sccs 2.1.1

SkillsCommandsConfigsSync - Unified YAML-configured synchronization for Claude Code files

SCCS - SkillsCommandsConfigsSync

Unified YAML-configured bidirectional synchronization tool for Claude Code files and optional shell configurations.

Features

• Unified YAML Configuration: Single config.yaml with all sync categories
• Flexible Categories: Sync Claude skills, commands, hooks, scripts, and more
• Optional Shell Configs: Fish shell, Starship prompt, and custom configs
• Bidirectional Sync: Full two-way synchronization with conflict detection
• Interactive Conflict Resolution: Menu-driven conflict handling with -i flag
• Automatic Backups: Creates timestamped backups before overwriting files
• Git Integration: Auto-commit and push after sync operations
• Rich Console Output: Beautiful terminal output with Rich
• Path Transformation: Machine-independent configuration files

Installation

pip install sccs

Or with UV (recommended):

uv pip install sccs

For development:

git clone https://github.com/equitania/sccs.git
cd sccs
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

Quick Start

# Initialize configuration
sccs config init

# Show sync status
sccs status

# Preview changes
sccs sync --dry-run

# Synchronize all enabled categories
sccs sync

# Sync specific category
sccs sync --category claude_skills

Configuration

Configuration is stored in ~/.config/sccs/config.yaml:

# Repository settings
repository:
  path: ~/gitbase/sccs-sync
  remote: origin
  auto_commit: false
  auto_push: false
  commit_prefix: "[SYNC]"

# Sync categories
sync_categories:
  claude_framework:
    enabled: true
    description: "SuperClaude Framework files"
    local_path: ~/.claude
    repo_path: .claude/framework
    sync_mode: bidirectional
    item_type: file
    include:
      - "CLAUDE.md"
      - "PERSONAS.md"
      # ... more files

  claude_skills:
    enabled: true
    local_path: ~/.claude/skills
    repo_path: .claude/skills
    sync_mode: bidirectional
    item_type: directory
    item_marker: SKILL.md

  fish_config:
    enabled: true
    local_path: ~/.config/fish
    repo_path: .config/fish
    sync_mode: bidirectional
    item_type: mixed
    include:
      - "config.fish"
      - "functions/*.fish"
    exclude:
      - "fish_history"
      - "*.local.fish"

Configuration Reference

The complete structure of ~/.config/sccs/config.yaml:

# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# SCCS Configuration File
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Repository Settings
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
repository:
  path: ~/gitbase/sccs-sync      # Local repository path
  remote: origin                  # Git remote name for push
  auto_commit: false              # Auto-commit after sync
  auto_push: false                # Auto-push after commit
  commit_prefix: "[SYNC]"         # Prefix for commit messages

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Sync Categories
# Each category defines what to sync and how
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
sync_categories:

  # Example: Claude Skills (directories with marker file)
  claude_skills:
    enabled: true                 # Enable/disable this category
    description: "Claude Code Skills"
    local_path: ~/.claude/skills  # Source path (supports ~)
    repo_path: .claude/skills     # Destination in repository
    sync_mode: bidirectional      # bidirectional | local_to_repo | repo_to_local
    item_type: directory          # file | directory | mixed
    item_marker: SKILL.md         # Marker file for directory items
    include:                      # Glob patterns to include
      - "*"
    exclude:                      # Glob patterns to exclude
      - "_archive/*"
      - "*.tmp"

  # Example: Claude Commands (single files)
  claude_commands:
    enabled: true
    description: "Claude Code Commands"
    local_path: ~/.claude/commands
    repo_path: .claude/commands
    sync_mode: bidirectional
    item_type: file
    item_pattern: "*.md"          # File pattern for file items
    include:
      - "*"
    exclude:
      - "_*.md"                   # Private commands
      - "*.local.md"              # Local overrides

  # Example: Fish Shell (mixed files and directories)
  fish_config:
    enabled: true
    description: "Fish Shell Configuration"
    local_path: ~/.config/fish
    repo_path: .config/fish
    sync_mode: bidirectional
    item_type: mixed              # Both files and directories
    include:
      - "config.fish"
      - "functions/*.fish"
      - "conf.d/*.fish"
    exclude:
      - "fish_history"            # Never sync history
      - "fish_variables"          # Machine-specific
      - "*.local.fish"            # Local overrides

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Global Excludes (apply to all categories)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
global_exclude:
  - ".DS_Store"
  - "*.swp"
  - "*~"
  - ".git"
  - "__pycache__"
  - "*.pyc"
  - ".env"
  - "*.local"
  - "*.local.*"

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Conflict Resolution
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
conflict_resolution:
  default: prompt                 # prompt | local | repo | newest
  per_category:
    claude_framework: repo        # Framework always from repo
    fish_config: local            # Local fish config wins

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Path Transformations (for machine-independent configs)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
path_transforms:
  placeholders:
    HOME: "{{HOME}}"
    USER: "{{USER}}"
    HOSTNAME: "{{HOSTNAME}}"
  transform_files:
    - pattern: "settings.template.json"
      source: "settings.json"

# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Output Settings
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
output:
  verbose: false
  colored: true
  log_file: ~/.config/sccs/sync.log
  sync_history: ~/.config/sccs/history.yaml

