cc-config-placement

Agent Building

Use when adding rules, commands, or skills to dotfiles - decides global vs project-local placement

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/skills/cc-config-placement/SKILL.md

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CC Config Placement

Decide whether Claude Code config belongs in global (claude/) or project-local (.claude/).

The Two Levels

Path	Symlink Direction	Scope
`dotfiles/claude/`	`~/.claude/*` symlinks point here	All projects (global)
`dotfiles/.claude/`	Not symlinked	Dotfiles repo only

Symlink Structure

~/.claude/ contains symlinks pointing into dotfiles/claude/:

~/.claude/
├── CLAUDE.md      → dotfiles/claude/CLAUDE.md
├── commands/      → dotfiles/claude/commands/
├── rules/         → dotfiles/claude/rules/
├── scripts/       → dotfiles/claude/scripts/
├── skills/        → dotfiles/claude/skills/
└── settings.json  (real file, NOT symlinked)

Exception: settings.json - the real file lives at ~/.claude/settings.json. For version control visibility, dotfiles/claude/settings.json symlinks TO it (reverse direction).

Decision Guide

Global (dotfiles/claude/):

Communication preferences, work style
Commit format, API rules
Skills/commands useful across all projects
Settings changes → edit ~/.claude/settings.json directly

Project-local (dotfiles/.claude/):

Dotfiles-specific conventions
Commands like /audit
Rules scoped to specific dotfiles

When Ambiguous

Ask: "Should this apply globally (all projects) or just to dotfiles?"

Ambiguous examples:

"Add a rule about X" → which level?
"Create a command for Y" → global or local?
"Remember that I prefer Z" → sounds global, confirm

File Structure

dotfiles/
├── claude/                    ← ~/.claude/* symlinks point here (GLOBAL)
│   ├── CLAUDE.md
│   ├── commands/
│   ├── rules/
│   ├── scripts/
│   ├── skills/
│   └── settings.json          → ~/.claude/settings.json (reverse symlink)
│
└── .claude/                   ← PROJECT-LOCAL (dotfiles repo only)
    ├── CLAUDE.md
    ├── settings.json
    ├── settings.local.json
    ├── skills/
    └── rules/