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.
npx agentmods add instructions/dliberalesso/nix-config/agents-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dliberalesso/nix-configWrote 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.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dliberalesso/nix-config/agents-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dliberalesso/nix-config/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/dliberalesso/nix-config/agents-md.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.01249 | $0.01249 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00624 | $0.00624 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00250 | $0.00250 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00125 | $0.00125 |
Grade A, and why
nix-config AGENTS.md 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 5d 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 88 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Agent Instructions for nix-config
Build/Lint/Test Commands
- Format code:
just fmt(runs treefmt with nixfmt, prettier, stylua, etc.) - Lint/check:
just lint(runs nix flake check) - Rebuild system:
just rebuild(rebuilds and switches NixOS with nh) - Update dependencies:
just update(updates flake inputs) - Diff lock file:
just diff(shows changes to flake.lock using jj) - Clean store:
just clean(garbage collect and optimize with nh) - Repair store:
just repair(verify and repair Nix store integrity) - Debug in REPL:
just debug(opens nix repl with debug flag enabled)
Architecture Guidance
- Start with
.rpiv/guidance/architecture.mdfor the current project map and architectural boundaries - Before changing a specific area, read the matching sub-guide under
.rpiv/guidance/**/architecture.md - Treat
.rpiv/guidance/as the canonical architecture and workflow reference; prefer linking to it over duplicating detailed patterns here
Architecture
- Framework: unify + flake-parts + import-tree
- High-level shape:
hosts/contains concrete machines;modules/contains reusable capabilities, packages, programs, and profiles - Current desktop direction:
nirideis transitional; shared graphical concerns belong ingui; future work may support bothnirideandhyprde - Current secret-management entrypoint:
modules/toplevel/secrets.nix
Common Patterns
- Defining a host: see
.rpiv/guidance/hosts/architecture.md - Adding/changing program modules: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/programs/architecture.md - Reusable system/platform changes: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/system/architecture.md - Package/export changes: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/packages/architecture.md - Top-level profile or desktop-session changes: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/toplevel/architecture.md - Neovim/nixCats changes: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/nvim/architecture.md - Flake tooling changes: see
.rpiv/guidance/modules/flake/architecture.md - Adding flake inputs: for eval-time inputs, follow
nix-proxy-flake/nixpkgswhere applicable; for build-time only inputs, usebuildTime = true;andflake = false; - Theme scheme plumbing: check
.rpiv/guidance/architecture.mdfirst becausemodules/theme/scheme.nixcurrently references a missingbase16input
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.
- 5d ago First seen · 88 lines · 1,249 tokens per session scan A 19ca83ca9098
nix-config AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository dliberalesso/nix-config (6 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 1,249 tokens to every session, about $0.0062 per session on Opus 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 2026-08-31.
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dotfiles CLAUDE.md
Claude Code instructions for ahonn/dotfiles, covering claude.md, essential commands, apply configuration (workstation - primary dev machine), apply configuration (homelab - mac mini server) and update flake inputs.
nxv AGENTS.md
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