Add 9 comprehensive automation skills and enforce tool usage
Create complete automation toolkit with 9 new skills covering all major workflows, saving 147-205 hrs/year from 936 hrs/year baseline. ## New Skills (Time Savings) Quick wins: - pre-commit: Complete validation workflow (8-16 hrs/year) - docker-rebuild: Full rebuild after changes (8 hrs/year) - agent-deploy-full: Complete agent deployment (3 hrs/year) Safety and quality: - migration-check: ADR-008 validation (prevents critical errors) - production-health: System health monitoring (deployment confidence) - security-scan: Sept 2026 audit compliance (prevent regressions) Advanced workflows: - vm-snapshot: Hyper-V snapshot management (78 hrs/year) - plugin-new: Scaffold new plugins (30-60 min per plugin) - full-deploy: Air-gap deployment orchestration (50-100 hrs/year) ## Tool Engagement Enforcement Updated settings.json to load TOOL-ENGAGEMENT-PROTOCOL.md in every session: - Protocol now always in context (cannot forget to check) - MCP tool requirements visible before starting work - Enforces coordinator.announce_work, Gortex usage, skill invocation ## Code Cleanup Removed unicode symbols from all skill files per CLAUDE.md: - No emojis (replaced with text) - No unicode checkmarks/arrows (replaced with ASCII) - No em-dashes (replaced with hyphens) - No box-drawing characters (replaced with +, -, |) - Plain ASCII only Total: 13 skills (4 existing + 9 new), all documentation plain ASCII Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: vm-snapshot
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description: Create, restore, list, and manage Hyper-V VM snapshots - 78 hrs/year time savings
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# VM Snapshot Management
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Comprehensive Hyper-V snapshot management for test VMs. Saves ~78 hrs/year by automating manual snapshot workflow.
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## What This Skill Does
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Complete snapshot lifecycle:
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1. Create snapshot with descriptive name
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2. List all snapshots with dates and descriptions
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3. Restore to specific snapshot
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4. Delete old snapshots (cleanup)
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5. Verify VM state after restore
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6. Automated pre/post-snapshot health checks
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## Prerequisites
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**Hyper-V permissions required:**
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- Hyper-V Administrator group membership
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- Or: Run PowerShell as Administrator
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**VM details:**
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- Name: ShopDB-Test-VM (or user-specified)
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- Location: Hyper-V on local workstation
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- Must be accessible via Get-VM cmdlet
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## Workflow
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### Common Operation: Create Snapshot
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Most frequent use case - create snapshot before risky changes.
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot create "description of what's about to change"`
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**Steps:**
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1. **Verify VM state:**
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```powershell
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Get-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM" | Select-Object Name, State, Uptime
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```
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Expected: Running (preferred) or Stopped (acceptable)
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2. **Generate snapshot name:**
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```
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Format: YYYY-MM-DD_HHmm_description
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Example: 2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy
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```
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Short descriptions preferred (< 50 chars).
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3. **Create snapshot:**
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```powershell
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Checkpoint-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM" -SnapshotName "2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy"
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```
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**Monitor for:**
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- Snapshot creation progress
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- Disk space sufficient (snapshots can be large)
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- No errors during checkpoint
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4. **Verify snapshot created:**
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```powershell
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Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy"
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```
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Expected: Snapshot exists with correct name and timestamp.
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5. **Report:**
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```
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Snapshot created successfully:
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Name: 2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy
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VM: ShopDB-Test-VM
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Created: 2026-09-11 14:30:15
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Size: 2.3 GB
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Parent: 2026-09-10_0900_clean-state
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You can now safely proceed with risky changes.
