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mach: a CLI for a personal multi-machine work system (outline and introduction)

mach: a CLI for a personal multi-machine work system

Introduction

machine-flows is a single folder (~/machine-flows) kept in sync across a person's computers (macOS and Linux) with Syncthing. It holds the shared AI-tool rules and skills, MCP server definitions, per-machine inventories, living plan documents, prompt templates, notes and run records: everything that should follow you from one machine to the next. Git repositories, logins and secrets stay local to each machine.

mach is the command-line tool that runs it. The name comes from German: mach is the imperative of machen, "do!" or "make!" (Mach das! means "Do it!"), and the related noun Macht means power. Both fit, because mach has two halves:

Bash Script for Package Installation and Error Handling

Preview:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# -------------------------------
# Force clean start for Bash session
# -------------------------------
# Clear any previously cached commands or functions

	---
	# Metadata header (these go in Properties section)
	---

	# {{title}}

	## Metadata
	- Author: {{author}}
	- Published: {{published\|date:"YYYY-MM-DD"}}
	- Captured: {{time\|date:"YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm"}}

	~/bin/gh-discuss
	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	set -e

	ORG="babbworks"

	echo "Fetching repositories for org '$ORG'..."

	# Get public + private repos into array
	mapfile -t REPO_ARRAY < <(

	#!/bin/bash

	# Configuration
	SCRIPTS_DIR="$HOME/docs/scripts/jrnl/prompts"
	mkdir -p "$SCRIPTS_DIR"

	read -p "New script filename (e.g., log-idea.sh): " filename
	read -p "Journal name (e.g., wp): " journal
	read -p "Entry title (e.g., Workpads @Story): " entry_title

	Based on drafted bash script for receiving a set of questions via command line prompts, Copilot was consulted to advance this approach for gathering insights and context. Results from conversatoin pasted below.

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	SUMMARIZE BUT ONLY ENTRIES ON MAY 16TH

	GitHub Copilot
	Summary of May 16th entries in j-coding.txt:

	#!/bin/bash

	# Prompt the user for structured input
	read -p "Topic: " topic
	read -p "Importance: " importance
	read -p "Discoveries: " discoveries
	read -p "Connections: " connections
	read -p "Technical Details: " technical

	# Build the entry using a heredoc