Create reproducible, cross-platform development environments with Flox — a declarative environment manager built on Nix. ALWAYS use this skill when the user needs to: set up a project with system-level dependencies (compilers, databases, native libraries like openssl, libvips, BLAS, LAPACK); configure reproducible toolchains for Python, Node.js, Rust, Go, C/C++, Java, Ruby, Elixir, PHP, or any language; manage environments that must work identically across macOS and Linux; pin exact package versions for a team; run local services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka) alongside development tools; onboard new developers with a single command; or solve 'works on my machine' problems. Especially valuable for AI-assisted and vibe coding — Flox lets agents install tools into a project-scoped environment without sudo, system pollution, or sandbox restrictions, and the resulting environment is committed to the repo so anyone can reproduce it instantly. Use this skill even if the user doesn't mention Flox — if they describe needing reproducible, declarative, cross-platform dev environments with system packages, this is the right tool. Also use when the user mentions .flox/, manifest.toml, flox activate, or FloxHub.
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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 reproducible, cross-platform development environments with Flox — a declarative environment manager built on Nix. ALWAYS use this skill when the user needs to: set up a project with system-level dependencies (compilers, databases, native libraries like openssl, libvips, BLAS, LAPACK); configure reproducible toolchains for Python, Node.js, Rust, Go, C/C++, Java, Ruby, Elixir, PHP, or any language; manage environments that must work identically across macOS and Linux; pin exact package versions for a team; run local services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka) alongside development tools; onboard new developers with a single command; or solve 'works on my machine' problems. Especially valuable for AI-assisted and vibe coding — Flox lets agents install tools into a project-scoped environment without sudo, system pollution, or sandbox restrictions, and the resulting environment is committed to the repo so anyone can reproduce it instantly. Use this skill even if the user doesn't mention Flox — if they describe needing reproducible, declarative, cross-platform dev environments with system packages, this is the right tool. Also use when the user mentions .flox/, manifest.toml, flox activate, or FloxHub.
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Create reproducible, cross-platform development environments with Flox — a declarative environment manager built on Nix. ALWAYS use this skill when the user needs to: set up a project with system-level dependencies (compilers, databases, native libraries like openssl, libvips, BLAS, LAPACK); configure reproducible toolchains for Python, Node.js, Rust, Go, C/C++, Java, Ruby, Elixir, PHP, or any language; manage environments that must work identically across macOS and Linux; pin exact package versions for a team; run local services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka) alongside development tools; onboard new developers with a single command; or solve 'works on my machine' problems. Especially valuable for AI-assisted and vibe coding — Flox lets agents install tools into a project-scoped environment without sudo, system pollution, or sandbox restrictions, and the resulting environment is committed to the repo so anyone can reproduce it instantly. Use this skill even if the user doesn't mention Flox — if they describe needing reproducible, declarative, cross-platform dev environments with system packages, this is the right tool. Also use when the user mentions .flox/, manifest.toml, flox activate, or FloxHub.
About this listing
Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
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