Create, audit, repair, and document cross-platform symlinks that work correctly on both Windows and macOS/Linux. Use this skill whenever the user mentions symlinks, symbolic links, junction points, .gitconfig symlinks, broken links after git pull, cross-platform path issues, or needs help with ln -s equivalents on Windows. Also trigger when the user reports that files are missing or wrong after switching between Mac and Windows machines using Git. This skill solves the common problem where symlinks committed on macOS show up as plain text files on Windows (and vice versa) because of Git's core.symlinks setting or missing Developer Mode / elevated permissions. IMPORTANT FOR WINDOWS USERS: Developer Mode must be enabled before creating symlinks. Without it, Git will check out symlinks as plain-text files or hardlinks, breaking cross-platform workflows.
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.
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About this skill
Create, audit, repair, and document cross-platform symlinks that work correctly on both Windows and macOS/Linux. Use this skill whenever the user mentions symlinks, symbolic links, junction points, .gitconfig symlinks, broken links after git pull, cross-platform path issues, or needs help with ln -s equivalents on Windows. Also trigger when the user reports that files are missing or wrong after switching between Mac and Windows machines using Git. This skill solves the common problem where symlinks committed on macOS show up as plain text files on Windows (and vice versa) because of Git's core.symlinks setting or missing Developer Mode / elevated permissions. IMPORTANT FOR WINDOWS USERS: Developer Mode must be enabled before creating symlinks. Without it, Git will check out symlinks as plain-text files or hardlinks, breaking cross-platform workflows.
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Create, audit, repair, and document cross-platform symlinks that work correctly on both Windows and macOS/Linux. Use this skill whenever the user mentions symlinks, symbolic links, junction points, .gitconfig symlinks, broken links after git pull, cross-platform path issues, or needs help with ln -s equivalents on Windows. Also trigger when the user reports that files are missing or wrong after switching between Mac and Windows machines using Git. This skill solves the common problem where symlinks committed on macOS show up as plain text files on Windows (and vice versa) because of Git's core.symlinks setting or missing Developer Mode / elevated permissions. **IMPORTANT FOR WINDOWS USERS:** Developer Mode must be enabled before creating symlinks. Without it, Git will check out symlinks as plain-text files or hardlinks, breaking cross-platform workflows.
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General
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Not specified
Listing language (estimated)
English
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Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI