Agent skill

Starship Config

by wcygan in wcygan/dotfiles

Configure and optimize Starship cross-shell prompt with presets, custom modules, and performance tuning.

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Install Starship Config

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wcygan/dotfiles --skill starship-config -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wcygan/dotfiles starship-config --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wcygan/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/starship-config .claude/skills/starship-config && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
starship-config
GitHub stars
194
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
371 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Configure and optimize Starship cross-shell prompt with presets, custom modules, and performance tuning.

  • Works in 7 steps: Understand Context → Configuration Operations → Performance Optimization → …
  • Setting up Starship
  • SKILL.md covers Instructions, Module Priority Guide, Reference Documentation and Project Context
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

Starship Config is an agent skill from wcygan/dotfiles. Configure and optimize Starship cross-shell prompt with presets, custom modules, and performance tuning. Use when setting up Starship, creating prompt configs, customizing prompt appearance, or troubleshooting prompt issues. Keywords: starship, prompt, shell prompt, PS1, starship.toml, preset, prompt config, shell theme

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts (for example `REFERENCE.md`, `scripts/apply-preset.sh` and `scripts/test-config.sh`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Configuration for Development Environments.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up Starship
  • Creating prompt configs
  • Customizing prompt appearance
  • Troubleshooting prompt issues

Example prompts

  • “/starship-config”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A Bash shell
  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Understand Context
  2. Configuration Operations
  3. Performance Optimization
  4. Testing Configuration
  5. Troubleshooting
  6. Integration with Dotfiles
  7. Output Format

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3386d8c. 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/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • starship.rs

    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

Starship Config loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 371 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~84
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 371 words (~1,525 tokens).

“Manages complete Starship prompt configuration lifecycle including setup, customization, and optimization.”

— opening of SKILL.md by wcygan
name
starship-config

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts) in .agents/skills/starship-config of wcygan/dotfiles.

  • SKILL.md
  • REFERENCE.md
  • scripts/apply-preset.sh
  • scripts/test-config.sh
  • templates/developer.toml
  • templates/devops.toml
  • templates/minimal.toml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3386d8c

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Questions about Starship Config

What does Starship Config do?

Configure and optimize Starship cross-shell prompt with presets, custom modules, and performance tuning. Starship Config is an agent skill from wcygan/dotfiles. Configure and optimize Starship cross-shell prompt with presets, custom modules, and performance tuning.

When should I use Starship Config?

Starship Config fits situations like: setting up Starship; creating prompt configs; customizing prompt appearance; troubleshooting prompt issues.

How do I install Starship Config in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wcygan/dotfiles --skill starship-config -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/starship-config in wcygan/dotfiles) into .claude/skills/starship-config in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Starship Config in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wcygan/dotfiles --skill starship-config -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/starship-config in wcygan/dotfiles) into .agents/skills/starship-config in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Starship Config 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 wcygan/dotfiles --skill starship-config -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/starship-config, .gemini/skills/starship-config, .github/skills/starship-config and .opencode/skills/starship-config in your project.

What does Starship Config need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Starship Config needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Node.js; A Bash shell; Docker.

Does Starship Config access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: starship.rs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Starship Config safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. 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.

What licence does Starship Config use?

No licence was found for Starship Config or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Starship Config use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.1k 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 Starship Config?

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Who maintains Starship Config?

wcygan (a GitHub user) maintains it in wcygan/dotfiles, which has 194 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: wcygan/dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.