managing-chezmoi-packages

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the management of packages, external dependencies, binaries, and CLI tools within a chezmoi dotfiles repository, ensuring security, reproducibility, and automated updates.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Package Management: Handles adding, updating, and removing packages across various ecosystems (Homebrew, mise, Python, Docker, chezmoi externals).
• Version Pinning: Enforces immutable references (commit SHAs, specific versions) for all dependencies.
• Automated Updates: Integrates with Renovate for automated dependency updates.
• Organization: Organizes external dependencies using the .chezmoiexternals/ directory structure.
• Use Case: When you need to add a new command-line tool to your development environment, this skill will guide you through selecting the correct package manager, adding the tool with a pinned version, and ensuring it's tracked for future updates.

Quick Start

Use the managing-chezmoi-packages skill to add the 'bat' utility to your system's package manager.