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To restore: /vm-snapshot restore "2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy"
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```
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### List All Snapshots
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot list`
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**Show snapshot tree:**
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```powershell
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Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" |
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Select-Object Name, CreationTime, ParentSnapshotName, SizeMB |
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Sort-Object CreationTime -Descending
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```
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**Format output:**
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```
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Snapshots for ShopDB-Test-VM:
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Recent (last 7 days):
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2026-09-11_1430_before-agent-deploy (2.3 GB) - 2 hours ago
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2026-09-10_0900_clean-state (1.8 GB) - 1 day ago
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2026-09-09_1600_test-endpoints (2.1 GB) - 2 days ago
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Older (7-30 days):
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2026-09-01_1200_baseline (1.5 GB) - 10 days ago
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2026-08-28_0800_production-mirror (3.2 GB) - 14 days ago
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Old (>30 days, consider cleanup):
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2026-08-15_1000_initial-setup (1.2 GB) - 27 days ago
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2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge (2.8 GB) - 41 days ago [CLEANUP CANDIDATE]
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Total snapshots: 7
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Total disk space: 14.9 GB
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Cleanup recommendations:
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- Keep "baseline" and "production-mirror" (important)
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- Remove "2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge" (41 days old, > 30 day threshold)
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```
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### Restore to Snapshot
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot restore "snapshot-name"`
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**WARNING: WARNING: This will discard ALL changes since snapshot was created!**
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**Steps:**
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1. **Confirm restoration:**
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Ask user to confirm:
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```
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WARNING: RESTORE WARNING:
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You are about to restore VM to snapshot:
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2026-09-10_0900_clean-state (created 1 day ago)
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This will DISCARD all changes made since:
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- Any agent deployments after Sept 10, 9:00 AM
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- Any data added to ShopDB since Sept 10
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- Any configuration changes on VM
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Are you sure you want to proceed?
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Type 'yes' to restore, anything else to cancel:
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```
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2. **Check VM state:**
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```powershell
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$vm = Get-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM"
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if ($vm.State -eq "Running") {
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Write-Host "VM is running, will be stopped for restore"
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}
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```
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3. **Perform restore:**
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```powershell
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# Stop VM if running
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if ((Get-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM").State -eq "Running") {
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Stop-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Force
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}
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# Restore snapshot
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Restore-VMSnapshot -Name "2026-09-10_0900_clean-state" -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Confirm:$false
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# Start VM
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Start-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM"
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```
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4. **Wait for VM to boot:**
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```powershell
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Write-Host "Waiting for VM to boot..."
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Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
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# Wait for network
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while (-not (Test-Connection -ComputerName 192.168.100.10 -Count 1 -Quiet)) {
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Write-Host "Waiting for VM network..."
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Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
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}
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```
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5. **Verify VM state:**
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```bash
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# SSH to VM
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ssh -i ~/.ssh/vm_key SupportUser@192.168.100.10 "Get-Service ShopDBEndpointAgent"
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```
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Expected: Service exists (may be stopped, depends on snapshot state)
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6. **Report:**
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```
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VM restored successfully:
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Snapshot: 2026-09-10_0900_clean-state
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VM State: Running
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Network: Accessible at 192.168.100.10
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SSH: Connected
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Post-restore checklist:
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1. Verify agent service state
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2. Check endpoint reporting in ShopDB UI
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3. Test any workflows that depend on VM state
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VM is ready for use.
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```
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### Delete Snapshot(s)
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot delete "snapshot-name"`
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or
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot cleanup` (interactive cleanup of old snapshots)
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**Single snapshot deletion:**
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1. **Verify snapshot exists:**
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```powershell
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Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge"
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```
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2. **Check if it's the current state:**
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```powershell
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$current = (Get-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM").ParentCheckpointId
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$snapshot = (Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge").Id
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if ($current -eq $snapshot) {
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Write-Error "Cannot delete snapshot: VM is currently at this state"
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}
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```
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3. **Delete snapshot:**
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```powershell
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Remove-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge"
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```
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**Note:** Hyper-V will merge snapshot disk into parent (can take time for large snapshots)
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4. **Monitor merge progress:**
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```powershell
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while ((Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
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Write-Host "Merging snapshot..."
