About dell-monitor-kvm-setup
dell-monitor-kvm-setup is a workstation-specific skill for answering questions about a Dell monitor and KVM setup using an authoritative inventory. It emphasizes evidence labels, tracing separate connection paths, and checking device state before making changes.
Key features
- 01Consult the workstation inventory
- 02Distinguish video, USB, charging, and audio paths
- 03Preserve labels for evidence and uncertainty
- 04Inspect settings before changing them
- 05Verify observable results after changes
- 06Keep inventory updates limited to relevant details
Use cases
- 01Diagnose a monitor or KVM connection issue
- 02Determine which docking path is in use
- 03Assess a proposed hardware or settings change
- 04Update the inventory after a confirmed change
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/dell-monitor-kvm-setupin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesreferences/workstation-inventory.md
Details
From the project READMEDell monitor and KVM setup
Read references/workstation-inventory.md before answering questions about this workstation. It is the authoritative inventory for the package and contains the topology, evidence labels, dated observations, unresolved details, and troubleshooting lessons.
Identify the occupied docking path rather than inferring wiring from the laptop identity. Laptop positions are interchangeable. Separate host video, USB data, charging, DisplayLink, and audio paths when reasoning about failures; a USB-C connector alone does not establish a cable's protocol or direction.
Preserve the reference's evidence labels:
- Verified means observed in a dated inspection or checked against the cited manufacturer specification.
- Arthur-reported means a concrete description that has not been independently inspected.
- Historical means useful prior behavior that may not describe the current state.
- Ordered / untested and proposed must never be presented as installed or compatible.
- Unknown must stay unknown until new evidence resolves it.
Inspect relevant devices and settings before changing current state. Preserve headphone output when adjusting microphone input, back up mutable configuration when practical, and verify observable behavior after changes. Do not convert a successful connector fit, valid configuration file, or detected process into a compatibility guarantee.
Use windows-macos-input-setup when the task concerns Arthur's related keyboard remapping, desktop switching, window movement, or natural-scrolling configuration rather than the KVM's physical USB path.
When Arthur confirms a hardware, wiring, or settings change, update only the in-package inventory so this skill retains one authoritative public copy. Keep security-device placement, serial numbers, accounts, network identifiers, employer-specific details, and other personal-risk data out of the package.
Physical furniture, room layout, lighting, power-strip placement, and ergonomics are outside this skill.