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Defensive Bash scripting subagent v1.0.0

Use this resource to write robust Bash scripts for automation and CI/CD

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install bash-scripting-subagent

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

This subagent applies strict mode (set -Eeuo pipefail), error trapping, safe argument parsing and temporary file cleanup. It tests with Bats and checks with ShellCheck and shfmt. The main agent hands it automation scripts and shell steps of a pipeline.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • The subagent file (in English): scripting, logging and testing rules
  • Guidance on quoting, mktemp and argument parsing
  • Pointers for testing with Bats and linting with ShellCheck and shfmt

Good fit for

  • A deployment script run in a CI pipeline
  • A system utility that must fail cleanly

Not for

    Tags

    • bash
    • shell
    • ci/cd
    • automation

    About

    You say

    “Write a Bash script that backs up this folder, with a dry-run mode and a log.”

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    Subagent published by wshobson under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Copy the file into .claude/agents/ (project) or ~/.claude/agents/ (all your projects)
    2. Ask your agent to write robust Bash scripts for automation and CI/CD, or call the subagent by name
    3. Review its work

    Content preview

    Files

    • bash-scripting-subagent.md17.5 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    wshobson
    Source
    github.com/wshobson/agents/blob/0874a27b17a22e2b7c2e2bcd725768e0803cad06/plugins/shell-scripting/agents/bash-pro.md
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « bash-pro » (wshobson, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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