---
title: "Autofix common Nix anti-patterns before style drift spreads with Statix"
description: "Lint Nix expressions and automatically rewrite common anti-patterns before review or refactor work."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix"
author: "oppiliappan"
publisher_type: "individual"
category:
  - "Code Quality & Review"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "oppiliappan/statix"
  github_stars: 872
---

# Autofix common Nix anti-patterns before style drift spreads with Statix

Lint Nix expressions and automatically rewrite common anti-patterns before review or refactor work.

## Prerequisites

Statix CLI, Nix files

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install Statix from the project repository or package manager, then run checks or autofix mode against the Nix files you want to normalize.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/autofix-common-nix-anti-patterns-before-style-drift-spreads-with-statix/)