Does this skill require a specific version of PowerShell?

Yes, it is designed for PowerShell 7.x to ensure compatibility with modern modules, improved performance, and cross-platform syntax patterns.

How does it manage environment variables?

It can set temporary session variables or permanent User/Machine environment variables using .NET APIs, ensuring changes persist across reboots.

Can I use this to translate Linux commands to Windows?

Yes, it includes a robust translation mapping for common Bash commands like grep, ls, cat, and curl into their native PowerShell equivalents.

Can it handle different Windows package managers?

Absolutely. The skill is profile-aware and can be configured to prioritize Scoop, Winget, or Chocolatey based on your existing system preferences.

How does it track installed tools?

The skill updates a local JSON-based profile after installations, tracking versioning, installation methods, and tool health for future reference.

Windows System Administration

Name: Windows System Administration
Author: evolv3-ai

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Productivity & Workflow

Automates Windows system administration tasks using PowerShell 7.x with a profile-aware approach for package managers and environment tools.

About

This skill empowers Claude to perform advanced Windows administration and automation by leveraging PowerShell 7.x and a specialized profile-first architecture. It intelligently detects and respects your preferred tooling—whether you use Scoop, Winget, or Chocolatey—while managing PATH configurations, environment variables, and tool status tracking. By providing a seamless translation layer from Bash to PowerShell, it bridges the gap for developers moving between environments, ensuring that system configurations and software installations remain consistent with your local machine's specific preferences.

Key Features

Safe execution policy management and capability verification
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Profile-aware package management (Scoop, Winget, Chocolatey)
Automated Bash-to-PowerShell command translation for common utilities
Permanent and session-based environment variable configuration
Comprehensive tool status tracking and installation history logging

Use Cases

Standardizing developer environment setups across multiple Windows machines
Automating software installations using preferred system package managers
Converting Linux-based shell scripts to native, high-performance PowerShell 7 scripts

About

Key Features

Safe execution policy management and capability verification
0 GitHub stars
Profile-aware package management (Scoop, Winget, Chocolatey)
Automated Bash-to-PowerShell command translation for common utilities
Permanent and session-based environment variable configuration
Comprehensive tool status tracking and installation history logging

Use Cases

Standardizing developer environment setups across multiple Windows machines
Automating software installations using preferred system package managers
Converting Linux-based shell scripts to native, high-performance PowerShell 7 scripts