INSTALLATION

Don't forget to install all the vim bundle submodules:

  git submodule update --init

Then link up as many files as you want to use...

  cd ~
  ln -sf config_files/vimrc ~/.vimrc
  ln -sf config_files/vim ~/.vim
  ln -sf config_files/irssi ~/.irssi
  ln -sf config_files/gvimrc ~/.gvimrc
  ln -sf config_files/ackrc ~/.ackrc

CLAUDE CODE

Symlink the shared Claude Code config into ~/.claude/:

  mkdir -p ~/.claude
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/skills ~/.claude/skills
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/settings.json ~/.claude/settings.json
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/statusline.sh ~/.claude/statusline.sh
  ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/claude/hooks ~/.claude/hooks

Machine-specific overrides (extra permissions, local tools) go in ~/.claude/settings.local.json which is not tracked in this repo.

SYSTEMD USER SERVICES

  mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
  for svc in claude-worker@.service voice-inbox.service; do
    ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/systemd/user/$svc ~/.config/systemd/user/$svc
  done
  systemctl --user daemon-reload
  systemctl --user enable --now claude-worker@1
  systemctl --user enable --now voice-inbox

voice-inbox.service reads its config from ~/code/voice-inbox/.env (not tracked).

SYSTEMD SYSTEM SERVICES

  for svc in claude-inbox-watcher.service telegram-webhook.service; do
    sudo ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/systemd/system/$svc /etc/systemd/system/$svc
  done
  sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  sudo systemctl enable --now claude-inbox-watcher telegram-webhook

telegram-webhook.service sources ~/.secret_env for TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN etc.

NGINX SITES

  sudo ln -sf ~/code/dotfiles/nginx/sites-available/telegram-webhook /etc/nginx/sites-available/telegram-webhook
  sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-available/telegram-webhook /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/telegram-webhook
  sudo nginx -t && sudo systemctl reload nginx

Site depends on a Let's Encrypt cert at /etc/letsencrypt/live/vps.chrismdp.com/ — provision separately with certbot --nginx.

What's in each file:

• CLAUDE.md - Global instructions, communication style, tool usage rules
• skills/ - Skill definitions (submodule) for slash commands
• settings.json - Permissions, model preference, hooks, statusline config. All paths use ~ so they're portable across machines.
• statusline.sh - Custom status bar with context window, API usage bars, vault sync status (✓↑ = committed/synced, ♡ = heartbeat), and rate limit info. Reads runtime credentials from ~/.claude/.credentials.json (not tracked).
• systemd/user/ - User systemd unit files (claude-worker template, voice-inbox).
• systemd/system/ - System-level systemd unit files (claude-inbox-watcher, telegram-webhook).
• nginx/sites-available/ - Nginx vhost config for vps.chrismdp.com (telegram-webhook + review board + voice inbox).
• crontab.vps - VPS crontab. Install with crontab ~/code/dotfiles/crontab.vps.