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Agent skill

Zellij Config

by wcygan in wcygan/dotfiles

Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer with layouts, themes, keybindings, and behavior settings using KDL format.

No licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Zellij Config

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wcygan/dotfiles zellij-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/zellij-config .claude/skills/zellij-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
zellij-config
GitHub stars
194
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
602 words
Files
6
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer with layouts, themes, keybindings, and behavior settings using KDL format.

  • Works in 6 steps: Identify Configuration Need → Configuration Initialization → Configuration Categories → …
  • Setting up Zellij
  • SKILL.md covers Config File Locations, Instructions, Output Format and Project Context, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Zellij Config is an agent skill from wcygan/dotfiles. Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer with layouts, themes, keybindings, and behavior settings using KDL format. Use when setting up Zellij, creating layouts, customizing themes, or configuring keybinds. Keywords: zellij, terminal multiplexer, layout, theme, keybind, KDL, config, tmux alternative, terminal workspace

Its SKILL.md is about 3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files (for example `REFERENCE.md`).

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

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up Zellij
  • Creating layouts
  • Customizing themes
  • Configuring keybinds

Example prompts

  • “/zellij-config”

Requirements

  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify Configuration Need
  2. Configuration Initialization
  3. Configuration Categories
  4. Configuration Workflow
  5. Common Configuration Tasks
  6. Integration with Dotfiles

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b385ffa. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are kdl and bash).

    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):

    • zellij.dev

    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

Zellij Config loads about 3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 602 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 602 words (~3,050 tokens).

“Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer following best practices and XDG Base Directory specification.”

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

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in .agents/skills/zellij-config of wcygan/dotfiles.

  • SKILL.md
  • REFERENCE.md
  • templates/complete.kdl
  • templates/dev-layout.kdl
  • templates/minimal.kdl
  • templates/simple-layout.kdl

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b385ffa

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Questions about Zellij Config

What does Zellij Config do?

Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer with layouts, themes, keybindings, and behavior settings using KDL format. Zellij Config is an agent skill from wcygan/dotfiles. Configure Zellij terminal multiplexer with layouts, themes, keybindings, and behavior settings using KDL format.

When should I use Zellij Config?

Zellij Config fits situations like: setting up Zellij; creating layouts; customizing themes; configuring keybinds.

How do I install Zellij Config in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Zellij Config in Codex?

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

Can I use Zellij 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 zellij-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/zellij-config, .gemini/skills/zellij-config, .github/skills/zellij-config and .opencode/skills/zellij-config in your project.

What does Zellij Config need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Zellij Config is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Zellij Config access the network?

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

Is Zellij 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Zellij Config use?

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

How many tokens does Zellij Config use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Zellij Config?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Zellij Config: CodeGraph Agent Eval (colbymchenry/codegraph, 74k stars), Agent of Empires Session Manager (agent-of-empires/agent-of-empires, 3.3k stars), Agent Deck (asheshgoplani/agent-deck, 1.1k stars) and Agent of Empires Session Manager (agent-of-empires/agent-of-empires, 3.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Zellij 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 8, 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.