# CLAUDE.md
Read:
- @docs/DESIGN.md
- @.ctx/HANDOFF.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
## What is notfiles?
A modern dotfiles manager written in Rust — a pure Rust alternative to GNU Stow. It symlinks (or copies) files from organized "package" directories into a target location (typically `~`).
## Build & Test Commands
```bash
cargo build # build all workspace crates
cargo build -p notfiles # build just the notfiles binary
cargo test # run all tests across workspace
cargo test -p notcore # test notcore only
cargo test -p notfiles # test notfiles only
cargo test -p notsecrets # test notsecrets only
cargo test -p nothooks # test nothooks only
cargo clippy --workspace # lint all crates
cargo fmt --check # check formatting
```
## Workspace Structure
This is a Cargo workspace with 7 crates under `crates/`:
| Crate | Purpose |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `notcore` | Shared types: `Config`, `NotfilesError`, `Reporter`, `LinkEvent`, |
| | `expand_tilde`, `suggest_package`, `HookPhase`, `HookSpec`, `Report` |
| `notfiles` | Dotfiles linker — lib + `notfiles` binary. Subcommands: `init`, `link`, |
| | `unlink`, `status`, `check`, `diff`, `adopt`, `completions` |
| `notsecrets` | Multi-provider secret resolution (`SecretResolver`), age encryption/ |
| | decryption, identity management |
| `nothooks` | Nushell hook runner with dot/setup phases and state persistence |
| `notnet` | Network utilities — Tailscale integration, YubikeySource |
| `notstrap` | New-machine bootstrap orchestrator — ties all crates together |
| `notgraph` | Dependency/import graph for Rust files — HTML/MD/JSON/Mermaid output, |
| | heatmap, cycle detection |
## Architecture
### notfiles (primary user-facing tool)
Eight subcommands: `init`, `link`, `unlink`, `status`, `check`, `diff`,
`adopt`, `completions`. Global flags: `--dry-run`, `--verbose`, `--json`.
CLI parsing in `crates/notfiles/src/cli.rs`; dispatch in `src/main.rs`.
**Core flow for `link`:** `main` → `config.validate()` →
`resolve_packages_filtered` (include/exclude + platform filtering) →
`collect_files` (recursive walk with ignore filtering) →
`linker::link_package` (create symlinks or copies, record in state,
return `LinkResult` with counters).
**Architecture**: Hexagonal (ports/adapters). `FileStore` trait abstracts
filesystem I/O; `Reporter` trait abstracts output. Adapters:
`FileStoreImpl` (real fs), `InMemoryFileStore` (testing),
`TerminalReporter` (ANSI), `JsonReporter` (NDJSON).
Key modules in `crates/notfiles/src/`:
- **linker** — Creates/removes symlinks or copies via `FileStore` port.
Manages `State` (`.notfiles-state.toml`). Returns `LinkResult` with
linked/copied/skipped/backed_up counts. Also provides `adopt_files`.
- **package** — Discovers packages with include/exclude and platform
filtering. Recursively collects files via `IgnoreMatcher`. Typo
suggestions via `suggest_package` on not-found errors.
- **ignore** — Glob-based ignore matching using `globset`.
- **status** — Compares expected vs actual state:
linked/copied/missing/conflict/orphan. Also provides `diff_package`
for copy-method divergence detection.
- **adapters/** — `FileStoreImpl`, `InMemoryFileStore`,
`TerminalReporter`, `JsonReporter`.
- **ports** — `FileStore` trait definition.
### notsecrets
Multi-provider secret resolution via `SecretResolver`. Providers include
`EnvSource`, `OpSource` (1Password), `BitwardenSource`, `FileSource`,
`DotenvxSource`, `SopsSource`, and others. Native age encryption/decryption
with x25519, SSH ed25519/RSA, and scrypt identity support. No external
`sops` or `age` binaries required.
### nothooks
`HookRunner` executes `.nu` scripts via `nu