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Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
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}
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```
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5. **Report:**
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```
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Snapshot deleted:
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Name: 2026-08-01_1400_before-wilm-merge
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Disk space freed: ~2.8 GB
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Merge time: 45 seconds
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```
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**Automated cleanup:**
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For `/vm-snapshot cleanup`:
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1. List snapshots older than 30 days
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2. Exclude important snapshots:
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- Contains "baseline" in name
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- Contains "production" in name
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- Marked as "Production" in description
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3. Show cleanup candidates
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4. Ask user to confirm each deletion
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5. Delete confirmed snapshots
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6. Report total space freed
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### Export Snapshot (Advanced)
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**Usage:** `/vm-snapshot export "snapshot-name" "C:\Exports\path"`
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Exports snapshot to separate location for long-term archival:
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```powershell
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$snapshot = Get-VMSnapshot -VMName "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Name "2026-09-10_0900_clean-state"
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Export-VMSnapshot -VMSnapshot $snapshot -Path "C:\Exports\ShopDB-Snapshots\"
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```
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**Use cases:**
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- Archive known-good states
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- Transfer snapshot to another machine
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- Backup before major infrastructure changes
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## Common Workflows
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### Before Risky Change
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```bash
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# 1. Create snapshot
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/vm-snapshot create "before-database-migration"
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# 2. Make risky change
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# ... deploy code, run migration, etc.
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# 3. If failed, restore
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/vm-snapshot restore "2026-09-11_1430_before-database-migration"
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# 4. If succeeded, keep snapshot for a while
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# (cleanup later with /vm-snapshot cleanup)
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```
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### Weekly Cleanup
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```bash
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# 1. List snapshots
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/vm-snapshot list
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# 2. Review old snapshots (> 30 days)
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# 3. Run automated cleanup
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/vm-snapshot cleanup
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# 4. Verify important snapshots remain
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/vm-snapshot list
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```
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### Baseline Management
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```bash
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# Create monthly baseline
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/vm-snapshot create "baseline-$(date +%Y-%m)"
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# Mark as important (manual: add "KEEP" to description)
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# This prevents automated cleanup from removing it
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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**"Insufficient disk space":**
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- Check Hyper-V storage location free space
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- Run `/vm-snapshot cleanup` to remove old snapshots
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- Consider moving VM to larger disk
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**"Access denied":**
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- Run PowerShell as Administrator
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- Verify Hyper-V Administrator group membership
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- Check Hyper-V service is running
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**"VM is in wrong state":**
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- Some operations require VM stopped
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- Stop VM: `Stop-VM -Name "ShopDB-Test-VM" -Force`
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- Retry operation
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**Snapshot merge takes too long:**
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- Normal for large snapshots (can take 10+ minutes)
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- Do not interrupt merge process
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- Avoid creating too many snapshots (disk I/O intensive)
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**Restored VM not accessible:**
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- Wait 60+ seconds for VM to fully boot
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- Check VM console in Hyper-V Manager
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- Verify network adapter enabled in VM settings
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## Best Practices
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**Naming convention:**
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- Use `YYYY-MM-DD_HHmm_description` format
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- Keep description concise (< 50 chars)
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- Include "before-" prefix for pre-change snapshots
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**Snapshot frequency:**
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- Before risky changes: Always
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- Daily development: Optional (creates disk bloat)
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- Weekly baseline: Recommended
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**Cleanup schedule:**
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- Review snapshots weekly
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- Remove snapshots > 30 days (unless important)
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- Keep at least one "baseline" snapshot per month
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**Important snapshots:**
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- Tag with "KEEP", "baseline", or "production"
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- Document purpose in description
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- Export to separate location for long-term storage
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## Time Savings
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**Manual snapshot workflow:** ~15 minutes
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- Open Hyper-V Manager
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- Navigate to VM
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- Create checkpoint
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- Name snapshot
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- Wait for confirmation
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- Verify in list
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**With this skill:** ~30 seconds
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- Type `/vm-snapshot create "description"`
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- Skill handles rest automatically
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**Annual savings:** 78 hours (based on 312 snapshots/year)
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## Related
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- [[vm-ssh-access]] - SSH access to VM
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- [[agent-deployment]] - Agent deployment workflow
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- `.claude/setup/VM-SNAPSHOT-GUIDE.md` - Detailed Hyper-V snapshot guide
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- `.claude/setup/VM-USERS.md` - VM user accounts
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