devid

Developer identity manager for AI tools.

One TOML file. 13 distribution targets. Every AI coding tool knows who you are from the first message.

devid-promo.mp4

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The problem

Every AI tool starts each session knowing nothing about you. You repeat the same things constantly - your stack, your tone, your conventions, your preferences. Across Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini, Cline, Windsurf, Aider, and everything else.

devid captures that once and keeps it everywhere, automatically.

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Naly-programming/devid/main/install.sh | sh

Also available via npm install -g devid-cli or go install github.com/Naly-programming/devid/cmd/devid@latest.

Quick start

devid init              # create your identity (AI extraction or manual)
devid distribute        # push to all 13 targets
devid status            # check everything is in sync

What it distributes to

Tool	File
Claude Code	~/.claude/CLAUDE.md and {repo}/CLAUDE.md
Gemini	~/.gemini/GEMINI.md and {repo}/GEMINI.md
GitHub Copilot	{repo}/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Cursor	{repo}/.cursor/rules/devid.mdc
Cline	{repo}/.clinerules
Roo Code	{repo}/.roo/rules/devid.md
Windsurf	{repo}/.windsurf/rules/devid.md
Aider	{repo}/CONVENTIONS.md
AGENTS.md	{repo}/AGENTS.md
ChatGPT	devid snippet (clipboard) or devid snippet --json (API)
Any MCP client	devid mcp (JSON-RPC server)

One command. All targets. Section markers preserve any notes you've already got in those files.

The identity file

~/.devid/identity.toml - fragments, not sentences. Maximum signal per token.

[identity]
name = "Nathan"
tone = "direct, plain-spoken, no fluff, northern"

[stack]
primary = ["Go", "TypeScript", "Next.js"]

[stack.avoid]
items = ["Prisma", "ORM abstraction over raw SQL"]

[conventions]
commit_style = "conventional commits, lowercase, imperative mood"

[ai]
verbosity = "concise, skip preamble, get to the point"
tests = "write them, dont ask if I want them"

Your entire identity in ~300 tokens. Full schema

Keeps learning

devid can watch your Claude Code sessions and pick up corrections and preferences automatically. Pre-filters for signal keywords so it only calls the API when something relevant actually happened.

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
devid hook install        # auto-analyze sessions when they end
devid review              # approve what it found

How auto-sync works

Weekly digest

See what your AI tools have been picking up about you:

devid digest                # last 7 days
devid digest --analyze      # suggest identity updates via API

More about digests

Multi-machine sync

Sync your identity across machines using any git remote:

devid remote set git@github.com:you/my-devid-identity.git
devid push                  # from this machine
devid pull                  # on another machine

Multi-machine setup

All commands

Core: init / distribute / status / diff / edit / doctor / update

Sync: sync / review / hook install / watch / infer / digest

Multi-machine: remote set / push / pull

Extras: snippet / mcp / add / export / import

Full command reference

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Docs

• Setup guide - install, first run, shell completions, file locations
• Commands - every command and flag
• Distribution targets - all 13 targets and their formats
• Identity schema - TOML format, token budget, sensitive data handling
• Auto-sync - session hooks, watch mode, signal filtering
• Weekly digest - what your AI tools learned about you
• Multi-machine sync - push/pull across machines via git

License

MIT