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xdg-base-directory

v1.1.11

When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with platformdirs.

CodexClaude Code1 Skill

By Jamie Nelson66 GitHub starsUpdated 2 hours ago

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Source updated
Sep 24, 2026
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Install xdg-base-directory for Codex and Claude Code

Installs for the current user
codex plugin marketplace add Jamie-BitFlight/claude_skills
codex plugin marketplace upgrade jamie-bitflight-skills
codex plugin add xdg-base-directory@jamie-bitflight-skills

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the jamie-bitflight-skills catalog, then install this plugin.

Compatibility: the page URL and API slug “xdg-base-directory” remain stable.

  • Codex: xdg-base-directory@agent-plugin-marketplace → xdg-base-directory@jamie-bitflight-skills

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/Jamie-BitFlight/claude_skills

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The plugin root is plugins/xdg-base-directory/.

Plugin files

plugins/xdg-base-directory/
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/xdg-base-directory/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

xdg-base-directoryskills/xdg-base-directory/SKILL.md

When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with platformdirs.

Plugin manifests2

plugins/xdg-base-directory/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "xdg-base-directory",
  "version": "1.1.11",
  "description": "When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with platformdirs.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Jamie Nelson",
    "url": "https://github.com/bitflight-devops"
  },
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Xdg Base Directory",
    "shortDescription": "When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with...",
    "longDescription": "When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with platformdirs.",
    "developerName": "Jamie Nelson",
    "category": "Developer Tools",
    "capabilities": [
      "Interactive",
      "Read"
    ],
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live."
    ]
  }
}
plugins/xdg-base-directory/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "xdg-base-directory",
  "description": "When an application needs to store config, data, cache, or state files. When designing where user-specific files should live. When code writes to ~/.appname or hardcoded home paths. When implementing cross-platform file storage with platformdirs.",
  "version": "1.1.11",
  "author": {
    "name": "Jamie Nelson",
    "url": "https://github.com/bitflight-devops"
  }
}

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