Warp GUI to Agent CLI Migration

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Setting up Warp Agent CLI from an existing Warp desktop installation
• Copying compatible global settings from the Warp GUI to the Agent CLI
• Moving a global file-based MCP server configuration into Warp Agent CLI
• Understanding which Warp data is already shared between the GUI and the CLI

Example prompts

• “Set up Warp Agent CLI using my existing Warp GUI configuration.”
• “Copy my global MCP servers from the Warp desktop app into Warp Agent CLI.”
• “Which of my Warp GUI settings are actually shared with the Agent CLI?”

Requirements

• Warp Agent CLI
• Python 3.11 or newer for local JSON and TOML inspection
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires Python 3.11 or newer for local JSON and TOML inspection. This skill is available only in Warp Agent CLI.

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Set expectations
2. 2Check the local runtime
3. 3Inspect without mutating
4. 4Present a redacted proposal
5. 5Apply approved settings conservatively
6. 6Apply the approved MCP merge
7. 7Verify

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f571865. 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

  Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python3

  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.

• Compatibility

  Requires Python 3.11 or newer for local JSON and TOML inspection. This skill is available only in Warp Agent CLI.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Warp GUI to Agent CLI Migration loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,022 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~96

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.1k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~2.8k

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

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.

SKILL.md

The full file from warpdotdev/warp at commit f571865, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© warpdotdev). 1,022 words, ~2,057 tokens.

name

tui-migrate-setup

description

Migrates the supported subset of an existing Warp GUI setup into Warp Agent CLI without exposing credentials or application state. Use in Warp Agent CLI when a user wants to copy or move compatible settings or global file-based MCP servers from the desktop app, set up Warp Agent CLI from an existing GUI installation, or understand which Warp data is already shared.

compatibility

Requires Python 3.11 or newer for local JSON and TOML inspection. This skill is available only in Warp Agent CLI.

python3 "{{skill_dir}}/scripts/inspect_shared_settings.py" \
  --schema "{{settings_schema_path}}" \
  --source "{{gui_settings_file_path}}" \
  --destination "{{tui_settings_file_path}}"

python3 "{{skill_dir}}/scripts/merge_mcp_config.py" \
  --source "{{gui_mcp_config_file_path}}" \
  --destination "{{tui_mcp_config_file_path}}" \
  --dry-run

python3 "{{skill_dir}}/scripts/merge_mcp_config.py" \
  --source "{{gui_mcp_config_file_path}}" \
  --destination "{{tui_mcp_config_file_path}}" \
  --apply \
  --fingerprint "<dry-run fingerprint>"

© warpdotdev, AGPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 10 other files (scripts, references) in resources/bundled/skills/tui-migrate-setup of warpdotdev/warp.

• SKILL.md
• references/migration-matrix.md
• scripts/inspect_shared_settings.py
• scripts/merge_mcp_config.py
• tests/fixtures/destination_mcp.json
• tests/fixtures/gui_settings.toml
• tests/fixtures/settings_schema.json
• tests/fixtures/source_mcp.json
• tests/fixtures/tui_settings.toml
• tests/test_inspect_shared_settings.py
• tests/test_merge_mcp_config.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f571865

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in warpdotdev/warp, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• Heartcoolman/warp-cnresources/bundled/skills/tui-migrate-setup