OmniRoute Backup and Sync CLI
diegosouzapw/OmniRoute
Backup and restore OmniRoute data from the CLI. Trigger incremental snapshots, sync to cloud storage, manage backup schedules, and restore from archive files.
Set up automatic vault backups to a synced folder or a cloud provider, with verified archives and tiered retention.
Install Backup Setup
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setup --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .claude/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .claude/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setupType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setup --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .agents/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .agents/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setup --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .cursor/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .cursor/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git --path .agents/skills/backup-setup--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setup --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .gemini/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .gemini/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setupInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .github/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .github/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex backup-setup --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/backup-setup .opencode/skills/backup-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "backup-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/backup-setup into .opencode/skills/backup-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "backup-setup", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
backup-setup- GitHub stars
- 493
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 669 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 58
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Set up automatic vault backups to a synced folder or a cloud provider, with verified archives and tiered retention.
- Works in 5 steps: Where should backups go? → How many copies to keep? → Save the settings → …
- The user says back up my vault
- SKILL.md covers What a backup contains, Step 1: Where should backups go?, Step 2: How many copies to keep? and Step 3: Save the settings, plus 3 more sections
- Calls python3 and brew
What it does
Backup Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Set up automatic vault backups to a synced folder or a cloud provider, with verified archives and tiered retention. Use when the user says 'back up my vault', 'set up backups', 'where are my backups going', or asks about losing their notes. Not for restoring or testing a restore (backup-restore); not for a one-off backup right now (backup-now).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Backup and disaster recovery. The repository describes itself as: Your AI Chief of Staff — a personal operating system starter kit that adapts to your role. No coding required.
When your agent uses it
- The user says back up my vault
- Where are my backups going
- Asks about losing their notes
Example prompts
- “back up my vault”
- “set up backups”
- “where are my backups going”
- “/backup-setup”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Where should backups go?
- How many copies to keep?
- Save the settings
- Schedule it
- Prove it works
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab5d6ad. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3brew
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Backup Setup loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 669 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:27
Secrets are deliberately left out: the `.env` file holding AI keys, generated tool configuration that can reference cred
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 669 words (~1,346 tokens).
“Set up (or change) automatic backups of the whole vault: notes, projects, people, tasks, settings, and the vault's own version history. Runs on a schedule in the background, keeps a sensible ladder of older copies, and tells you loudly if…”
- name
- backup-setup
- integration.id
- vault-backup
- integration.name
- Vault Backup
- integration.auth
- none
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/backup-setup of davekilleen/Dex.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab5d6ad
Compare with similar skills
Backup Setup next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup Setup this skilldavekilleen/Dex | 493 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| OmniRoute Backup and Sync CLIdiegosouzapw/OmniRoute | 74k | — | ~948 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OmniRoute Database Backupsdiegosouzapw/OmniRoute | 74k | 1 repos | ~395 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Pymobiledevice3 Device Operatordoronz88/pymobiledevice3 | 2.8k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | GPL-3.0 | |
| Myclaw BackupLeoYeAI/openclaw-backup | 659 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tempsgotempsh/temps | 826 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Backup Setup
What does Backup Setup do?
Set up automatic vault backups to a synced folder or a cloud provider, with verified archives and tiered retention. Backup Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Set up automatic vault backups to a synced folder or a cloud provider, with verified archives and tiered retention.
When should I use Backup Setup?
Backup Setup fits situations like: the user says back up my vault; where are my backups going; asks about losing their notes.
How do I install Backup Setup in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/backup-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .claude/skills/backup-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Backup Setup in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/backup-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .agents/skills/backup-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Backup Setup in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill backup-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/backup-setup, .gemini/skills/backup-setup, .github/skills/backup-setup and .opencode/skills/backup-setup in your project.
What does Backup Setup need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Backup Setup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and brew). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Backup Setup access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Backup Setup safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Backup Setup use?
Backup Setup has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Backup Setup use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Backup Setup?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Backup Setup: OmniRoute Backup and Sync CLI (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), OmniRoute Database Backups (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), Pymobiledevice3 Device Operator (doronz88/pymobiledevice3, 2.8k stars) and Myclaw Backup (LeoYeAI/openclaw-backup, 659 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Backup Setup?
davekilleen (a GitHub user) maintains it in davekilleen/Dex, which has 493 GitHub stars. The repository holds 58 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.
Source: davekilleen/Dex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.