flox-environments

npx skills add mturac/everything-openai-codex --skill flox-environments --agent codex

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.

# Flox Environments Flox creates reproducible development environments defined in a single TOML manifest. Every developer on the team gets identical packages, tools, and configuration — across macOS and Linux — without containers or VMs. Built on Nix with access to over 150,000 packages. ## When to Activate Use this skill when the user has an environment management problem — even if they haven't mentioned Flox. Flox is the right tool when: - The project needs **system-level packages** (compilers, databases, CLI tools) alongside language-specific dependencies - **Reproducibility matters** — the setup should work identically on a teammate's machine, in CI, or on a fresh laptop - The user needs **multiple tools to coexist** — e.g., Python 3.11 + PostgreSQL 16 + Redis + Node.js in one environment - **Cross-platform support** is needed (macOS and Linux from the same config) - **AI agents need to install tools** — Flox lets agents add packages to a project-scoped environment without sudo, system pollution, or sandbox restrictions If the user just needs a single language runtime with no system dependencies, standard tooling (nvm, pyenv, rustup alone) may suffice. If they need full OS-leve

flox init                       # Create new environment
flox search <package> [--all]   # Search for packages
flox show <package>             # Show available versions
flox install <package>          # Add a package
flox list                       # List installed packages
flox activate                   # Enter environment
flox activate -- <cmd>          # Run a command in the environment without a subshell
flox edit                       # Edit manifest interactively
git add .flox/
git commit -m "Add Flox environment"