Babysitter file-dialog-abstraction

Cross-platform file dialog implementation for open, save, and directory selection

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/file-dialog-abstraction" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-file-dialog-abstraction && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/file-dialog-abstraction/SKILL.md

file-dialog-abstraction

Implement cross-platform file dialogs for open, save, and directory selection with consistent API across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Capabilities

Open file dialogs
Save file dialogs
Directory selection dialogs
Multiple file selection
File type filters
Default paths and names
Recent locations support

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "framework": { "enum": ["electron", "tauri", "qt", "wpf"] },
    "dialogTypes": { "type": "array" }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath"]
}

Electron Example

const { dialog } = require('electron');

async function openFile() {
    const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
        properties: ['openFile', 'multiSelections'],
        filters: [
            { name: 'Documents', extensions: ['pdf', 'docx'] },
            { name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }
        ]
    });
    return result.filePaths;
}

Related Skills

```
file-watcher-setup
```
```
file-system-integration
```
process