Scripts Directory Configuration Skill

This skill provides templates and validation logic for /scripts directory configuration in MetaSaver monorepos.

Purpose

Manage /scripts directory to:

• Automate environment setup (setup-env.js, setup-npmrc.js)
• Provide utility scripts for deployment and development
• Ensure cross-platform compatibility (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Standardize error handling and documentation

Usage

This skill is invoked by the scripts-agent when:

• Creating new /scripts directory
• Auditing existing scripts directory configurations
• Validating scripts against standards

Templates

Standard script templates are located at:

templates/setup.sh.template

The 4 /scripts Standards

Rule 1: Setup Scripts (CRITICAL)

Required scripts for all repositories:

Additional scripts for consumer repositories:

Validation:

# Check required scripts exist
[ -f "scripts/setup-env.js" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing setup-env.js"
[ -f "scripts/setup-npmrc.js" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing setup-npmrc.js"
[ -f "scripts/clean-and-build.sh" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing clean-and-build.sh"

# Consumer repos only
if [ "$REPO_TYPE" = "consumer" ]; then
  [ -f "scripts/back-to-prod.sh" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing back-to-prod.sh"
  [ -f "scripts/use-local-packages.sh" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing use-local-packages.sh"
  [ -f "scripts/killport.sh" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing killport.sh"
fi

Rule 2: Cross-Platform Support (CRITICAL)

Requirements for Node.js scripts:

• ALWAYS USE path module for all file paths (do not hardcode slashes)
• USE process.platform for OS-specific logic
• INCLUDE Shebang: #!/usr/bin/env node

Example:

const path = require("path");
const envPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", ".env"); // CORRECT - uses path module
// const envPath = '../.env';  // INCORRECT - avoid hardcoded paths

Validation:

# Verify path module usage
grep -q "require.*path" scripts/*.js || echo "VIOLATION: path module must be used"

# Check for hardcoded paths (should not exist)
grep -E "\.\.\/|\.\.\\\\|\.\/" scripts/*.js && echo "WARNING: Hardcoded paths detected - use path module instead"

Rule 3: Error Handling

Required error handling patterns:

• try-catch blocks for async operations
• console.log feedback for success/failure
• process.exit(1) on errors
• Descriptive error messages

Example:

try {
  // Operation
  console.log("Success: Operation completed");
} catch (error) {
  console.error("Error: Operation failed -", error.message);
  process.exit(1);
}

Validation:

# Check for error handling
grep -q "try.*catch" scripts/*.js || echo "WARNING: No try-catch blocks found"
grep -q "process.exit" scripts/*.js || echo "WARNING: No process.exit calls found"

Rule 4: Documentation

Required documentation elements:

• Shebang line (#!/usr/bin/env node or #!/usr/bin/env bash)
• JSDoc comments for Node.js scripts
• Usage examples in comments
• scripts/README.md documenting all scripts

README.md structure:

# Scripts Directory

Utility scripts for [repository name].

## Available Scripts

### setup-env.js

Description of what it does and when to use it.

### setup-npmrc.js

Description of what it does and when to use it.

...

Validation:

# Check for shebang
head -n1 scripts/*.js | grep -q "#!/usr/bin/env node" || echo "VIOLATION: Missing shebang"

# Check for README
[ -f "scripts/README.md" ] || echo "VIOLATION: Missing scripts/README.md"

Validation

To validate /scripts directory:

1. Detect repository type (library vs consumer)
2. Check that /scripts exists at repository root
3. Verify required scripts present (Rule 1)
4. Check cross-platform patterns (Rule 2)
5. Verify error handling (Rule 3)
6. Check documentation (Rule 4)
7. Report violations

Validation Approach

# Check directory exists at root
[ -d "scripts" ] || echo "VIOLATION: /scripts directory not found at root"

# Validate against 4 standards (see rules above)
# Report only violations

Repository Type Considerations

• Library Repos (@metasaver/multi-mono): Core setup scripts only
• Consumer Repos: All setup scripts + registry switching + port management
• All Repos: Scripts must be at root /scripts directory only

Best Practices

1. ALWAYS PLACE scripts at repository root /scripts (use subdirectories for monorepo workspaces only)
2. USE Node.js for cross-platform file operations (setup-env.js, setup-npmrc.js)
3. USE bash for build/deploy scripts with proper error handling
4. INCLUDE chmod +x instructions for shell scripts
5. DOCUMENT each script in scripts/README.md
6. TEST scripts on multiple platforms when possible
7. ALWAYS USE path module consistently (avoid hardcoded paths)
8. RE-AUDIT after making changes

Integration

This skill integrates with:

• Repository type provided via scope parameter. If not provided, use /skill scope-check
• /skill audit-workflow - Bi-directional comparison workflow
• /skill remediation-options - Conform/Update/Ignore choices
• package-scripts-agent - For npm scripts that invoke /scripts utilities