From 50f45285718f97d2f2a486973d0c54b673db2cd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Lomas <alec@lowmess.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 13:53:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] :memo: update initialization steps

---
 README.md              |  7 +++----
 configure-strongbox.sh | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 configure-strongbox.sh

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5881863..ca92f3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 1. Run `xcode-select --install` (or otherwise install `git`)
 1. Install [Strongbox](https://strongboxsafe.com/) via App Store
-1. Configure and enable the [Strongbox SSH Agent](https://strongbox.reamaze.com/articles/ssh-agent)
-   - Run `ln -s ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.strongbox.mac.mcguill/agent.sock ~/.strongbox/agent.sock`
-   - Run `SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/.strongbox/agent.sock; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;`
-   - Copy your git SSH public key to `~/.ssh/alomas-git.pub` to enable git signing
+1. Enable the [Strongbox SSH Agent](https://strongbox.reamaze.com/articles/ssh-agent)
+1. Run `sh ./configure-strongbox.sh`
+1. Copy your git SSH public key to `~/.ssh/alomas-git.pub` to enable git signing
 1. Run `git@github.com:lowmess/dotfiles.git` from the home directory
 1. Run `sh ./install.sh` from within the dotfiles repo
 1. Have fun setting up all those apps you just downloaded
diff --git a/configure-strongbox.sh b/configure-strongbox.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb7a27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure-strongbox.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# create root folder
+mkdir ~/.strongbox
+
+# create a symlink for the SSH agent
+ln -s ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.strongbox.mac.mcguill/agent.sock ~/.strongbox/agent.sock
+
+# add the agent to the SSH config
+touch ~/.ssh/config
+echo 'Host *\n   IdentityAgent ~/.strongbox/agent.sock' >> ~/.ssh/config
+
+# enable the agent for the rest of this session (once dotfiles are installed, its in the PATH)
+SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/.strongbox/agent.sock
+export SSH_AUTH_SOCK
-- 
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