Agent skill

Neru Add Config Option

by y3owk1n in y3owk1n/neru

Add or change a Neru config.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Neru Add Config Option

skills CLI
$ npx skills add y3owk1n/neru --skill neru-add-config-option -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install y3owk1n/neru neru-add-config-option --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/y3owk1n/neru.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/neru-add-config-option .claude/skills/neru-add-config-option && 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
neru-add-config-option
GitHub stars
805
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
783 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Add or change a Neru config.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior.

  • Works in 5 steps: Schema. Add the struct field in… → Shared default. Set it in… → Example. Add the line to… → …
  • Removes a key in the TOML config schema
  • SKILL.md covers The universal five, The conditional four, Hot reload and Tests, plus 1 more section
  • Calls just

What it does

Neru Add Config Option is an agent skill from y3owk1n/neru. Add or change a Neru config.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior. Use whenever a change adds, renames, or removes a key in the TOML config schema. Not for theme palette entries or CLI flags.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Testing & QA. It works with macOS and Linux. The repository describes itself as: Hints, grids and vim keys for your whole desktop. Built for macOS, linux and windows, natively. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Removes a key in the TOML config schema

Example prompts

  • “/neru-add-config-option”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Schema. Add the struct field in internal/config/config.go with a
  2. Shared default. Set it in newDefaultConfig() in
  3. Example. Add the line to configs/default-config.toml, which is the file
  4. Docs. Add the row to docs/reference/configuration.md. That file is the single
  5. Platform column. Add the option's path to PlatformSupport() in

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8efb605. 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:

    • just

    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

Neru Add Config Option loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 783 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~74
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from y3owk1n/neru at commit 8efb605, republished under its MIT licence (© y3owk1n). 783 words, ~1,522 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/neru-add-config-option/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
neru-add-config-option
description
Add or change a Neru config.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior. Use whenever a change adds, renames, or removes a key in the TOML config schema. Not for theme palette entries or CLI flags.

Adding a config option to Neru

Config changes fail in review when one link of the chain is missing — a default that exists on macOS but not Linux, a validator that never runs, or an example file that still shows the old key. internal/config/AGENTS.md states the contract and which test fails per link; this is the order to do it in.

Five steps are universal. Then check the conditional four — the ones that turn a one-line option into a ten-file one, and that no guide used to name.

The universal five

  1. Schema. Add the struct field in internal/config/config.go with a toml:"snake_case_name" tag matching the surrounding section. Follow the existing nesting — options live in their feature's sub-struct, not at root.
  2. Shared default. Set it in newDefaultConfig() in internal/config/config_defaults.go. Assign the field by name even when the value you assign is the zero value, and say in a comment what the zero means: a zero nobody wrote cannot be told from a forgotten one. TestEverySchemaFieldHasAnExplicitDefault fails on an omission.
  3. Example. Add the line to configs/default-config.toml, which is the file a user copies. Comment it out if the option has no default — an uncommented empty value asserts a default that does not exist. TestConfigOptionsAppearInTheDefaultExample fails when the line is missing. Update the mode-specific examples (grid-only-config.toml, hints-only-config.toml, recursive-grid-only-config.toml) only if they show the affected section; they are deliberately partial, and only their keys are checked, by TestShippedExamplesWriteOnlySchemaKeys. Those four are the whole shipped set — configs/embed.go lists them, and anything else in configs/ is a working file rather than a project artifact. Only default-config.toml is embedded; the rest are read from disk by the tests that check them.
  4. Docs. Add the row to docs/reference/configuration.md. That file is the single home for config reference facts; do not also describe the option in ARCHITECTURE or README. No test catches a missing row — this is the one universal link a reviewer has to check by eye.
  5. Platform column. Add the option's path to PlatformSupport() in internal/config/platform_support.go, saying which of macOS, Linux and Windows writing it actually does something on. Say so even when the answer is all three: a column nobody wrote cannot be told from a forgotten one, and TestEveryConfigOptionDeclaresItsPlatformSupport fails on an option that is neither. A narrower column needs a note saying why, in the words the user reads — it reaches the load-time warning, the neru doctor platform_support row and the published table, which you regenerate with just gensupportref. A config.Color is declared at the field, not at its light and dark leaves (docs/adr/0013-parity-is-measured-in-words-not-subsystems.md).

