Standard PAI artifacts vs artifacts I create -- for backups

[jshingler]

I really enjoy PAI. I am thinking about how to do I backup artifacts that I create vs what comes standard in PAI.

Considerations:

• PAI Updates

I might make a nice feature to have a way to identify artifacts I create vs standard to PAI. That way I know what to back up.

Have others figured out a way to address this?

[Drizzt321]

For me, I just archive the entire ~/.claude/ directory, keeps it simple and to the given PAI version.

I actually sync around the entire dir, really, via SyncThing so I get identical experience on my laptop & desktop, depending on where I'm at.

[danielmiessler]

Hey @jshingler, thanks for raising this, and sorry it sat for a while.

We're changing how LifeOS ships. Instead of cloning a full ~/.claude directory and running it as a complete system, LifeOS is becoming a skill you install through an agentic installer. The installer hands integration to your own AI, which reads your actual machine (your OS, your paths, your harness) and wires the hooks and system prompt in where they belong.

That's aimed right at what you hit here. The old "one directory, one layout, hope it matches your setup" approach is exactly what broke for so many people, and the new model should handle it far better because your AI does the integration per machine instead of us guessing.

So we're closing this in prep for that release. If it still bites you once the skill-based version is out, reopen or file a fresh one and we'll jump on it. Appreciate you taking the time.