triage-dotfiles-env SKILL.md skillA

triage-dotfiles-env from urmzd/dotfiles is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add urmzd/dotfiles/triage-dotfiles-env@git:20260717.aa74bbe

Pins git:20260717.aa74bbe in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
urmzd/dotfiles
Path
dot_agents/skills/triage-dotfiles-env/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
git:20260717.aa74bbe, committed Jul 17, 2026
Size
4,263 bytes
Repository stars
5
License
Apache-2.0

Playbook of known failure modes in this dotfiles stack: pipx "bad interpreter" after Python rebuilds, gpg commit-signing failures, direnv/nix shellHook running bash instead of zsh, Powerlevel10k instant-prompt warnings, and Neovim plugin errors from removed Lua APIs. Use when a shell startup error, git signing failure, broken CLI shim, or nvim stack trace appears on this machine. Do NOT use for generic runtime debugging in projects (use diagnose-runtime), chezmoi naming and templating…

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What the file says

# Triage Dotfiles Environment

Look the symptom up here before debugging from scratch. Every fix ends with
its verification step; a fix without verification is not done.

## Known failure modes

### pipx shims: "bad interpreter: no such file or directory"

Seen repeatedly in `.zshrc` completions (`register-python-argcomplete: bad
interpreter`).

- **Cause**: a Homebrew or uv Python upgrade rebuilt the interpreter path;
  every pipx venv shebang now points at a deleted Python.
- **Fix**: `pipx reinstall-all`. If pipx itself is broken:
  `brew reinstall pipx && pipx reinstall-all`.
- **Verify**: open a fresh `zsh -l` and confirm zero startup errors, then run
  the failing shim directly.

### gpg: "cannot run gpg: No such file or directory" on commit

- **Cause**: git config points at a gpg binary that moved (brew relink,
  new machine), or `GPG_TTY` is unset in a non-login context.
- **Fix**: `git config --global gpg.program "$(command -v gpg)"`, ensure the
  zshrc exports `GPG_TTY=$(tty)`, and confirm `user.signingkey` matches
  `gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format long`.
- **Verify**: `git commit --allow-empty -m "test: signing" && git log
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add urmzd/dotfiles/triage-dotfiles-env@sha256:6e00d2f04d3599e8

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260717.aa74bbe, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
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  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
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  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
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  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

urmzd/dotfiles · 5 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-03 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kdh6spe3iug5ku2h
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=urmzd/dotfiles/triage-dotfiles-env
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6e00d2f04d3599e830f9fa66c06fc44b83327857cfb52d002e27dd079da34df1

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