Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: NixOS Module Patterns

NixOS module patterns. Use when creating or editing NixOS/home-manager modules, adding packages, or configuring programs.

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Name
nix-patterns
Description
NixOS module patterns. Use when creating or editing NixOS/home-manager modules, adding packages, or configuring programs.

NixOS Module Patterns

Directory structure

  • modules/home/*.nix - Home-manager modules (user packages, dotfiles)
  • modules/nixos/*.nix - NixOS modules (system services)
  • hosts/*/ - Machine-specific configuration
  • home/default.nix - Main home-manager entry point

Adding packages

home.packages = with pkgs; [
  package-name
] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux") [
  x86-only-package
];

Creating a module

{ pkgs, ... }:
{
  home.packages = with pkgs; [ mypackage ];
  xdg.configFile."app/config.json".text = builtins.toJSON { setting = "value"; };
}

Import in home/default.nix:

imports = [ ../modules/home/mymodule.nix ];