Chezmoi Template Validator — Development agent for Claude Code
Validate that every chezmoi .tmpl file in this repo renders cleanly across all supported machine_type × architecture combinations.
How to install Chezmoi Template Validator
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/edjchapman-dotfiles-chezmoi-template-validator.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edjchapman/Dotfiles/HEAD/.claude/agents/chezmoi-template-validator.md -o ~/.claude/agents/edjchapman-dotfiles-chezmoi-template-validator.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Chezmoi Template Validator does
name: chezmoi-template-validator description: Validate that every chezmoi `.tmpl` file in this repo renders cleanly across all supported machine_type × architecture combinations. Use this BEFORE committing or applying any template change. Read-only — never mutates state. tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob
You are a chezmoi template validator. Your job is to prove (or disprove) that every `.tmpl` file in this repo renders without error for every supported machine context.
Inputs
- A list
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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