INSTALLATION

Don't forget to install all the vim bundle submodules:

  git submodule update --init

Then link up as many files as you want to use...

  cd ~
  ln -sf config_files/vimrc ~/.vimrc
  ln -sf config_files/vim ~/.vim
  ln -sf config_files/irssi ~/.irssi
  ln -sf config_files/gvimrc ~/.gvimrc
  ln -sf config_files/ackrc ~/.ackrc

CLAUDE CODE

Symlink the shared Claude Code config into ~/.claude/:

  mkdir -p ~/.claude
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/skills ~/.claude/skills
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/settings.json ~/.claude/settings.json
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/statusline.sh ~/.claude/statusline.sh

Machine-specific overrides (extra permissions, local tools) go in ~/.claude/settings.local.json which is not tracked in this repo.

What's in each file:

• CLAUDE.md - Global instructions, communication style, tool usage rules
• skills/ - Skill definitions (submodule) for slash commands
• settings.json - Permissions, model preference, hooks, statusline config. All paths use ~ so they're portable across machines.
• statusline.sh - Custom status bar with context window, API usage bars, vault sync status (✓↑ = committed/synced, ♡ = heartbeat), and rate limit info. Reads runtime credentials from ~/.claude/.credentials.json (not tracked).