Config Manager Paraphrase

Config Manager Paraphrase

Use this skill when the user asks to paraphrase host-strict vocabulary mismatches, register manual-review overrides, or pre-register lines that were already paraphrased outside the CLI.

Behavior

• If the user passes -h / --help (or asks for usage/help), run ... paraphrase --help and print the CLI output as-is — do not run a dry-run, register, or apply.
• Resolve the bundled CLI from the Codex plugin root:

AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase. The launcher resolves the runtime via AI_CONFIG_SYNC_ROOT (dev override) → PATH ai-config-sync → npm exec fallback.

• Always export AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex before invoking the CLI from this skill so the default sync direction is codex -> claude. Paraphrase processes both directions regardless: claude-only tokens in codex files become codex-side paraphrases, and codex-only tokens in claude files become claude-side paraphrases.
• Default mode is dry-run preview. Apply only after the user explicitly confirms in chat.
• Default scope is global+project unless the user passes --scope global, --scope project, or --scope all.
• For partial paraphrase, pass selectors with --include area[:item][,...] and --exclude area[:item][,...]. Item selectors are supported for itemized areas such as agents, skills, and instructions.
• Print the CLI output as-is. Do not rewrite or summarize the dry-run report into a different format.
• The CLI registers each rewritten line in rules/paraphrase-overrides.json. Verify the entries match the planned changes before applying.
• If the bundled CLI is unavailable, report that the user must npm install -g ai-config-sync-manager (or run npm link from the repo) and re-run connect.

Natural-Language Intent → CLI Flag Mapping

If the user gives natural-language intent (Korean or English) instead of CLI flags, translate it to flags before running:

• "X를 Y로 치환" / "X to Y" → --map "X=Y" (multiple mappings comma-separated: --map "Read=Inspect,Write=Emit")
• "codex에서 실행가능한 단어로 치환" / "host-strict 자동 치환" / "일반 paraphrase" → no --map (uses bundled rules/paraphrase-map.json)
• explicit agent/skill scope (e.g. "repo-code-analyst만") → --include agents: or --include skills:
• "등록만" / "등록해줘" / "register only" / "파일은 그대로 두고 override만" / "이미 치환된 라인" / "pre-paraphrased" / "수동으로 치환된" → --register (skip the rewrite stage, append override entries directly when the effective map equates the diverging line pair)
• Arguments that already start with -- → passed through as-is

When the user passes ambiguous tokens (e.g. Read, Write), prefix the map entry with claude_only: or codex_only: to force the direction.

Confirmation Flow

• Always run a dry-run first and show the preview to the user.
• Highlight tokens that have no paraphrase yet (CLI labels them pendingTokens) and ask the user for explicit mappings before applying.
• Ask the user in chat whether to apply. Wait for an explicit yes.
• On confirmation, re-run the same arguments with --apply appended.

Example apply call after the user confirms:

AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase $ARGS --apply

Commands

AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase
AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase --map "Read=Inspect,Write=Emit"
AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase --scope global --include agents:repo-code-analyst
AI_CONFIG_SYNC_HOST=codex "$HOME/.agents/plugins/ai-config-sync-manager/bin/ai-config-sync" paraphrase --register --include skills:commit-insight-pipeline --map "Read=Inspect,Write=Emit" --apply

Safety

• --apply rewrites source files under agent/skill/instruction areas and appends to rules/paraphrase-overrides.json. Treat it as a write operation.
• Stale overrides (counterpart text drifted) are auto-invalidated at status time, restoring the conflict — do not pre-emptively delete entries from paraphrase-overrides.json.
• --register does not rewrite files but still appends override entries; require the same explicit confirmation as --apply.
• Do not bypass the pendingTokens prompt by passing --non-interactive without first surfacing the unmapped tokens to the user.
• Do not edit Codex, Claude, agent, skill, or instruction files directly from this skill — go through the CLI so override registration stays consistent.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: slash9494
• Source: slash9494/ai-config-sync-manager
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.