johnlindquist

Dotagent — AI skill for Claude Code

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Universal AI agent configuration parser and converter.

How to install Dotagent

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open johnlindquist/dotagent and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Dotagent does

Universal AI agent configuration parser and converter.

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README

dotagent

Multi-file AI agent configuration manager with .agent directory support. Maintain a single source of truth for AI coding assistant rules across Claude Code, VS Code Copilot, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, Zed, Amazon Q Developer, and more.

Features

🔄 Import rules from any supported IDE/tool format
📝 Convert to a unified .agent/ directory structure
🚀 Export back to all supported formats
📁 Nested folders support for better organization
🛠️ CLI tool for easy automation
📦 TypeScript API for programmatic use
🎨 Color-coded output for better readability
👁️ Dry-run mode to preview operations without changes
💡 Smart error messages with actionable hints

Supported Formats

Tool/IDE	Rule File	Format	Slug
Agent (dotagent)	`.agent/*/.md`	Markdown with YAML frontmatter	agent
Claude Code	`CLAUDE.md`	Plain Markdown	claude
VS Code (Copilot)	`.github/copilot-instructions.md`	Plain Markdown	copilot
Cursor	`.cursor/*/.mdc`, `.cursor/*/.md`	Markdown with YAML frontmatter	cursor
Cline	`.clinerules` or `.clinerules/*.md`	Plain Markdown	cline
Windsurf	`.windsurfrules`	Plain Markdown	windsurf
Zed	`.rules`	Plain Markdown	zed
OpenAI Codex	`AGENTS.md`	Plain Markdown	codex
OpenCode	`AGENTS.md`	Plain Markdown	opencode
Aider	`CONVENTIONS.md`	Plain Markd