Where should I store my personal coding style preferences?

Personal preferences should be stored in the Global Configuration file at ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md, which makes them automatically available in every project you work on.

When should I use a Plugin Skill instead of a project-local config?

You should use a Plugin Skill for domain-specific expertise, such as PR review patterns or testing strategies, that you want to share across teams or reuse in multiple repositories.

How do I handle Claude configuration when using Git worktrees?

For repositories where configuration is committed, Git handles it automatically. For OSS projects where you can't commit configuration, you should symlink the .claude directory from your main worktree to keep settings in sync.

What is the Three-Tier Architecture for Claude Code?

It is a strategy that categorizes settings into Global (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md) for personal style, Plugin Skills for shareable domain knowledge, and Project-Local (.claude/) for codebase-specific rules.

Cross-Repo Configuration Manager

Name: Cross-Repo Configuration Manager
Author: bbrowning

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages Claude Code configurations across multiple repositories using a structured three-tier architecture to ensure consistency and eliminate duplication.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for organizing Claude Code configurations, learnings, and custom skills across various projects. It implements a three-tier architecture—Global, Plugin-level, and Project-local—to help developers decide exactly where to store preferences and domain knowledge. By optimizing configuration placement, it ensures that personal coding styles follow you everywhere, domain-specific expertise remains reusable, and project-specific rules stay isolated, all while supporting advanced workflows like Git worktrees and symlinked configurations for open-source projects.

Key Features

01Three-tier architecture guidance (Global, Plugin, and Project-local tiers)

02Decision framework for categorizing new learnings and custom configurations

03Git worktree integration strategies for efficient context-switching

04Hybrid configuration patterns for critical day-to-day workflow persistence

05Implementation patterns for the /learn command to automate configuration storage

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Use Cases

01Sharing reusable domain-specific expertise through custom marketplace plugin skills.

02Standardizing personal coding style and tool preferences across all development projects.

03Maintaining consistent Claude behavior across multiple Git worktrees in large-scale repositories.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add bbrowning/bbrowning-claude-marketplace cross-repo-config

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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