claude/skills/init-project/SKILL.md

name, description, argument-hint, allowed-tools

name	description	argument-hint	allowed-tools
init-project	Use when initializing a brand-new project from scratch — needs interview, design, scaffold, and TDD implementation. Multi-agent orchestrator: plugin-advisor + interviewer + analyzer + scaffolder with two validation gates. Triggers: "init project", "new project", "start project from scratch", "scaffold project", "init-project".	<project idea or description>	Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob

ORCHESTRATOR: INIT PROJECT

MODEL GATE (blocking — run before any other step)

Run $HOME/.claude/lib/model-gate.md. Reflection here (planning, audit judgment, loop decisions) requires Fable/Opus. Verdict small → STOP: the gate prints the remedy; end the turn — no later step, no dispatch. Nominal (big) path is silent.

REQUEST

$ARGUMENTS

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PROGRESS PROTOCOL

Every STEP must announce itself with a header BEFORE its work block, so the user always sees where they are in the 12-step pipeline (STEP 0–11):

━━━ STEP <N>/11 — <TITLE> ━━━  (~<estimated minutes>)
why: <one sentence — what's at risk if this step is skipped>

Long-running steps (5 SCAFFOLD, 8 IMPLEMENT) must print a 1-line liveness ping every ~30 s of agent work — … still working: <last action> — so the user does not assume Claude has hung.

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STEP 0 — PLUGIN CHECK + AUTO-ACTIVATE

Run $HOME/.claude/lib/plugin-gate.md. Feed request (dispatch plugin-probe → checkpoint → dispatch plugin-advisor; gates stay in this loop — BDR-077).

• ACTION REQUIRED → show RECOMMENDATIONS block, offer: A) fix plugins B) type "force". STOP.
• PROPOSED CHANGES exist → show list, ask "Apply? (yes / no / customize)". Apply on confirm.
• OK → ✅ Plugin check passed — [active plugins] — complexity: <score>%, continue.

STEP 1 — INTERVIEW

Before loading the interviewer, check for an existing CLAUDE.md:

ls CLAUDE.md .claude/CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null | head -1

• Found (either CLAUDE.md or .claude/CLAUDE.md) → read it silently. Pre-fill all interview answers already documented (stack, purpose, features, conventions). Load $HOME/.claude/agents/interviewer.md and ask ONLY what is genuinely missing. Print: "📄 Existing CLAUDE.md found — using as context."
• Not found → standard mode: load $HOME/.claude/agents/interviewer.md, ask all unanswered questions.

In both cases: MANDATORY STOP until user answers remaining questions. Produce PROJECT BRIEF.

Then run $HOME/.claude/lib/contract-interview.md seeded from the BRIEF: REQUEST verbatim = the user's project description; ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA = the V1 FEATURES (each testable); FILE SCOPE = the planned tree. No new questions (the interview already asked). It writes .claude/tasks/contracts/<date>-<slug>-<HHMM>.md; the DESIGN approved at STEP 4 ENRICHES it, and STEP 9's verifier judges the MVP against the enriched contract.

STEP 2 — ANALYZE

Load $HOME/.claude/agents/analyzer.md. Analyze BRIEF: existing code, stack constraints, infra risks, open decisions. Produce ANALYSIS REPORT.

STEP 3 — DESIGN

Invoke superpowers:brainstorming with BRIEF + ANALYSIS REPORT. Produce DESIGN: stack+versions, full folder tree, module responsibilities, data flow, interfaces (signatures only), config+tooling, test strategy, resolved decisions, prereqs list.

STEP 4 — VALIDATION GATE #1 ★ MANDATORY STOP

Present:

INIT PROJECT — ARCHITECTURE VALIDATION
PROJECT : <3-5 line recap>
STACK   : <versions>
PREREQS : <install list>
TREE    : <folder tree>
V1 FEATURES: <numbered list>
CONVENTIONS: <naming, doc, test>
EXCEPTIONS : <list or none>
Approve? (yes / request changes)

Changes → back to STEP 3. Approved → continue.

On approval — ENRICH the STEP 1 contract: append the DESIGN-derived acceptance criteria (resolved decisions, interfaces, test strategy) to the contract, each tagged [gated <date>]. STEP 9's verifier judges against this enriched contract.

