packmind-onboard

Run "packmind --version" to get the current cli installation.

Find the highest version at or below the cli version in this list:

• 0.16.0
• 0.23.0
• 0.35.0 Remember this value as $PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION for the rest of the skill.

Action skill. Provides complete automated onboarding for Packmind:

1. Creates or selects a package
2. Analyzes codebase for patterns
3. Generates draft Standards and Commands
4. Creates items via CLI

Automatic package creation when none exist, user selection when packages are available.

Guarantees

• Read-only analysis. Analysis phase does not modify any project files.
• Drafts before creation. All items are written as drafts first, allowing review before creation.
• Preserve existing. Never overwrite existing artifacts. If a slug already exists, create -2, -3, etc.
• Evidence required. Every reported insight must include file-path evidence (and line ranges when feasible).
• Focused output. Max 5 Standards and 5 Commands generated per run.
• Graceful failure. Partial failures don't lose successful work; failed drafts are preserved.
• User control. When packages exist, users confirm package selection before creation.

Definitions

• Pattern (non-linter): a convention a linter cannot reliably enforce (module boundaries, cross-domain communication, workflow parity, error semantics, etc).
• Evidence: path[:line-line] entries; omit line ranges only when the file isn't text-searchable.

Step 0 — Introduction

Print exactly:

I'll start the Packmind onboarding process. I'll create your first standards and commands and send them to your Packmind organization. This usually takes ~3 minutes.

Step 1 — Get Repository Name

Get the repository name for package naming:

basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"

Remember this as the repository name for package creation in Step 2.

Also run packmind whoami and extract the Host: value from the output. Remember this URL for the completion summary.

Step 2 — Package Handling

Handle package creation or selection.

Check existing packages

List available packages by following packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/list-packages.md.

Parse the output to get package names and slugs.

No packages exist

Auto-create a package using the repository name. Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-package.md using ${REPO_NAME}-standards as the package name.

The create-package step will determine the space. Capture the chosen space slug as $SPACE_SLUG and the new package slug as $PACKAGE_SLUG.

Print:

No existing packages found — created a new one: ${REPO_NAME}-standards

One package exists

Ask via AskUserQuestion:

• "Add to {package-name}?"
• "Create new package instead"

Multiple packages exist

Ask via AskUserQuestion:

• List each existing package as an option
• Include "Create new package" option

If "Create new package" is selected

• Ask for package name (suggest ${REPO_NAME}-standards as default)
• Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-package.md using the chosen name.
• The create-package step will determine the space. Capture the chosen space slug as $SPACE_SLUG and the new package slug as $PACKAGE_SLUG.

If an existing package is selected

Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/select-package.md.

After this step

Remember $PACKAGE_SLUG (the slug of the selected/created package) and $SPACE_SLUG for later reference — they will be used together in Step 9 to ensure items are added to the correct package in the correct space (as @$SPACE_SLUG/$PACKAGE_SLUG).

Step 3 — Announce

Print exactly:

packmind-onboard: analyzing codebase (read-only)
Target package: [package-name]

Step 4 — Detect Existing Packmind and Agent Configuration

Before analyzing, detect and preserve any existing Packmind/agent configuration.

Glob (broad, future-proof)

Glob for markdown in these roots (recursive):

• .packmind/**/*.md
• .claude/**/*.md
• .agents/**/*.md
• **/skills/**/*.md
• **/rules/**/*.md

Classify

Classify found files into counts:

• standards: .packmind/standards/**/*.md
• commands: .packmind/commands/**/*.md
• other_docs: any markdown under .claude/, .agents/, or any skills/ or rules/ directory outside .packmind

If any exist, print exactly:

Existing Packmind/agent docs detected:

    Standards: [N]

    Commands: [M]

    Other docs: [P]

No overwrites. New files (if you Export) will be added next to the existing ones.

Step 5 — Detect Project Stack (Minimal, Evidence-Based)

Language markers (check presence)

• JS/TS: package.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, tsconfig.json
• Python: pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, setup.py
• Go: go.mod
• Rust: Cargo.toml
• Ruby: Gemfile
• JVM: pom.xml, build.gradle, build.gradle.kts
• .NET: *.csproj, *.sln
• PHP: composer.json

Architecture markers (check directories)

• Hexagonal/DDD: src/application/, src/domain/, src/infra/
• Layered/MVC: src/controllers/, src/services/
• Monorepo: packages/, apps/

Print exactly:

Stack detected (heuristic):

    Languages: [..]

    Repo shape: [monorepo|single]

    Architecture markers: [..|none]

Step 6 — Run Analyses

Read each reference file for detailed search patterns, thresholds, and insight templates.

Output schema (internal; do not print as-is to user)

For every finding, keep an internal record:

INSIGHT:
title: ...
why_it_matters: ...
confidence: [high|medium|low]
evidence:
- path[:line-line]
where_it_doesnt_apply:
- path[:line-line]

Step 7 — Generate All Drafts

Generate all draft files in one batch, using the format defined for your CLI version.

Read the Draft Format section in packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-items.md and create draft files accordingly.

Generation Rules (all versions)

• Generate drafts only from discovered insights (no invention)
• Use evidence from analysis to populate rules/steps
• Cap output: max 5 Standards + 5 Commands
• Never overwrite existing files; append -2, -3, etc. if slug exists

Step 8 — Present Summary & Confirm

Present the generated draft files and ask for confirmation:

============================================================
  ANALYSIS COMPLETE
============================================================

Target package: [package-name]
Stack detected: [languages], [monorepo?], [architecture markers]
Analyses run: [N] checks

DRAFTS CREATED:

Standards ([N]):
  1. [Name] → .packmind/standards/_drafts/[slug].draft.md
  2. ...

Commands ([M]):
  1. [Name] → .packmind/commands/_drafts/[slug].draft.md
  2. ...

Drafts are saved in .packmind/*/_drafts/ — you can review or edit them before creating.
============================================================

Then ask via AskUserQuestion with three options:

• Create all now — Proceed with creating all standards and commands
• Let me review drafts first — Pause to allow editing, re-run skill when ready
• Cancel — Exit without creating anything

Step 9 — Create Items

Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-items.md.

Step 10 — Completion Summary

Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/completion-summary.md.

Edge Cases

Package creation fails

If packmind packages create fails:

❌ Failed to create package: [error message]

Please check:
  - You are logged in: `packmind login`
  - Your network connection is working
  - The package name is valid

Cannot proceed with onboarding until package is created.

Exit the skill. Do not proceed to analysis.

Not logged in

If CLI commands fail with authentication errors:

❌ Not logged in to Packmind

Please run:
  packmind login

Then re-run this skill.

No packages available

If the package listing command returns no packages:

Auto-create a package using the repository name.