emt-skill-sync 0.5.0

Sync skills from a private Azure DevOps Git repository into Claude Code or GitHub Copilot

emt-skill-sync

CLI tool to sync AI skills from a private Azure DevOps repository into Claude Code or GitHub Copilot.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Git
• Access to the Azure DevOps skills repository
• Azure account (for authentication)

Installation

pip install emt-skill-sync

Quick Start

emt-skill-sync sync

First run will launch an interactive setup wizard:

Azure DevOps repository URL [https://dev.azure.com/azurefsoft139/emt/_git/flezi-emt-skills]:
Branch [main]:
Auto-detected provider: claude
Scope (global, project) [global]:

Press Enter to accept defaults, then the CLI authenticates via Azure and syncs all skills.

Commands

emt-skill-sync sync

Sync skills from the remote repository to your local machine.

emt-skill-sync sync

Options:

Flag	Description
--provider	Target provider: claude or copilot
--scope	Install scope: global or project
--dry-run	Preview what would change without writing any files
--force	Overwrite locally modified managed files (creates backups)
--project-path <path>	Project root when using --scope project (defaults to current directory)
--only skill:<name>	Sync a single skill, e.g. --only skill:emt-skill-help
--profile <bundle-id>	Sync a bundle, e.g. --profile emt-stage-assessment
--filter-tags <tags>	CSV tag filter (OR semantics), e.g. --filter-tags baseline,xray
--yes / -y	Non-interactive mode: accept all defaults (for CI)

Examples:

# Preview changes without writing
emt-skill-sync sync --dry-run

# Sync only for the current project
emt-skill-sync sync --scope project

# Sync only one skill
emt-skill-sync sync --only skill:emt-skill-help

# Sync all skills for the Assessment stage
emt-skill-sync sync --profile emt-stage-assessment

# Sync skills tagged "baseline" or "xray"
emt-skill-sync sync --filter-tags baseline,xray

# Combine: skills in bundle AND have matching tag
emt-skill-sync sync --profile emt-stage-assessment --filter-tags baseline

# Force overwrite modified files (a backup is saved automatically)
emt-skill-sync sync --force

Sync actions shown in output:

Action	Meaning
ADD	New skill, will be installed
UPDATE	Skill has a newer version in the repo
SKIP	Already up to date
CONFLICT	Local file was manually modified — use --force to overwrite

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emt-skill-sync status

Show current configuration and sync state.

emt-skill-sync status

Output includes repo URL, branch, provider, scope, last sync time, managed file count, and whether any files have been modified locally (drift).

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emt-skill-sync doctor

Run environment diagnostics to verify everything is configured correctly.

emt-skill-sync doctor

Checks:

• Python version ≥ 3.10
• Git installed
• Config file exists and is complete
• Azure authentication works
• Repository is accessible
• Destination path is writable
• State file is valid

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emt-skill-sync reset

Delete config and state files. Already-synced skill files are not removed.

emt-skill-sync reset

Where Skills Are Installed

Global scope (default)

Provider	Path
claude	~/.claude/skills/
copilot	~/.github/copilot/skills/

Project scope

Provider	Path
claude	<project>/.claude/skills/
copilot	<project>/.github/instructions/

Authentication

emt-skill-sync uses azure-identity. On first run it will prompt device-code login if the Azure CLI credential is not available. Subsequent runs reuse the cached credential.

You can also authenticate in advance using the Azure CLI:

az login

Per-Project Config (.flezi-emt/config.yaml)

Place a .flezi-emt/config.yaml at your project root to configure emt-skill-sync per project without touching global settings:

# .flezi-emt/config.yaml
profile: emt-stage-assessment    # sync only assessment-stage skills
filter_tags: [baseline, xray]    # further filter by tags
scope: project                   # always use project scope for this repo

The CLI auto-detects this file by walking up from your current directory. Precedence: CLI flags > .flezi-emt/config.yaml > global config.

Note: Agents sync is not yet supported in this release (planned for a future sprint).

Config & State Files

File	Location	Notes
Global config	~/.config/emt-skill-sync/config.json	Persists repo URL, branch, provider, scope
Project config	<project>/.flezi-emt/config.yaml	Read-only; per-project profile/filter overrides
State	platform user data dir	Managed files, last sync time
Repo cache	platform user cache dir	Cloned remote repo

To view the active config path, run emt-skill-sync doctor.

Conflict Handling

If a managed skill file was edited locally after the last sync, it will show as CONFLICT. The CLI will stop and ask you to either:

• Inspect and revert the file manually, then re-run sync
• Or run with --force to overwrite — a backup copy is saved automatically before overwriting