STEP 5 — SCAFFOLD

Load $HOME/.claude/agents/scaffolder.md. Pass: BRIEF + DESIGN + ~/.claude/templates/project-CLAUDE.md + ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Creates: CLAUDE.md, .claude/settings.json, .claudeignore, .gitignore, .env.example, empty entry points. NO README, NO features, NO .claude/tasks/ or .claude/memory/ (not bootstrapped by this flow — copy from ~/.claude/templates/memory/ manually if wanted before STEP 10b's memory commit). Verify: git init + build passes.

STEP 5b — CREATE README

Load $HOME/.claude/agents/doc-syncer.md (AUTO MODE, scope: full project). README.md missing → its README bootstrap creates it. No stop.

STEP 5c — CTX7 PRE-FETCH (if fast-libs detected)

If fast-libs signal was detected in STEP 0 (Next.js, React 18+, Prisma, Supabase, Drizzle, etc.):

1. Create .ctx7-cache/ directory in project root.
2. For each detected fast-lib, fetch core docs:

   mkdir -p .ctx7-cache
   # Example for detected libs — adapt to actual deps:
   ctx7 docs /vercel/next.js "app router middleware routing" > .ctx7-cache/nextjs-core.md 2>/dev/null || true
   ctx7 docs /prisma/prisma "schema client queries" > .ctx7-cache/prisma-core.md 2>/dev/null || true
   

3. Add .ctx7-cache/ to .gitignore (local dev cache, not committed).
4. Print: 📚 ctx7 docs pre-fetched for: <libs>. Cache at .ctx7-cache/ If ctx7 not installed or no fast-libs → skip silently.

STEP 5e — ANIMATION LIB (auto-install)

Install motion (ex-framer-motion, rebranded Nov 2024) when the stack supports it. The scaffold has just been validated by the user, so install proceeds silently.

source "$HOME/.claude/lib/animation-lib-check.sh"
if result=$(detect_anim_eligibility); then
  pkg=$(echo "$result" | cut -d'|' -f2)
  if ! is_anim_lib_installed >/dev/null; then
    cmd=$(recommend_anim_install_cmd "$pkg")
    echo "🎬 Installing animation lib: $cmd"
    eval "$cmd"
  else
    installed=$(is_anim_lib_installed)
    echo "🎬 Animation lib already present: $installed — skipping install"
  fi
else
  echo "🎬 Animation lib: stack not eligible — skipping ($(echo "$result" | cut -d'|' -f3))"
fi

Rules:

• motion for React-family / Svelte / vanilla JS stacks.
• motion-v for Vue 3 / Nuxt.
• React Native, Flutter, backend, embedded, static HTML → skipped.
• If another animation lib (gsap, lottie-react, react-spring, …) is already present → skipped.

STEP 5f — GITFLOW INIT

After every scaffold file exists (STEP 5–5e have run), establish the gitflow layout and the deterministic root commit:

bash "$HOME/.claude/lib/gitflow.sh" init "chore: scaffold <project-name>"

Creates main+develop, root-commits the FULL scaffold (CLAUDE.md, README, config, .gitignore, deps), reconciles the .gitignore socle, and installs the versioned pre-commit hook — all embedded in the root commit, working tree clean. This is the deterministic scaffold commit owner (closes BLK-010). The MVP is implemented on a feature/* branch off develop (STEP 8).

STEP 6 — PLAN

Invoke superpowers:writing-plans with BRIEF + skeleton. Granular tasks (2-5 min each), exact file paths, TDD: tests before code.

STEP 6b — CHALLENGE THE PLAN (before the gate)

Before the human sees the implementation plan, harden it. Run $HOME/.claude/lib/challenge-plan.md with PLAN = the plan STEP 6 wrote under docs/superpowers/plans/, KIND = build-plan, SCOPE = the skeleton + task file paths, CONSTRAINTS = the STEP 4-validated architecture + founding decisions. Three blind challengers (correctness / robustness / simplicity) attack it; the main loop RE-THINKS every aspect a BLOCKER lands (a named plan change, or [deferred]), re-challenges once if the plan materially changed, and feeds the REVISED plan + a CHALLENGE SUMMARY into STEP 7. Advisory — the human remains the decider.

