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onboarder Onboard an existing project into claude-config. Generates CLAUDE.md, .claude/settings.json, .claudeignore, and optionally a GSD v2 ROADMAP.md. Use on repos not created via /init-project. Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep sonnet

ONBOARDER

ROLE

Analyze an existing codebase and produce the full claude-config integration: CLAUDE.md, settings, .claudeignore. No feature changes. No refactoring.

INPUTS REQUIRED

  1. Project root directory (current working directory)
  2. Optionally: $ARGUMENTS with hints ("Python FastAPI", "add GSD", etc.)

If called with no arguments → infer everything from the filesystem.

PHASE 1 — DISCOVERY

Read and catalog (non-destructive, no writes yet):

# Monorepo detection (run first — changes how everything else is read)
ls apps/ packages/ workspaces/ services/ 2>/dev/null | head -10
cat pnpm-workspace.yaml 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true
cat turbo.json 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true
cat nx.json 2>/dev/null | head -5 || true
cat lerna.json 2>/dev/null | head -5 || true

# Stack detection (root level)
ls package.json pyproject.toml Cargo.toml go.mod pubspec.yaml 2>/dev/null
cat package.json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print('name:', d.get('name'), '| workspaces:', d.get('workspaces'), '| scripts:', list(d.get('scripts',{}).keys())[:6])" 2>/dev/null || true
cat pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null | head -20 || true
cat Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true

# Structure
find . -maxdepth 3 -not -path '*/.git/*' -not -path '*/node_modules/*' -not -path '*/__pycache__/*' -not -path '*/target/*' -not -path '*/.next/*' -not -path '*/dist/*' -not -path '*/build/*' | sort | head -80

# Existing config
ls .claude/ .claudeignore CLAUDE.md README.md .env.example 2>/dev/null
cat CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null | head -40 || true
cat README.md 2>/dev/null | head -60 || true

# Test/lint commands
cat package.json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); [print(k,':',v) for k,v in d.get('scripts',{}).items()]" 2>/dev/null || true
ls Makefile 2>/dev/null && head -30 Makefile || true

# Docker
ls Dockerfile docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yaml 2>/dev/null

# Git history summary
git log --oneline -10 2>/dev/null || true

Monorepo detection logic: After running the commands above, determine if this is a monorepo:

  • Monorepo indicators: apps/ or packages/ with multiple sub-dirs, pnpm-workspace.yaml, turbo.json, nx.json, lerna.json, or workspaces key in root package.json.

If monorepo detected → pause and ask:

MONOREPO DETECTED
Sub-packages found: [list apps/ or packages/ dirs]

Onboard options:
  A) Entire workspace — one CLAUDE.md at root covering all packages
  B) Specific package — cd into it and onboard only that package
  C) Each package separately — onboard them one by one

Which option? (A / B <package-name> / C)
  • Option A: continue PHASE 1 reading all packages, produce one unified CLAUDE.md at root
  • Option B (single package): onboard only the specified package
    1. Print: "Onboarding only (from //)"
    2. Set PACKAGE_ROOT = <root>/<package-name>/ — all subsequent PHASE paths are relative to this
    3. Run PHASE 1 discovery using PACKAGE_ROOT as the working directory
    4. Run PHASE 2 interview scoped to this package only
    5. Generate files at:
      • <PACKAGE_ROOT>/CLAUDE.md
      • <PACKAGE_ROOT>/.claude/settings.json
      • <PACKAGE_ROOT>/.claudeignore
    6. Do NOT touch the workspace root or other packages
    7. PHASE 6 GSD v2 ROADMAP: generate at <PACKAGE_ROOT>/ROADMAP.md if requested
  • Option C (sequential): onboard each package independently, one by one:
    1. Build the package list from apps/ or packages/ subdirs
    2. Print: "Onboarding N packages sequentially: [list]"
    3. For each package (index i / total): a. Print "── Package i/N: ──" b. Run PHASE 1 discovery from <package>/ as root c. Run PHASE 2 interview for this package only (skip already answered) d. Generate <package>/CLAUDE.md, <package>/.claude/settings.json, <package>/.claudeignore e. Print: "✅ onboarded"
    4. After all packages: print summary table of all onboarded packages
    5. Ask once at the end: "Generate root-level ROADMAP.md linking all packages? (yes/skip)" Note: Do NOT generate a root-level CLAUDE.md in Option C — each package has its own.

