bootstrap-project
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Previews and applies this plugin's repository scaffold, portable workspace QoL settings, and project Copilot settings while preserving project-owned files. Use for new repositories, missing AGENTS/HANDOFF/episodic files, or project .vscode setup.
12 other projects use a version of this.
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Most recently taken up by
- jrjsmrtn/project-orchestration-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 3, 2026
- zarubinvibe/athenatheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
- holgerleichsenring/specification-first-agentic-developmenttheir own version, first seen Oct 28, 2026
- luiseiman/dotforgetheir own version, first seen Oct 13, 2026
- kohj1018/agentic-dev-harnesstheir own version, first seen Sep 29, 2026
- alfredobs97/flutter_agentic_templatetheir own version, first seen Sep 24, 2026
Other versions12 projects use a version of this.
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Wrote their own version · 12
- holgerleichsenring/specification-first-agentic-development★ 41same name
- jrjsmrtn/project-orchestration-skills★ 17same name
- luiseiman/dotforge★ 8same name
- jkm-4314/claude-code-skills★ 4same name
- cahenesy/throughline★ 3same name
- farmisen/skills★ 2same name
- hazarsozer/ren-os★ 2same name
- kohj1018/agentic-dev-harness★ 2same name
- zarubinvibe/athena★ 2same name
- alfredobs97/flutter_agentic_template★ 0same name
2 more not listed
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
In this repository66 other files it gives its agents.
- AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- skills/bootstrap-project/resources/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- skills/bootstrap-project/resources/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
4 rules. 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 11 edited versions we read keep these.
2
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
2
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 27
After explicit repository consent, rerun with --apply.
- Very specific: line 55
Do not create MEMORY.md, README, license, framework, package manager, or Git.
- Distinctive: line 56
Do not edit VS Code user settings or configure shared continuity.
- Distinctive: line 74
Use one explicit repository root.
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 11 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.
Files
Bootstrap Project
Set up one repository with this plugin's project-local guidance and a portable VS Code workspace baseline. The baseline covers editor, diff, Markdown, file/search, terminal, and Git QoL preferences. Its PowerShell profile keys are Windows-scoped and are ignored on macOS, where the system default shell applies. It never edits user settings, configures extensions, or configures shared continuity.
Preview First
node <this-skill>/scripts/bootstrap-project.cjs --repository-root <path>The preview classifies agent guidance, nested contracts, missing scaffold files,
settings additions and .gitignore changes. It writes nothing.
Apply After Consent
After explicit repository consent, rerun with --apply. Existing files are
preserved. Settings are additive: missing keys and nested map entries are added,
while project values remain authoritative. Markdown Preview uses VS Code's
user-level defaults; optional personal styling belongs in the user profile, not
project configuration.
The minimal scaffold is AGENTS.md, thin Claude/Gemini adapters, HANDOFF.md,
.github/episodic/README.md, .vscode/settings.json, and a narrow
.gitignore exception for the managed settings file.
New AGENTS.md scaffolds include repository artifact storage guidance derived
from the shared contract.
Existing guidance remains preserved; propose a scoped manual merge rather than
silently overwriting it. Project adoption is not global instruction activation.
For GitHub HTTPS remotes where multiple gh accounts are used, also preview
repository Git auth pinning so
non-interactive agent pushes do not fail on global account switches.
Boundaries
- One explicit repository root per invocation.
- Divergent root
AGENT.mdandAGENTS.mdblock apply. - A lone legacy
AGENT.mdalso blocks apply pending an explicit migration decision; bootstrap does not create a competingAGENTS.md. - Existing handoff, episodic, agent, and settings files are preserved.
- Post-apply verification must be unblocked with no pending scaffold, settings,
or
.gitignorechanges. - Comment-rich JSONC requiring changes fails closed for manual merge.
- Do not create
MEMORY.md, README, license, framework, package manager, or Git. - Do not edit VS Code user settings or configure shared continuity.
Anti-Patterns
| Anti-pattern | Correction |
| Route this through another plugin | This plugin owns required project setup |
| Replace custom project settings | Add only missing baseline entries |
| Configure a project Markdown stylesheet | Use VS Code's user-level defaults instead |
| Configure shared continuity | Keep work in repository continuity until a separately approved capability exists |
Would Revise If
Revise if project bytes are overwritten, a second preview is not idempotent, user settings are touched, or the baseline proves non-portable.
Compatibility command constraints: bootstrap-project
Use one explicit repository root. Preview first; preserve existing project files and settings. Apply only after repository consent.
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