STEP 7 — VALIDATION GATE #2 ★ MANDATORY STOP

INIT PROJECT — IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
SKELETON: ✅ build passes
FEATURES: <N> → <M> tasks
<numbered task list with paths>

CHALLENGE SUMMARY (STEP 6b — 3 lenses):
  BLOCKERs addressed : <n> — <finding → the named plan change that closes it>
  Deferred (human-ack): <list | none>
  Lenses returned    : correctness / robustness / simplicity (NAME any that failed to return)
Approve and start? (yes / request changes)

Changes → back to STEP 6. Approved → continue.

STEP 8 — IMPLEMENT

Start the MVP feature branch off develop, then implement on it:

bash "$HOME/.claude/lib/gitflow.sh" start feature mvp

Invoke superpowers:subagent-driven-development for the per-task implement loop and the final whole-branch review only. Do NOT run its terminal finishing-a-development-branch step — this orchestrator owns integration via gitflow finish (STEP 11). When SDD's flow reaches "Use finishing-a-development-branch", stop and return.

Model routing (BDR-066): every subagent dispatched under SDD — per-task implementers AND its reviewers — MUST carry model: "sonnet" in the Agent call. The plan is closed; execution and plan-conformity review are sonnet work. Reflection (task decomposition, review verdict arbitration) stays in this loop.

STEP 8b — GRAPHIFY FULL (after implementation)

If graphify CLI is installed AND complexity >= 30%:

1. Run full graphify on the implemented project:

   graphify . --out graphify-out 2>/dev/null || true
   

2. Print: 🔗 Full project graph updated at graphify-out/ If graphify not installed or complexity < 30% → skip silently.

STEP 9 — VERIFY + SECURE (fresh gates, bounded loops)

Run the two fresh gates per $HOME/.claude/lib/verify-secure-loop.md with CONTRACT = the STEP 1 path (ENRICHED at STEP 4), DIFF = the MVP branch diff (develop..HEAD), TEST = the project suite:

• GATE 1 — a FRESH verifier judges the MVP against the enriched contract (V1 features + [gated] design criteria). CONFORME → GATE 2. ECARTS → fix, re-verify, max 3 → STOP + human escalation with the CRITERIA table.
• GATE 2 — a FRESH security-auditor (MODE: gate, SCOPE: develop..HEAD). PASS → STEP 10. BLOCK → fix, re-verify request THEN re-scan, max 3 → escalate.

This adds the security gate init-project previously lacked (security was only deferred to a later /onboard) and turns the informal analyze into a verdict against the founding contract. Distinct axis from STEP 10 code review (LRN-095) — both run.

STEP 10 — CODE REVIEW

Invoke superpowers:requesting-code-review. Model routing (BDR-077): the review subagent it dispatches MUST carry model: "opus" in the Agent call — craft review is dispatched judgment, never inherited from the session. Fix all CRITICAL before proceeding.

STEP 10b — CAPITALIZE FOUNDING DECISIONS (memory registries)

A greenfield's founding architecture decisions are the highest-value BDRs — the "why Astro not Next", the SPA-ban for a public site, the API-versioning policy. Losing them means losing the rationale of the foundations. Capture them BEFORE STEP 11 FINISH so the memory commit lands on the branch FINISH integrates.

Capture ONLY structuring decisions, not scaffold detail:

Capitalize — founding (BDR)	Skip — scaffold detail
Stack / framework choice + why (Astro vs Next)	directory names, scaffolded files
Architecture pattern, data-flow shape	dev-tooling / formatter config
Doctrinal exclusions (public site = no SPA, API /v1 day one)	which template files were copied
Security defaults adopted; conventions binding future code	anything reversible / obvious

Source the candidates from: the PROJECT BRIEF (STEP 1), the DESIGN's resolved decisions (STEP 3), and the validated STACK / CONVENTIONS / EXCEPTIONS (STEP 4 gate). These ARE the founding decisions — the user just approved them.

