dotfiles

Personal Claude Code configuration, managed with chezmoi.

Everything under dot_claude/ maps to ~/.claude/ on apply. settings.json is merged into any existing one (never overwritten), so machine-specific hooks already present are preserved.

Layout

dot_claude/
  CLAUDE.md              # global instructions
  rules/                 # auto-loaded behavior rules
  hooks/                 # Python/shell hooks (UserPromptSubmit, PreCompact, ...)
  skills/whats-new/      # custom skill
  modify_settings.json   # merge script -> ~/.claude/settings.json
memory-seed/             # seed for ~/.claude/projects/<slug>/memory (copied, not applied)
install.sh               # bootstrap helper

Install

Prereqs: python3 (hooks). For the sandbox on Linux/WSL2: bubblewrap + socat (sudo apt-get install bubblewrap socat).

Fresh machine, one-liner:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply wes-chen/dotfiles

Or clone and run the helper (also seeds memory):

git clone https://github.com/wes-chen/dotfiles ~/Dev/dotfiles
~/Dev/dotfiles/install.sh

Notes:

• settings.json is merged via a chezmoi modify_ script — existing hooks (e.g. an image bridge, rtk) and keys are preserved, and re-applying is idempotent.
• The memory seed is copied into ~/.claude/projects/<slug>/memory/ only if that dir is empty (it never clobbers live memory Claude has written).
• After install, run /sandbox once to turn on auto-allow.

Verify

In a new session:

• /help lists the whats-new skill.
• "what's new" triggers the skill.
• Editing a code file injects a formatter reminder (once per session).
• "wrap up" makes Claude record the session and end its reply with [WRAPUP-DONE].

This is a bootstrap, not a final state — iterate from here.