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Appendix A: Key File Paths Quick Reference

This appendix uses Claude Code’s directory layout as the example (.claude/commands/, .claude/agents/, .claude/skills/, .claude/hooks/). See the “Other platforms” section below, or chapter 13 for the full per-platform layout.

Core files

Shipped commands (Claude Code)

On platforms where SessionStart is automatic, start is not installed as a user-facing command. Agent-less platforms still ship a manual start workflow.

Shipped sub-agents (Claude Code)

Shipped skills (Claude Code)

Hook scripts (Claude Code)

Other platforms

Each platform writes into its own directory (see chapter 13 for the full layout):
  • .cursor/commands/, .cursor/skills/, .cursor/agents/, .cursor/hooks/, .cursor/hooks.json, .cursor/rules/trellis.mdc
  • .opencode/commands/trellis/, .opencode/agents/, .opencode/skills/, .opencode/plugins/
  • .codex/prompts/, .codex/skills/, .codex/agents/ (TOML), .codex/hooks/, AGENTS.md
  • .kiro/steering/, .kiro/prompts/, .kiro/skills/, .kiro/agents/
  • .gemini/commands/trellis/ (TOML), .gemini/skills/, .gemini/agents/, .gemini/hooks/
  • .qoder/commands/, .qoder/skills/, .qoder/agents/, .qoder/hooks/
  • .codebuddy/commands/trellis/, .codebuddy/skills/, .codebuddy/agents/, .codebuddy/hooks/
  • .factory/commands/trellis/, .factory/droids/, .factory/skills/, .factory/hooks/
  • .github/copilot-instructions.md, .github/prompts/, .github/skills/, .github/agents/, .github/copilot/hooks/
  • .pi/prompts/, .pi/skills/, .pi/agents/, .pi/extensions/trellis/, .pi/settings.json
  • .kilocode/workflows/, .kilocode/skills/
  • .agent/workflows/, .agent/skills/ (Antigravity)
  • .devin/workflows/, .devin/skills/
  • .agents/skills/ (shared cross-platform layer, written by Codex configurator)

Scripts