Rebuilds a Flake-based NixOS system through a wrapper script that validates, formats, picks the host, runs the chosen rebuild mode and checks the result.
SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.
$ npx skills add Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuild --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/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .claude/skills/nixos-rebuild && 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 "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .claude/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuildType 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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuild --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .agents/skills/nixos-rebuild && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .agents/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuild --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .cursor/skills/nixos-rebuild && 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 "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .cursor/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git --path .agents/skills/nixos-rebuild--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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuild --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .gemini/skills/nixos-rebuild && 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 "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .gemini/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuildInstalls 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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .github/skills/nixos-rebuild && 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 "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .github/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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 Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ruixi-rebirth/flakes nixos-rebuild --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild .opencode/skills/nixos-rebuild && 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 "nixos-rebuild" agent skill from https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/flakes/tree/main/.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild into .opencode/skills/nixos-rebuild/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nixos-rebuild", 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.
nixos-rebuildRebuilds a Flake-based NixOS system through a wrapper script that validates, formats, picks the host, runs the chosen rebuild mode and checks the result.
A wrapper script, `rebuild-wrapper.sh`, takes a mode and an optional host. Switch applies the change now and adds it to the bootloader, test applies it to the running system without the bootloader and suits risky changes, boot adds it to the bootloader for the next start, and dry-activate previews what would change. The script finds the available hosts from the flake, which resolves `nixosConfigurations` from `flake.nix` with host definitions under `hosts/`.
Each run validates with `nix flake check`, formats with `nix fmt`, selects the host by detecting the current one and prompting if it does not match, executes the chosen `nixos-rebuild` subcommand and verifies the resulting system. Failures point to `references/common-issues.md`, and the skill lists maintenance commands for removing old generations with `nix-collect-garbage -d`, optimizing the store and updating flake inputs. The SKILL.md is written in Chinese.
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad88a12. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
nixFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
NixOS Flake Rebuild loads about 356 tokens when it runs, and up to ~777 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 87 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.
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- **清理旧代（Generations）**：`sudo nix-collect-garbage -d`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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 87 words (~356 tokens).
“本 Skill 为重建 NixOS 系统提供结构化工作流，特别针对基于 Flake 的配置进行了优化。”
SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts, references) in .agents/skills/nixos-rebuild of Ruixi-rebirth/flakes.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad88a12
NixOS Flake Rebuild 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NixOS Flake Rebuild this skillRuixi-rebirth/flakes | 100 | — | ~356 | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Django Deployment Test Loophashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins | 1.3k | — | ~851 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Terraform and OpenTofu Guideagentscope-ai/QwenPaw | 36k | 6 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Openclaw Live Updateropenclaw/openclaw | 392k | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Terraform Skillantonbabenko/terraform-skill | 2.4k | 1 repos | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Review Docshashicorp/terraform-provider-aws | 11k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MPL-2.0 |
hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins
Make Django deployment changes test-driven across Docker, production settings, Gunicorn, WhiteNoise/static files, environment variables, Ansible/server setup, staging smoke tests, and release checks.
agentscope-ai/QwenPaw
Guidance for writing and testing Terraform and OpenTofu code: module structure, naming, test approaches, CI/CD workflows, state handling and security scanning.
openclaw/openclaw
Maintain the canonical live OpenClaw main checkout, macOS LaunchAgent-managed Gateway, local macOS app, exact-head main CI, and recurring full release validation.
antonbabenko/terraform-skill
A skill your agent uses when writing, reviewing, or debugging Terraform/OpenTofu modules, tests, CI, scans, or state ops - diagnoses failure mode (identity churn, secrets, blast radius, CI drift…
hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws
Review a Terraform AWS Provider PR's end-user documentation (website/docs//.markdown): whether docs are needed, description openings, argument/attribute style, section structure, tags wording, code…
zxkane/aws-skills
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) expert for building cloud infrastructure with TypeScript/Python.
Ruixi-rebirth/flakes
Updates chosen or all Nix flake inputs, checks the result with nix flake check and a system rebuild, fixes warnings, then offers to commit.
Ruixi-rebirth/flakes
Reviews Nix expressions, NixOS modules and flake.nix files for style, naming, maintainability and extensibility, then runs nix fmt and nix flake check.
Ruixi-rebirth/flakes
Produces a quick structured report on a NixOS Flake repository, covering its hosts and Nix file count, by calling the flake-stats-mcp tool.
Ruixi-rebirth/flakes
标准化的代码暂存、提交（包含 GPG 签名）和推送流程。当需要使用约定式提交（Conventional Commits）并处理交互式 GPG 验证时使用。
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Rebuilds a Flake-based NixOS system through a wrapper script that validates, formats, picks the host, runs the chosen rebuild mode and checks the result. sh`, takes a mode and an optional host. Switch applies the change now and adds it to the bootloader, test applies it to the running system without the bootloader and suits risky changes, boot adds it to the bootloader for the next start, and dry-activate previews what would change.
NixOS Flake Rebuild fits situations like: applying or testing a NixOS configuration change from a flake; rebuilding a specific host defined in the flake; troubleshooting a failing nixos-rebuild.
Run `npx skills add Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild in Ruixi-rebirth/flakes) into .claude/skills/nixos-rebuild in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/nixos-rebuild in Ruixi-rebirth/flakes) into .agents/skills/nixos-rebuild in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Ruixi-rebirth/flakes --skill nixos-rebuild -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nixos-rebuild, .gemini/skills/nixos-rebuild, .github/skills/nixos-rebuild and .opencode/skills/nixos-rebuild in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, NixOS Flake Rebuild needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (nix). Our summary lists: A NixOS machine with Flakes enabled; A flake that defines nixosConfigurations.
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.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
No licence was found for NixOS Flake Rebuild or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
About 356 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 421 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with NixOS Flake Rebuild: Django Deployment Test Loop (hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, 1.3k stars), Terraform and OpenTofu Guide (agentscope-ai/QwenPaw, 36k stars), Openclaw Live Updater (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars) and Terraform Skill (antonbabenko/terraform-skill, 2.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Ruixi-rebirth (a GitHub user) maintains it in Ruixi-rebirth/flakes, which has 100 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.
Source: Ruixi-rebirth/flakes on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.
