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Sync CODESYS with cds-text-sync

Name: Sync CODESYS with cds-text-sync
Author: ArthurkaX

Automate text synchronization for industrial automation projects. For founders working with CODESYS and Git.

From the repo · “🔄 Git-friendly text synchronization for CODESYS. Export your project to ST files, edit with modern tools (or LLMs), and sync back. Lightweight and metadata-driven.”

101 stars+3★ this week20 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 24Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source

What it does

cds-text-sync automates text synchronization for industrial automation projects by exporting CODESYS projects to ST files, allowing editing with modern tools or LLMs, and syncing changes back.

When to use it

•You're working on an industrial automation project using CODESYS and need to collaborate with team members on code changes.
•You want to leverage modern text editing tools or Large Language Models (LLMs) to edit your CODESYS project files.
•You're looking for a Git-friendly way to manage and version control your CODESYS project's text-based files.

Ready-to-paste prompt

cds-text-sync export --project-path=/path/to/your/project --output-path=/path/to/exported/files

Heads up: Make sure you have Python and the required dependencies installed, and that your CODESYS project is properly configured and accessible, as cds-text-sync relies on specific project structures and file formats.

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cds-text-sync && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/cds-text-sync/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/cds-text-sync/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Sync CODESYS with cds-text-sync works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Sync CODESYS with cds-text-sync is a very large C# project (~81k lines across 399 code files, plus 122 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~81k lines · 399 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

C# 88%Go Template 7%Python 3%PowerShell 1%Smalltalk 1%

Where to start reading

1
readMe.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
skills/cds-text-sync/SKILL.md
Inside skills/ — an example of what the AI is told to do

What's in each folder

skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions2 files

docs/Documentation13 files

products/codesys-agent/Folder719 files

products/codesys-host/Folder2 files

irm/Folder2 files

tools/Helper scripts2 files

img/Images & static assets13 files

tests/Tests — proof it works7 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedNo CIMIT licenseUpdated this month