init-project
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Initialize a new project with Claude Code .claude/ directory, CLAUDE.md, framework-specific rules, and standard configuration (set up project, init, bootstrap, new project).
49 other projects use a version of this.
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- itsryanarmani/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- ryanportfolio/winuse-mcptheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- eugenelim/agent-ready-repotheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- pooriaarab/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 7, 2026
- ice-lfernandes/claude-spring-architecttheir own version, first seen Nov 7, 2026
- nerviz-ai/nerviztheir own version, first seen Nov 7, 2026
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- southliu/south-admin-react★ 582same name
- wataru-maeda/react-native-boilerplate★ 521same name
- flonat/flonat-research★ 150same name
- huangwb8/skills★ 50same name
- jiahao-shao1/sjh-skills★ 43same name
- eugenelim/agent-ready-repo★ 28same name
- freemty/labmate★ 25same name
- ice-lfernandes/claude-spring-architect★ 11same name
- nerviz-ai/nerviz★ 11same name
- eranw2000/multi-phase-skills-framework★ 10same name
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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 repository44 other files it gives its agents.
- AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
8 rules. 0 are common, 3 are distinctive, and 5 are very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 42 edited versions we read keep these.
3
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
5
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 24
Check which stack this project uses and copy the matching framework pack from ~/.claude/skills/init-project/packs/ into .claude/rules/.
- Distinctive: line 40
Only install ONE framework pack per project.
- Very specific: line 43
Create .claude/CLAUDE.md from the template in ~/.claude/rules/documentation-protocol.md § "Project CLAUDE.md template": a thin reference …
- Very specific: line 46
Ensure .claude/settings.local.json is in .gitignore.
- Very specific: line 49
Only add rules for things the global rules don't already cover.
- Distinctive: line 52
Ask the user if they want a PRD template created.
- Very specific: line 60
If .claude/agents/ or .claude/commands/ exist, list what's in them and leave them in place.
- Distinctive: line 80
Create duplicate skills or duplicate rules
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 42 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
Initialize Project Configuration
Set up this project's .claude/ directory with standard configuration, framework-specific rules, and optional PRD scaffolding.
1. Check Current State
ls -la .claude/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No .claude directory found"
ls package.json composer.json requirements.txt pyproject.toml Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null || echo "No package manifest found"2. Create Directory Structure
mkdir -p .claude/skills .claude/rules3. Detect Stack and Install Framework Pack
Check which stack this project uses and copy the matching framework pack from ~/.claude/skills/init-project/packs/ into .claude/rules/.
Detection logic:
package.jsonwithnextdependency → Next.js → copypacks/nextjs.mdto.claude/rules/nextjs.mdcomposer.jsonorwp-content/exists → WordPress → copypacks/wordpress.mdto.claude/rules/wordpress.mdrequirements.txtorpyproject.tomlexists → Python → copypacks/python.mdto.claude/rules/python.md- None detected → ask the user which stack, or skip framework pack
# Example for Next.js detection:
if [ -f package.json ] && grep -q '"next"' package.json 2>/dev/null; then
cp ~/.claude/skills/init-project/packs/nextjs.md .claude/rules/nextjs.md
echo "Installed Next.js framework pack"
fiOnly install ONE framework pack per project.
4. Create Project CLAUDE.md
Create .claude/CLAUDE.md from the template in ~/.claude/rules/documentation-protocol.md § "Project CLAUDE.md template": a thin reference layer holding only this project's deltas (paths, context, stack, overrides, pointers to deeper docs).
5. Add to .gitignore
Ensure .claude/settings.local.json is in .gitignore.
6. Project-Level Rules
Only add rules for things the global rules don't already cover. List ~/.claude/rules/ to see the current set.
7. Offer PRD Scaffolding
Ask the user if they want a PRD template created. If yes:
mkdir -p docs/strategy
cp ~/.claude/skills/product-strategist/prd-template.md docs/strategy/prd.md
echo "Created docs/strategy/prd.md — fill in project-specific details"8. Check Existing Config
If .claude/agents/ or .claude/commands/ exist, list what's in them and leave them in place. Project subagents and commands are current Claude Code features, and removing either is a deletion the user confirms first.
9. Verify
echo "=== Project Config ==="
cat .claude/CLAUDE.md
echo ""
echo "=== Project Rules ==="
ls .claude/rules/ 2>/dev/null || echo "(using globals only)"
echo ""
echo "=== Global Config ==="
echo "Rules:"
ls ~/.claude/rules/
echo "Skills:"
ls ~/.claude/skills/Do NOT
- Copy global rules into the project (they apply automatically)
- Copy global skills into the project (they're available everywhere)
- Create duplicate skills or duplicate rules
- Install multiple framework packs (one per project)
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