Category Field Reference

Field	Type	Required	Description
enabled	bool	No	Enable/disable category (default: true)
description	string	No	Human-readable description
local_path	string	Yes	Local source path (supports ~)
repo_path	string	Yes	Path in repository
sync_mode	string	No	bidirectional, local_to_repo, repo_to_local
item_type	string	No	file, directory, mixed (default: file)
item_marker	string	No	Marker file for directory items (e.g., SKILL.md)
item_pattern	string	No	Glob pattern for file items (e.g., *.md)
include	list	No	Patterns to include (default: ["*"])
exclude	list	No	Patterns to exclude (default: [])

CLI Commands

Main Commands

# Synchronize files
sccs sync                    # Sync all enabled categories
sccs sync --category skills  # Sync specific category
sccs sync --dry-run          # Preview without changes
sccs sync -i                 # Interactive conflict resolution
sccs sync --force local      # Force local version in conflicts
sccs sync --force repo       # Force repo version in conflicts

# Git operations (override config settings)
sccs sync --commit           # Commit changes (overrides auto_commit=false)
sccs sync --push             # Push after commit (overrides auto_push=false)
sccs sync --commit --push    # Sync, commit and push
sccs sync --no-commit        # Skip commit (overrides auto_commit=true)
sccs sync --no-push          # Skip push (overrides auto_push=true)

# Status and diff
sccs status                  # Show status of all categories
sccs status --category fish  # Status of specific category
sccs diff                    # Show all diffs in all categories
sccs diff -c claude_skills   # Show all diffs in category
sccs diff my-skill -c claude_skills  # Show diff for specific item

# History
sccs log                     # Show sync history
sccs log --last 20           # Show last 20 entries

Configuration Commands

sccs config show             # Show current configuration
sccs config init             # Create new configuration
sccs config init --force     # Overwrite existing config
sccs config edit             # Open config in editor
sccs config validate         # Validate configuration

Category Management

sccs categories              # List all categories (alias: list)
sccs categories --all        # Include disabled categories
sccs categories enable fish  # Enable a category
sccs categories disable fish # Disable a category

Sync Categories

Claude Code Categories (enabled by default)

Category	Path	Description
claude_framework	~/.claude/*.md	SuperClaude Framework files
claude_skills	~/.claude/skills/	Skills (directories with SKILL.md)
claude_commands	~/.claude/commands/	Commands (single .md files)
claude_hooks	~/.claude/hooks/	Event handler scripts
claude_scripts	~/.claude/scripts/	Utility scripts
claude_plugins	~/.claude/plugins/	Plugin configurations
claude_mcp	~/.claude/mcp/	MCP server configs

Shell Categories (enabled by default)

Category	Path	Description
fish_config	~/.config/fish/	Fish shell configuration
fish_functions	~/.config/fish/functions/	Fish custom functions
starship_config	~/.config/starship.toml	Starship prompt

Optional Categories (disabled by default)

Category	Path	Description
claude_plans	~/.claude/plans/	Session plans
claude_todos	~/.claude/todos/	Persistent TODO lists
git_config	~/.gitconfig	Git configuration
project_templates	Custom	Project templates

Sync Modes

Each category can use one of three sync modes:

• bidirectional: Changes flow both ways (default)
• local_to_repo: Only push local changes to repository
• repo_to_local: Only pull repository changes locally

Item Types

Categories can contain different item types:

• file: Individual files (e.g., *.md, config.fish)
• directory: Directories with marker file (e.g., skills with SKILL.md)
• mixed: Both files and directories

Conflict Resolution

When both local and repo have changes, SCCS offers multiple resolution strategies:

Interactive Mode (Recommended)

Use -i flag for menu-driven conflict resolution:

sccs sync -i

The interactive menu offers:

1. Keep local - Use local version, overwrite repo
2. Keep repo - Use repo version, overwrite local
3. Show diff - View differences before deciding
4. Skip - Skip this item, continue with others
5. Abort - Stop sync completely

Automatic Resolution

Configure default resolution in config.yaml:

conflict_resolution:
  default: prompt              # prompt | local | repo | newest
  per_category:
    claude_framework: repo     # Framework always from repo
    fish_config: local         # Local fish config wins

Or use force flags:

sccs sync --force local   # Local wins all conflicts
sccs sync --force repo    # Repository wins all conflicts

Automatic Backups

Before overwriting any file, SCCS creates a timestamped backup:

~/.config/sccs/backups/
├── claude_skills/
│   └── my-skill.20250123_143052.bak
├── fish_config/
│   └── config.fish.20250123_143052.bak
└── ...

Backups are organized by category and include timestamps for easy recovery.

Directory Structure

Local

~/.claude/
├── CLAUDE.md, PERSONAS.md, ...  # Framework files
├── skills/
│   └── my-skill/
│       └── SKILL.md
├── commands/
│   └── my-command.md
├── hooks/
├── scripts/
└── mcp/

~/.config/
├── fish/
│   ├── config.fish
│   └── functions/
└── starship.toml

Repository

repo/
├── .claude/
│   ├── framework/    # Framework files
│   ├── skills/       # Skills
│   ├── commands/     # Commands
│   └── ...
└── .config/
    ├── fish/         # Fish config
    └── starship.toml # Starship config

Development

# Run tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=sccs

# Format code
black sccs/ tests/
isort sccs/ tests/

# Type checking
mypy sccs/

License

AGPL-3.0 - Equitania Software GmbH