Steps 2 and 3 exempt three shapes, and an option with one of them passes both tests whether or not you do the work: the light/dark leaves under a Color, a collection that ships empty, and any field of a repeated table nobody ships entries for (app_configs, layers). Do the work anyway — see internal/config/AGENTS.md.

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The conditional four

Each is skippable, and each is a whole file when it is not.

  • Platform override. If a platform needs a different default, set it in applyPlatformDefaults() in the matching config_<os>.go (config_darwin.go, config_linux.go, config_windows.go, config_other.go). Both layers are reached via DefaultConfig() in config_platform.go — never call newDefaultConfig() directly from feature code. Nothing checks this; pin the difference in a test.
  • Validator. Add checks to the relevant Validate* method on *Config in internal/config/validators_*.go (hints, grid, style, hotkeys, macros, pointer, appconfig, …). Invalid values must fail validation with a clear message, not get silently clamped; new enum-ish strings get an allowlist. A brand-new Validate* method must be called from ValidateWithWarnings in validate.go, or TestEveryConfigValidatorRunsInTheLadder fails.
  • Derivation helper. If the value the daemon runs on is not the value the user writes, resolve it once after the configuration is assembled rather than in each consumer — internal/config/grid_labels.go and held_repeat.go are the worked examples. The declared default stays what a user would type.
  • Cross-field rule. If the option only makes sense alongside another, and a user could act on the mismatch, collect it into Warnings so it rides out on LoadResult and reaches neru config validate. logger.Warn reaches nobody (ADR 0002, docs/adr/0002-severity-tiered-config-validation.md).

Hot reload

Config is hot-reloadable via internal/config/loader (load/watch/persist/ set-field). If the option should be settable at runtime with neru config set, confirm the field path resolves through the loader's set-field lookup; if it intentionally requires a restart, say so in the docs.

Tests

  • Table-driven validator tests next to the validator you touched (validators_*_test.go), covering the default, a valid custom value, and at least one rejected value.
  • If the default differs per platform, pin it in config_defaults_test.go or the platform-tagged config test.

Verify

bash
just test-foundation    # the fast cross-platform-safe slice

That one recipe now runs every package this skill's guardrails live in — the config package, its loader, and internal/architecture.

Then the standard pre-commit gate from AGENTS.md.

© y3owk1n, MIT. 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 1 other file in .agents/skills/neru-add-config-option of y3owk1n/neru.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8efb605

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Questions about Neru Add Config Option

What does Neru Add Config Option do?

Add or change a Neru config.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior. Neru Add Config Option is an agent skill from y3owk1n/neru.toml option end to end: struct field, shared and platform defaults, validation, examples, docs, and hot-reload behavior.

When should I use Neru Add Config Option?

Neru Add Config Option fits situations like: removes a key in the TOML config schema.

How do I install Neru Add Config Option in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add y3owk1n/neru --skill neru-add-config-option -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/neru-add-config-option in y3owk1n/neru) into .claude/skills/neru-add-config-option in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Neru Add Config Option in Codex?

Run `npx skills add y3owk1n/neru --skill neru-add-config-option -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/neru-add-config-option in y3owk1n/neru) into .agents/skills/neru-add-config-option in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Neru Add Config Option 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 y3owk1n/neru --skill neru-add-config-option -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/neru-add-config-option, .gemini/skills/neru-add-config-option, .github/skills/neru-add-config-option and .opencode/skills/neru-add-config-option in your project.

What does Neru Add Config Option need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Neru Add Config Option needs the command-line tools its instructions call (just).

Does Neru Add Config Option 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 Neru Add Config Option 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 Neru Add Config Option use?

Neru Add Config Option is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Neru Add Config Option 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.

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Who maintains Neru Add Config Option?

y3owk1n (a GitHub user) maintains it in y3owk1n/neru, which has 805 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

Source: y3owk1n/neru on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.