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 make all
 
 # Install specific skills to Claude Code
-SKILL_DIR=~/.claude/skills make authoring-skills formatting-commits
+SKILL_DIR=$HOME/.claude/skills make authoring-skills formatting-commits
 
 # Remove a specific skill from Amp
-make uninstall-authoring-skills SKILL_DIR=~/.config/agents/skills
+make uninstall-authoring-skills SKILL_DIR=$HOME/.config/agents/skills
 
 # Remove all skills from Codex
-make uninstall SKILL_DIR=~/.codex/skills
+make uninstall SKILL_DIR=$HOME/.codex/skills
 ```
 
 ### With symlinks