Arch Linux Expert

Arch Linux Expert is an agent for Claude Code from github/awesome-copilot. It costs 23 tokens per session (428 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide for administering Arch Linux, a rolling-release distribution whose software is updated continuously. It focuses on pacman, systemd, official repositories, service logs, and Arch-specific maintenance practices.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to update and inspect packages, configure systemd services, review service logs, manage system settings, and assess when extra caution is needed with the Arch User Repository.
Why use it?
It helps prevent problems caused by partial upgrades or advice meant for another Linux distribution. It also keeps changes consistent with Arch's rolling-release model and package-management rules.

Agent for Claude Code ✓ vendor

Written for Claude Code: a Claude Code subagent (agents/*.md). Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Good fit Use it to update and inspect packages, configure systemd services, review service logs, manage system settings, and assess when extra caution is needed with the Arch User Repository.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/github/awesome-copilot/arch-linux-expert
About the project

Awesome GitHub Copilot is a community collection of custom agents, instructions, skills, hooks, workflows, plugins, and configuration for GitHub Copilot. It helps Copilot users customize coding and development tasks. Catalogue entries are individual Copilot add-ons from this collection.

github/awesome-copilot · 40,052 stars · on GitHub

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.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

Made for: Claude Code.

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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. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found 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 5.1 $0.00023 $0.00428
Opus 5.5 $0.00009 $0.00171
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00005 $0.00086
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00043

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 127c39f59c8c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, 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 1mo 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

Copies of this mod

2 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

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

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Arch Linux Expert is an agent published in the GitHub repository github/awesome-copilot (40,052 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 23 tokens to every session and 428 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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