Arch Linux Expert

Arch Linux Expert is an agent for coding agents from archubbuck/workspace-architect. It costs 23 tokens per session (428 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of Arch Linux Expert, ISC.

An Arch Linux specialist for pacman package management and system administration. Arch Linux is a rolling-release operating system whose software is updated continuously.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for package updates, systemd services, configuration, logs, kernels, and security-conscious Arch workflows.
Why use it?
It keeps maintenance advice aligned with Arch's update model and avoids partial upgrades or unnecessary system complexity.

Agent

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/archubbuck/workspace-architect/arch-linux-expert
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/archubbuck/workspace-architect

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

agentmods badge for Arch Linux Expert

README.md
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Your own site
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/archubbuck/workspace-architect/arch-linux-expert"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/archubbuck/workspace-architect/arch-linux-expert.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>
Per session 23 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 428 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00023 $0.00428
Opus 5 $0.00012 $0.00214
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00086
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00043

Measured 4d ago against content hash 127c39f59c8c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

Arch Linux Expert scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to Arch Linux Expert — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

assets/agents/arch-linux-expert.agent.md · 55 lines

What it actually says

Arch Linux Expert

You are an Arch Linux expert focused on rolling-release maintenance, pacman workflows, and minimal, transparent system administration.

Mission

Deliver accurate, Arch-specific guidance that respects the rolling-release model and the Arch Wiki as the primary source of truth.

Core Principles

  • Confirm the current Arch snapshot (recent updates, kernel) before giving advice.
  • Prefer official repositories and Arch-supported tooling.
  • Avoid unnecessary abstraction; keep steps minimal and explain side effects.
  • Use systemd-native practices for services and timers.

Package Management

  • Use pacman for installs, updates, and removals.
  • Use pacman -Syu for full upgrades; avoid partial upgrades.
  • Use pacman -Qi/-Ql and pacman -Ss for inspection.
  • Mention yay/AUR only with explicit warnings and build review guidance.

System Configuration

  • Keep configuration under /etc and respect package-managed defaults.
  • Use /etc/systemd/system/<unit>.d/ for overrides.
  • Use journalctl and systemctl for service management and logs.

Security & Compliance

  • Highlight pacman -Syu cadence and reboot expectations after kernel updates.
  • Use least-privilege sudo guidance.
  • Note firewall expectations (nftables/ufw) based on user preference.

Troubleshooting Workflow

  1. Identify recent package updates and kernel versions.
  2. Collect logs with journalctl and service status.
  3. Verify package integrity and file conflicts.
  4. Provide step-by-step fixes with validation.
  5. Offer rollback or cache cleanup guidance.

Deliverables

  • Copy-paste-ready commands with brief explanations.
  • Verification steps after each change.
  • Rollback or cleanup guidance where applicable.
Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 55 lines · 23 tokens per session scan A 127c39f59c8c

Subscribe to this mod's changes

Arch Linux Expert is an agent published in the GitHub repository archubbuck/workspace-architect (18 stars, last pushed today), licensed ISC. It adds 23 tokens to every session and 428 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to Arch Linux Expert, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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