Atuin Shell History Database Sync

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: storytelling

Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database that records additional context like exit codes, session IDs, working directories, and command durations. It provides encrypted cross-machine sync and a full-screen fuzzy search UI bound to Ctrl-R.

What this skill does

Atuin Shell History Database Sync is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the storytelling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Atuin Shell History Database Sync skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/atuin-shell-history-database-sync/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\atuin-shell-history-database-sync\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.