Pull Configuration from GitHub

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Pulls the latest configuration from your GitHub repository and automatically merges it with local settings. Use this regularly to keep your Claude sync settings up-to-date across multiple machines.

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806/2/2026
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#claude#configuration#sync#github#settings

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Pulls the latest configuration from a GitHub repository and automatically merges local and synced settings for Claude.

Strengths

  • Automates updating Claude configuration from GitHub
  • Intelligently merges synced and local settings without loss
  • Handles local changes by stashing them before the pull
  • Provides a summary of changes made

Limitations

  • Requires prior setup (Git repository and remote) to work
  • Can fail due to merge conflicts or network issues
  • Only works within the Claude Code environment
When to use it

Use this command when you want to sync your Claude configuration with the latest version from your GitHub repository.

When not to use it

Avoid using it if you haven't configured the Git repository yet or if you prefer to manage configurations manually.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score88/100

The skill runs non-destructive git and bash commands to pull configuration from a user's own GitHub repository and merge settings. It does not use curl, rm, or exfiltration, and relies on user-configured repositories and pre-existing scripts. No obfuscation or disabling of safety features is present.

No concerns found

Examples

Pull latest config
/claude-github-sync:pull

name: pull description: Pull latest configuration from GitHub

Pull Configuration

Pull the latest configuration from your GitHub repository and automatically merge settings.

Usage

/claude-github-sync:pull

Configuration Reference

| Item | Path | Description | |------|------|-------------| | Config file | ~/.claude/sync-config.json | Sync configuration (repo URL, setup method) | | Git remote | ~/.claude/.git/config | Primary check - git origin remote URL | | Sync settings | ~/.claude/settings.sync.json | Shared settings (synced to GitHub) | | Local settings | ~/.claude/settings.local.json | Machine-specific settings (gitignored) | | Merged output | ~/.claude/settings.json | Auto-merged result of sync + local | | Merge script | ~/.claude/scripts/merge-settings.mjs | Deep merges sync + local → settings.json |

Instructions

Step 1: Check git remote (primary check)

The sync is configured if ~/.claude has a git remote. Config file (~/.claude/sync-config.json) is optional fallback.

cd ~/.claude

# Primary check: git remote
REPO_URL=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$REPO_URL" ]; then
    echo "✅ Remote: $REPO_URL"
else
    # Fallback: check config file
    CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.claude/sync-config.json"
    if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
        echo "⚠️  Config exists but no git remote"
        echo "Run: /claude-github-sync:setup to fix"
        exit 1
    else
        echo "❌ Not configured"
        echo ""
        echo "Run: /claude-github-sync:setup"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

Step 2: Pull changes

cd ~/.claude

# Get current branch
BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "main")

# Save current HEAD for change detection
HEAD_BEFORE=$(git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null)

# Stash local changes if any
STASHED=false
if ! git diff --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "Stashing local changes..."
    git stash
    STASHED=true
fi

# Pull with rebase
if git pull --rebase origin "$BRANCH" 2>&1; then
    echo "✅ Pulled latest configuration"
else
    echo "❌ Pull failed"
    echo ""
    echo "Possible issues:"
    echo "  - Network connection"
    echo "  - Merge conflicts (run: git status)"
    echo "  - Remote branch doesn't exist"
    git status --short
fi

# Restore stashed changes
if [ "$STASHED" = true ]; then
    echo "Restoring local changes..."
    git stash pop
fi

# Show what changed
HEAD_AFTER=$(git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null)
if [ "$HEAD_BEFORE" != "$HEAD_AFTER" ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "📋 Changes pulled:"
    echo ""
    echo "--- New commits ---"
    git log --oneline "$HEAD_BEFORE..$HEAD_AFTER"
    echo ""
    echo "--- Files changed ---"
    git diff --stat "$HEAD_BEFORE..$HEAD_AFTER"
else
    echo ""
    echo "📋 No new changes from remote."
fi

Step 3: Merge settings

After pulling, automatically merge sync and local settings.

The merge script can be in multiple locations:

  1. ~/.claude/scripts/merge-settings.mjs (user installed)
  2. Plugin's scripts directory (bundled)
cd ~/.claude

# Find merge script in multiple locations
MERGE_SCRIPT=""

# Location 1: User's scripts directory
if [ -f "$HOME/.claude/scripts/merge-settings.mjs" ]; then
    MERGE_SCRIPT="$HOME/.claude/scripts/merge-settings.mjs"
fi

# Location 2: Plugin cache (find latest version)
if [ -z "$MERGE_SCRIPT" ]; then
    PLUGIN_SCRIPT=$(find "$HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/claude-sync/claude-github-sync" -name "merge-settings.mjs" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
    if [ -n "$PLUGIN_SCRIPT" ]; then
        MERGE_SCRIPT="$PLUGIN_SCRIPT"
    fi
fi

# Location 3: Marketplace source
if [ -z "$MERGE_SCRIPT" ]; then
    MARKETPLACE_SCRIPT="$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/claude-sync/scripts/merge-settings.mjs"
    if [ -f "$MARKETPLACE_SCRIPT" ]; then
        MERGE_SCRIPT="$MARKETPLACE_SCRIPT"
    fi
fi

# Run merge if found
if [ -n "$MERGE_SCRIPT" ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "Merging settings..."
    node "$MERGE_SCRIPT"
else
    echo ""
    echo "⚠️  merge-settings.mjs not found"
    echo "   Settings will not be auto-merged"
fi

Step 4: Report result

Show the user what was updated.

echo ""
echo "📊 Current settings files:"
ls -la ~/.claude/settings*.json 2>/dev/null | awk '{print "  " $9 " (" $5 " bytes)"}'
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