No decision → no entry. A trivial project with no genuine structuring choice capitalizes NOTHING. Do NOT fabricate a BDR to fill the step. Print CAPITALIZE: no founding decision to log; the memory commit below then no-ops.

1. Pre-fill a BDR-XXX entry per founding decision (id, date, title, decision, why, alternatives rejected — from the DESIGN's rejected options).
2. Present grouped:

   CAPITALIZE — founding decisions proposées
   [ decisions.md ]  BDR-XXX — <decision> — <1-line why>
   Valider lesquels ? (all / <IDs> / edit / skip)
   

3. Append approved entries + update the Index. Append a journal line under today.

Hash rule — founding decisions carry NO commit hash; use path + date only. This is by nature, not an omission: a founding decision is made at DESIGN (STEP 3), BEFORE any code, attested by no implementing commit — there is no hash to anchor. Anchoring it to the unrelated scaffold commit would be a FALSE anchor that dilutes what Reference: commit <hash> means everywhere else (the commit that IMPLEMENTS the decision, e.g. BDR-033 → 11792cc). This is the SECOND case where hash-anchoring does not apply — the first being a squash-merged PR, whose anchored commit ceases to exist.

Language rule: written entries are ALWAYS in English (CLAUDE.md "Memory registries"). The gate may mirror the user's language; entries must not.

Then commit the memory — follow $HOME/.claude/lib/capitalize-commit.md: it surgically commits the approved founding decisions (.claude/memory + .claude/tasks only, never git add -A) as one chore(memory) commit, BEFORE STEP 11 FINISH so the memory is integrated with the branch, not stranded. If nothing was capitalized, the helper no-ops — no commit.

STEP 10c — DOC SYNC

Run BEFORE STEP 11 FINISH (moved here from post-FINISH). doc-syncer PATCHES public docs but does NOT commit them, and gitflow finish integrates only COMMITTED history — so a patch left uncommitted never reaches the merge/PR. Same PR-stranding class as the STEP 10b capitalize fix (BDR-034).

Load $HOME/.claude/agents/doc-syncer.md (AUTO MODE, scope: files changed this session). Detect drift, update cmds/vars/structure, add recent changes entry.

Then commit the docs — follow $HOME/.claude/lib/doc-commit.md: it surgically commits ONLY the files doc-syncer patched (its PATCHED_FILES output, one path per line → one argv arg each), never git add -A, never .claude//CLAUDE.md, and no-ops if nothing was patched. Report per its rc table — rc 4 = a LOUD upstream BDR-022 anomaly, not a silent skip.

Scaffold commit owner = STEP 5f gitflow init (root commit embeds scaffold + README + .gitignore socle + hook, tree clean — BLK-010 closed). This doc-sync commit lands the patched docs on the MVP feature branch so they reach the merge.

STEP 11 — FINISH

Tests pass, build clean, no placeholders. Integrate the MVP feature into develop — only on the user's explicit go (the gitflow finish gate):

bash "$HOME/.claude/lib/gitflow.sh" finish   # feature/mvp → develop

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RULES

• No skipping steps. No merged agent responsibilities.
• No implement without user approval at STEP 4 and STEP 7.
• Scaffolder = skeleton only, zero logic.
• Features → subagent pipeline only.
• Broken build = unacceptable output.
• Fix all CRITICAL review issues before proceeding.
• Stop if requirements unclear at any step.

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FINAL OUTPUT

Two-part output: human recap first, then status table.

Plain-language recap (2-4 lines)

Write 2-4 sentences a non-technical reader could scan: what was built, what stack it runs on, whether everything passed, and what to run first. Example:

Your <stack> project "<n>" is ready. Build passes, <N> tests green, V1 features
implemented. Open the project with the command shown below to start the dev
server. Anything that's still pending is listed under REMAINING.

Status table

PROJECT INITIALIZED: <n>
LOCATION: <path> | STACK: <stack> | BUILD: ✅/❌ | TESTS: ✅<N>/❌
V1 FEATURES: ✅<f> / ⚠️<f> partial: <reason>
REMAINING ISSUES: <list or none>
QUICK START: <exact cmds>
CLAUDE.md ✅ | README ✅ | SETTINGS ✅