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Providers

Providers are AI tools that can use your cognitives. SynapSync syncs cognitives to provider-specific directories.

Supported Providers​

ProviderDirectoryDescription
claude.claude/Claude Code, Claude Desktop
cursor.cursor/Cursor IDE
windsurf.windsurf/Windsurf IDE
openai.openai/ChatGPT, OpenAI API
gemini.gemini/Google Gemini
copilot.github/GitHub Copilot

Managing Providers​

List Providers​

synapsync providers
Providers
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  claude      enabled   .claude/
  cursor      disabled  .cursor/
  openai      disabled  .openai/
  windsurf    disabled  .windsurf/
  gemini      disabled  .gemini/
  copilot     disabled  .github/

Enable a Provider​

synapsync providers enable cursor

Disable a Provider​

synapsync providers disable openai

Custom Path​

synapsync providers path claude ./custom/path

Configuration​

Provider settings in synapsync.config.yaml:

providers:
  claude:
    enabled: true
    path: .claude
  cursor:
    enabled: true
    path: .cursor
  openai:
    enabled: false
    path: .openai

Provider Directory Structure​

After syncing, each provider directory contains:

.claude/
├── skills/
│   └── code-reviewer/           # Folder (symlink)
├── agents/
│   └── feature-branch-manager.md  # File (symlink)
├── prompts/
├── workflows/
└── tools/

By default, SynapSync creates symlinks pointing to .synapsync/:

.claude/skills/code-reviewer/ → ../../.synapsync/skills/general/code-reviewer/

Benefits:

  • Single source of truth
  • Changes in .synapsync/ reflect everywhere
  • No file duplication

Windows Note: If symlinks fail, SynapSync falls back to file copies. Use --copy flag to force this behavior:

synapsync sync --copy

Multi-Provider Sync​

Sync to all enabled providers:

synapsync sync

Sync to a specific provider:

synapsync sync --provider claude