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kickoff

Skill1 starsChanged 30 days agoMITView on GitHub

Run the EzProject feature kickoff interview, then update INITIAL, ROADMAP, README, DECISIONS, AGENTS, and CLAUDE when present. Use when the user starts a new feature, project direction, or major initiative and wants the shared project documents populated before planning.

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The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

11 rules. 0 are common, 8 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 24 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 8

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 3

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Run a short interview, one question at a time, then update the project docs from the answers.

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  2. Very specific:

    Read .ezproject.json if it exists to detect mode and stack.

    line 11
  3. Very specific:

    If stack is auto (with stack_pending: true), set STACK_PENDING = true, skip the stack question, and run the Stack Advisor step (5) after …

    line 12
  4. Distinctive:

    Update all relevant files:

    line 25
  5. Distinctive:

    Wait for user confirmation, then run:

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  6. Distinctive:

    Ask one question at a time.

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  7. Distinctive:

    Keep the conversation in French unless the user asks otherwise.

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  8. Distinctive:

    Keep generated file content in English for portability.

    line 46
  9. Distinctive:

    Remove placeholders instead of leaving them behind.

    line 47
  10. Distinctive:

    Keep the MVP concrete and small.

    line 48
  11. Very specific:

    If STACK_PENDING and the user pushes back on the recommendation, listen — they know their context better than the heuristics.

    line 49

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 24 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
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SKILL.md

Kickoff

Run a short interview, one question at a time, then update the project docs from the answers.

Workflow

  1. Read .ezproject.json if it exists to detect mode and stack.
    • If stack is auto (with stack_pending: true), set STACK_PENDING = true, skip the stack question, and run the Stack Advisor step (5) after the interview.
  2. Interview the user one question at a time:
    • what they want to build
    • why it matters and who uses it
    • core stack and data sources (skip stack question if STACK_PENDING)
    • outputs, constraints, MVP scope, environment
  3. Read:
    • AGENTS.md
    • CLAUDE.md if present
    • ROADMAP.md
    • README.md
    • DECISIONS.md
    • examples/ or template/examples/
  4. Update all relevant files:
    • INITIAL.md
    • ROADMAP.md
    • README.md
    • AGENTS.md
    • CLAUDE.md if present
    • DECISIONS.md if new architecture decisions were made (always add an ADR for the stack choice when STACK_PENDING was true)
  5. Stack Advisor (only if STACK_PENDING): score the answers (Q1/Q4/Q5/Q7) against the 4 stacks and recommend one with concrete justification.
    • Stacks: data (parsing, ETL, scrape→DB/sheet), api (REST endpoints), ai-agent (LLM agents, MCP), web (server-rendered UI).
    • Watch for hybrids (e.g., statements→sheet with auto-categorize = data + ai-agent patterns). Pick a primary, optionally a secondary for cherry-picked patterns.
    • Wait for user confirmation, then run:
      EZ_ROOT=$(python -c "import json; print(json.load(open('.ezproject.json'))['ezproject_root'])")
      powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$EZ_ROOT/ez-finalize-stack.ps1" -ProjectPath "$(pwd)" -Stack <chosen>
    • For hybrids, also cp "$EZ_ROOT/template/examples/<secondary>/<file>.py" examples/ (1-2 files max).
  6. Present the generated scope and ask for confirmation before moving on to PRP generation.

Rules

  • Ask one question at a time.
  • Keep the conversation in French unless the user asks otherwise.
  • Keep generated file content in English for portability.
  • Remove placeholders instead of leaving them behind.
  • Keep the MVP concrete and small.
  • If STACK_PENDING and the user pushes back on the recommendation, listen — they know their context better than the heuristics.

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