Conflows

Context + Workflows - A centralized IDE workflow manager.

Conflows helps you manage and distribute AI-powered commands and rules across multiple IDEs (Cursor, Windsurf, VSCode) from a single source of truth.

Core Features

• Centralized Management: All commands and rules stored in ~/.conflows/
• Zero Pollution: No config files cluttering your project directories
• IDE Agnostic: Seamless conversion between IDE formats via adapters
• Multi-Type Support: Sync both commands (workflows) and rules
• Simple Distribution: One command to sync to your projects

Quick Start

1. Initialize Central Directory

conflows init

This creates the ~/.conflows/ directory structure:

• commands/ - Store your command files here (.mdc format)
• rules/ - Store your rule files here (.mdc format)

2. Create Commands and Rules

Create .mdc files in ~/.conflows/commands/ and ~/.conflows/rules/:

Command Example (~/.conflows/commands/code-review.mdc):

---
description: "AI code review assistant"

vscode:
  mode: agent
  tools: ["edit", "search"]

windsurf:
  auto_execution_mode: 3
---

# Code Review

Review the code changes carefully...

Rule Example (~/.conflows/rules/typescript-style.mdc):

---
description: "TypeScript coding guidelines"

cursor:
  alwaysApply: true

windsurf:
  mode: always

vscode:
  applyTo: "**/*.{ts,tsx}"
---

Use TypeScript for all new files.
Prefer const over let.

3. Distribute to Projects

# Navigate to your project directory
cd ~/my-project

# Sync everything (commands + rules)
conflows sync

# Sync only commands
conflows sync --type commands

# Sync only rules
conflows sync --type rules

# Preview before syncing
conflows sync --dry-run

# Sync to specific IDEs
conflows sync --ides cursor,vscode

Commands

init - Initialize Central Directory

conflows init

Creates the central directory at ~/.conflows/.

sync - Distribute Commands and Rules

conflows sync [options]

Options:

• --type <type> - Sync type: commands, rules, or all (default: all)
• --ides <ides> - Specify target IDEs (comma-separated, default: cursor,windsurf,vscode)
• --include <files> - Additional files to include (comma-separated)
• --exclude <files> - Files to exclude (comma-separated)
• --dry-run - Preview without writing

Examples:

# Sync everything to all IDEs
conflows sync

# Sync only commands
conflows sync --type commands

# Sync only rules
conflows sync --type rules

# Preview sync
conflows sync --dry-run

# Sync to specific IDEs
conflows sync --ides cursor,vscode

# Exclude specific files
conflows sync --exclude old-file.mdc

list - List All Commands and Rules

conflows list

Shows all commands and rules in the central directory with their sizes and modification dates.

Usage Step

Step 1: First-Time Setup

# 1. Initialize
conflows init

# 2. Create commands and rules
cd ~/.conflows/commands
vim code-review.mdc
vim refactor-helper.mdc

cd ~/.conflows/rules
vim typescript-style.mdc

# 3. Navigate to your project
cd ~/my-project

# 4. Sync everything
conflows sync

Step 2: Update Workflows

# 1. Edit a command or rule
vim ~/.conflows/commands/code-review.mdc
vim ~/.conflows/rules/typescript-style.mdc

# 2. Sync to all your projects
cd ~/project-a && conflows sync
cd ~/project-b && conflows sync

Step 3: New Project Setup

# Quick setup for a new project
cd ~/new-project
conflows sync

How It Works

Conflows uses an intermediate representation (IR) to convert between different IDE formats:

Central Storage (.mdc) → Parse → IR → Serialize → Target IDE Format

Central Storage Format: Independent .mdc format (not tied to any specific IDE)

• YAML frontmatter with namespace-based IDE configurations
• Serves as the single source of truth
• Future-proof: Changes to IDE formats won't affect central storage

File Format

Central storage uses .mdc (Markdown with Context) format:

• YAML frontmatter for IDE-specific configurations
• Markdown content for the actual command/rule
• Namespace-based config (cursor, windsurf, vscode)

Supported IDEs

IDE	Commands	Rules
Cursor	.cursor/commands/*.md	.cursor/rules/*.mdc
Windsurf	.windsurf/workflows/*.md	.windsurf/rules/*.md
VSCode	.github/prompts/*.prompt.md	.github/instructions/*.instructions.md

Configuration Examples

Command Config:

---
description: "Command description"

cursor:
  # Cursor commands don't need special config

windsurf:
  auto_execution_mode: 3  # 1=safe, 3=turbo

vscode:
  mode: agent  # agent | ask | edit
  model: "GPT-4.1"
  tools: ["edit", "search"]
---

Rule Config:

---
description: "Rule description"

cursor:
  alwaysApply: true
  patterns: ["**/*.ts"]

windsurf:
  mode: always  # always | auto | specific | disabled
  patterns: ["**/*.ts"]

vscode:
  applyTo: "**/*.ts"  # glob pattern
---

Documentation

• 📖 Usage Guide - Complete guide to creating and using commands/rules
• 📋 Configuration Reference - Full reference for all configuration fields
• 🛠️ IDE Setup Guide - Enable IntelliSense for .mdc files
• 📁 Examples - Sample command and rule files

IDE IntelliSense

Get auto-completion and type checking for .mdc files by adding this line to the top:

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatrickSR/Conflows/main/schema/conflows-mdc.schema.json

See IDE Setup Guide for details.

Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Development mode
bun run dev

# Build
bun run build

# Test
bun test

License

MIT