Configure and troubleshoot Zsh shell. Use when editing .zshenv, .zprofile, .zshrc, .zlogin, or .zlogout, setting up powerlevel10k prompt, configuring oh-my-zsh or sheldon plugin manager, fixing PATH or environment variables, debugging slow shell startup, setting up completions/compinit/fpath, or working with zsh-autocomplete, zsh-autosuggestions, or zsh-syntax-highlighting plugins.
Quickly install configuring-zsh AI skill to your development environment via command line
Source: mrpointer/dotfiles.
| Startup file order | startup-files.md | | oh-my-zsh patterns | oh-my-zsh.md | | powerlevel10k setup | powerlevel10k.md | | sheldon plugin manager | sheldon.md | | Plugin load order | plugins.md | | Performance tuning | performance.md |
| Set env vars / PATH / locales | Read startup-files.md → edit .zshenv or .zprofile | | Configure aliases, keybinds, completions, prompt | Edit .zshrc | | Fix performance issues | Read performance.md → profile startup | | Add/configure plugins | Read plugins.md + relevant manager reference |
| Add env var | .zshenv (everywhere) vs .zprofile (login) vs .zshrc (interactive) | | Fix PATH | Ensure ordering, remove duplicates, avoid PATH=$PATH:... in multiple files | | Enable completions | Set fpath → compinit once → cache if needed | | Add plugin | Choose manager → ensure correct load order |
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npx skills add https://github.com/mrpointer/dotfiles --skill configuring-zshConfigure and troubleshoot Zsh shell. Use when editing .zshenv, .zprofile, .zshrc, .zlogin, or .zlogout, setting up powerlevel10k prompt, configuring oh-my-zsh or sheldon plugin manager, fixing PATH or environment variables, debugging slow shell startup, setting up completions/compinit/fpath, or working with zsh-autocomplete, zsh-autosuggestions, or zsh-syntax-highlighting plugins. Source: mrpointer/dotfiles.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/mrpointer/dotfiles --skill configuring-zsh Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
https://github.com/mrpointer/dotfiles