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This skill should be used when the user says "ensure config", "check arn infra config", "arn-infra-ensure-config", "verify arn infra setup", or wants to verify that Arness Infra configuration is present for the current project. This skill is primarily consumed as a reference by

shell
$ npx -y skills add AppsVortex/arness --skill arn-infra-ensure-config --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/arn-infra-ensure-config
How auto-invocation works

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

This skill should be used when the user says "ensure config", "check arn infra config", "arn-infra-ensure-config", "verify arn infra setup", or wants to verify that Arness Infra configuration is present for the current project. This skill is primarily consumed as a reference by

SKILL.md

arn-infra-ensure-config.SKILL.md
name: arn-infra-ensure-config
description: >-
  This skill should be used when the user says "ensure config", "check arn infra config",
  "arn-infra-ensure-config", "verify arn infra setup", or wants to verify that Arness Infra
  configuration is present for the current project. This skill is primarily consumed
  as a reference by entry-point skills (arn-infra-wizard, arn-infra-assess) which
  read the `references/step-0-fast-path.md` reference as Step 0 before proceeding with their workflow.
version: 1.1.0

Arness Infra Ensure Config

Verify and establish Arness Infra configuration for the current project. This skill guarantees that a valid user profile and `## Arness` section exist before any Arness Infra workflow proceeds. It runs automatically as Step 0 of all entry-point skills via a hash-based fast-path cache.

**Entry points should NOT read this SKILL.md directly.** They should read `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/arn-infra-ensure-config/references/step-0-fast-path.md`, which runs the cache-check shell script and only falls through to the full validation when needed. This indirection is what saves ~95% of ensure-config token cost.

When invoked DIRECTLY (rare — typically via `/arn-infra-ensure-config`), this skill bypasses the cache and runs the full validation flow.

Workflow

Read `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/arn-infra-ensure-config/references/ensure-config.md` and follow its instructions (Layers 1–3, then Layer 4 cache write).

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