manage-profiles

List, edit, delete, export, or compare installed thinking profiles. Load Configuration Resolve the user's home directory. echo $HOME Never pass `~` to the Read tool. Tell the user to run `/setup-tl`. Parse Arguments Parse `$ARGUMENTS` for subcommand: `list`, `edit`, `delete`, `export`, or `compare`. Extract the tag value after `--tag`. Store as `filter-tag` for use in the `list` subcommand. What would you like to do? List -- see all installed profiles Edit -- modify a profile's contexts or metadata Delete -- remove a profile Export -- export a profile for sharing Execute Subcommand

<if condition="subcommand == 'list'">
  <action>Read `master-index.json`. For each profile, show:</action>
  <if condition="filter-tag-set">
    <action>Only show profiles whose tags array includes `filter-tag`. If no profiles match, tell the user: "No profiles match tag '<filter-tag>'."</action>
  </if>
  <output-format>
    <for-each item="profile" source="master-index.profiles (filtered by tag if set)">
      <output>
        <name>Profile display name (<id>)</name>
        <actions>action1, action2</actions>
        <tags>tag1, tag2</tags>
        <last-used>Date or "never"</last-used>
        <speculative>yes/no</speculative>
      </output>
    </for-each>
  </output-format>
  <if condition="no-profiles-installed">
    <action>Tell the user: "No profiles installed. Run `/create-profile` to build one or `/browse-profiles` to install starters."</action>
  </if>
  <hint>You can also search across all plugins with `/things:search-things --tag <tag>`.</hint>
</if>

<if condition="subcommand == 'edit'">
  <action>Parse profile ID from arguments. If not provided, list profiles and ask which to edit.</action>
  <ask-user-question>
    <question>What would you like to edit?</question>
    <option>Add an action -- add a new action file (code-review, architecture, etc.)</option>
    <option>Edit metadata -- change tags, display name</option>
    <option>Regenerate -- re-research and rebuild the profile</option>
  </ask-user-question>

  <if condition="add-action">
    <phase name="add-action" number="1">
      <action>Ask which action type.</action>
      <read path="<home>/.things/shared/contexts/<action-type>.md" output="context-template" />
      <read path="<home>/.things/shared/people/<id>/profile.md" output="person-profile" />
      <action>Launch the appropriate builder agent (Task tool) from `<plugin_root>/agents/builders/<action-type>.md`.</action>
      <action>Builder produces action file at `<home>/.things/think-like/profiles/<id>/<action>.md`.</action>
      <action>Update profile `index.json` and `master-index.json`.</action>
    </phase>
  </if>

  <if condition="edit-metadata">
    <phase name="edit-metadata" number="2">
      <action>Read the profile's `index.json`, let the user modify fields, write back.</action>
      <action>Update `master-index.json`.</action>
    </phase>
  </if>

  <if condition="regenerate">
    <phase name="regenerate" number="3">
      <action>Essentially re-runs `/create-profile` for the existing ID with fresh research. Confirm with user first -- this overwrites existing files.</action>
    </phase>
  </if>
</if>

<if condition="subcommand == 'delete'">
  <action>Parse profile ID from arguments. If not provided, list profiles and ask which to delete.</action>
  <ask-user-question>
    <question>Delete profile <name>? This removes the think-like action files but keeps the shared person profile (other plugins may reference it).</question>
    <option>Delete think-like profile only (Recommended)</option>
    <option>Delete profile AND shared person files</option>
    <option>Cancel</option>
  </ask-user-question>

  <if condition="deleting">
    <action>Remove `<home>/.things/think-like/profiles/<id>/` directory.</action>
    <action>Remove entry from `master-index.json`, update counts.</action>
    <if condition="also-deleting-person">
      <action>Remove `<home>/.things/shared/people/<id>/` and update `shared/people/master-index.json`.</action>
    </if>
  </if>
</if>

<if condition="subcommand == 'export'">
  <action>Parse profile ID from arguments. If not provided, list and ask.</action>
  <action>Create a self-contained export at `<home>/.things/think-like/exports/<id>/`:</action>
  <action>Copy person files from `shared/people/<id>/`.</action>
  <action>Copy action files from `think-like/profiles/<id>/`.</action>
  <write path="<home>/.things/think-like/exports/<id>/manifest.json" content="listing of all included files" />
  <completion-message>
    <output>Profile exported to `<home>/.things/think-like/exports/<id>/`. Share this directory to let others install the profile.</output>
  </completion-message>
</if>

<if condition="subcommand == 'compare'">
  <action>Ask for two profile IDs (or parse from arguments).</action>
  <for-each item="profile" source="two-selected-profiles">
    <read path="<home>/.things/shared/people/<id>/profile.md" output="person-profile" />
  </for-each>
  <action>Display a side-by-side comparison:</action>
  <output-format>
  | Aspect | <Name A> | <Name B> |
  |--------|----------|----------|
  | Domain | ... | ... |
  | Core philosophy | ... | ... |
  | Communication style | ... | ... |
  | Available actions | ... | ... |
  </output-format>
  <action>Highlight where they'd disagree -- overlapping actions with different priorities or opposing red flags.</action>
</if>

Git Workflow For `edit` and `delete` operations, read `/.things/config.json` for `git.workflow` setting. Commit changes, push. Would you like to commit and push these changes? Yes No Skip.