format-preserving-edits - Preserve layout and minimize diffs when editing files
Modify specific entries in configuration files while preserving layout, comments, and key order.
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Updated: 2026-09-22Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Detect file layout conventions
- Clone existing structural blocks
- Perform text level edits
- Verify semantic and diff changes
Inputs
- Existing configuration and data files
- Target keys and values
- Skill directory scripts
Outputs
- Modified configuration and data files
- Format and semantic verification results
- Git diff line statistics
Requirements
- Python 3 runtime environment
- Git version control system