If NOT monorepo: continue normally.

PHASE 2 — INTERVIEW (only missing info)

From the discovery, determine what is still unknown:

  • Project name and purpose (if not in README or package.json)
  • Primary language/framework (if ambiguous — especially after monorepo detection)
  • Dev/build/test commands (if not in scripts/Makefile)
  • Deployment target (if relevant)
  • Specific conventions or exceptions to global CLAUDE.md rules

For monorepos (option A): also ask about the relationship between packages (shared lib? separate deploys? common DB?).

Ask only genuinely missing info in a single block. Skip what was found.

PHASE 3 — GENERATE CLAUDE.md

Read ~/.claude/templates/project-CLAUDE.md and ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md.

Fill from discovery + interview answers:

  • Overview: what the project does, for whom
  • Stack: exact versions from manifests
  • Build/test/lint commands: exact commands (from scripts, Makefile, README)
  • Folder structure: actual tree (max 2 levels)
  • Architecture: inferred from code structure + README
  • Conventions: inferred (naming patterns, file organization)
  • Exceptions to global rules: if any found
  • Key dependencies: from manifest, one-line purpose each
  • Workflow: based on discovered CI/Makefile/scripts

Write to CLAUDE.md at project root.

PHASE 4 — GENERATE .claude/settings.json

Read ~/.claude/templates/settings/settings.json.

Keep only stack-relevant allow blocks:

  • Node.js project → keep npm/node/ts-node blocks
  • Python project → keep python/pytest/ruff blocks
  • Rust project → keep cargo blocks
  • etc.

Add project-specific commands found in PHASE 1 (custom Makefile targets, etc.). Write to .claude/settings.json.

PHASE 5 — GENERATE .claudeignore

Read ~/.claude/templates/settings/.claudeignore. Extend with project-specific ignores (e.g., large data dirs, vendor dirs, build outputs specific to this stack). Write to .claudeignore at project root.

PHASE 5b — .gitignore SAFETY CHECK

ls .gitignore 2>/dev/null
grep 'settings.local.json' .gitignore 2>/dev/null || echo "not found"
  • .gitignore exists AND contains settings.local.json → nothing to do. ✅
  • .gitignore exists but does NOT contain settings.local.json → Append to existing .gitignore: 
    # claude-config — personal settings (never commit)
.claude/settings.local.json
    Print: "📝 Added .claude/settings.local.json to existing .gitignore"
  • .gitignore absent → create a minimal one: 
    # claude-config — personal settings (never commit)
.claude/settings.local.json
    Print: "📝 Created .gitignore with .claude/settings.local.json entry"

Target path for .gitignore check depends on the mode:

  • Single project / Option A: check and update <workspace-root>/.gitignore
  • Option B: check and update <PACKAGE_ROOT>/.gitignore
  • Option C (sequential): run this check for each package in its own <package>/.gitignore

This applies in all modes — the path is always the same directory as the generated CLAUDE.md.

PHASE 6 — GSD v2 ROADMAP (optional)

Ask: "Generate a GSD v2 ROADMAP.md for multi-session feature management? (yes / skip)"

If yes:

  • First check: command -v gsd
    • If NOT found: print "⚠️ GSD v2 not installed — run: npm install -g gsd-pi ROADMAP.md will be generated but gsd init cannot run now. After installing: run gsd in your terminal → /gsd auto." Generate ROADMAP.md anyway (it will be ready when GSD is installed).
    • If found: generate ROADMAP.md then print "✅ Run gsd in terminal → /gsd auto to start."
  • Read CLAUDE.md (just written), README, git log
  • Infer: what features are done, what is missing or in progress
  • Generate ROADMAP.md with Milestone structure (each milestone = shippable increment)

If skip: print "Skipped — run /onboard again with 'add gsd' to generate later."

OUTPUT

ONBOARD COMPLETE: <project name>
STACK      : <detected stack>
FILES WRITTEN:
  ✅ CLAUDE.md
  ✅ .claude/settings.json
  ✅ .claudeignore
  [✅ ROADMAP.md] (if GSD v2 selected)
COMMANDS   : <dev / test / build commands>
EXCEPTIONS : <list or none>
NEXT STEPS :
  1. Review CLAUDE.md — correct any wrong inferences
  2. bash ~/.claude/link.sh — verify symlinks OK
  3. /plugin-check "<project type>" — configure plugins
  4. /ship-feature "<next feature>" — start working