Checks that marketplaces exist, plugins are installed, skills are valid, hooks work.

Commands

Command	What it does
init	Interactive config generator
sync	Install/uninstall plugins to match config (+ conversion)
status	Show what's currently installed
watch	Auto-sync on file changes (plugin development)
update	Update plugins to latest versions
doctor	Validate setup and show fix hints
convert	Convert a plugin to another tool's format
plugin create	Scaffold a new plugin
cache clear	Clear the plugin cache

Config file locations

ai-config looks for config in this order:

1. .ai-config/config.yaml (project-local)
2. ~/.ai-config/config.yaml (global)

You can also pass -c /path/to/config.yaml to any command.

Paths support environment variables ($MY_VAR) and tilde (~), expanded at load time.

Scopes

Plugins can be installed in different scopes:

• user - Available everywhere (~/.claude/plugins/)
• project - Only in the current project (.claude/plugins/)

Conversion targets

ai-config converts Claude plugins to work with:

Tool	Output	Binary
Codex (OpenAI)	.codex/	codex
Cursor	.cursor/	cursor-agent
OpenCode	.opencode/	opencode
Pi	.pi/	pi

Skills, commands, hooks, and MCP servers are mapped to each tool's native format. Not everything maps 1:1 — conversion reports show what was native, approximated, or unsupported.

Troubleshooting

Something not working? Force a full rebuild:

ai-config sync --force

This clears the plugin cache and re-converts everything from scratch. Use it when plugins aren't showing up, you've added a new conversion target, or things are just out of sync.

If you only want to redo conversions without clearing the plugin cache:

ai-config sync --force-convert

Something's broken and Claude Code won't help

ai-config doctor --verbose

Converted output looks wrong

ai-config doctor --target codex    # or cursor, opencode, pi

License

MIT