Habitat Usage Guide

Habitat is a dependency-sync tool for mono-repo-like layouts built from multiple Git repos and asset downloads. This skill provides setup guidance, copy-pastable config snippets, and a troubleshooting checklist for common sync failures.

When to Apply

• Setting up a “main repo + dependency repos/assets” workspace using .habitat + DEPS
• Adding or changing dependency types: git repos, nested solutions, HTTP downloads, or custom actions
• Debugging hab sync failures related to config, auth, network, or integrity checks

Troubleshooting Inputs

When sync fails (fetch errors, permission issues, timeouts), collect: