Pm-skills init-project

Initialize projects with agentic coding structure. Use when setting up a new project, adding AI agent support to existing project, or when user says "init", "initialize", "setup project", or "scaffold". Creates AGENTS folder, documentation templates, and _NOTES scratch space.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.claude/skills/init-project" ~/.claude/skills/product-on-purpose-pm-skills-init-project && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .claude/skills/init-project/SKILL.md

source content

Project Initialization Workflow

Scaffold projects with agentic coding structure for AI-assisted development.

Execution Steps

1. Determine Target Directory

Default: Current working directory
If user specifies a path, use that instead
If directory doesn't exist, offer to create it

2. Gather Requirements

Required	Question	Default
	Project name?	Directory name
	Project type?	`general`
	License preference?	MIT
	Brief description?	"A new project"

Skip questions if context provides answers.

3. Check for Existing Files

Before creating, check what already exists:

If Exists	Action
README.md	Skip — preserve existing
CHANGELOG.md	Skip — preserve existing
LICENSE	Skip — preserve existing
.gitignore	Merge — append missing entries
_NOTES/	Skip — preserve existing
AGENTS/	Create missing parts only

This allows safe re-runs on existing projects to add agentic structure.

4. Confirm Before Creating

Show user:

Target path
Files to be created (noting any skipped)
Project type selected

Wait for confirmation.

5. Create Directory Structure

<project-root>/
├── README.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
├── .gitignore
├── _NOTES/
│   └── .gitkeep
└── AGENTS/
    └── claude/
        ├── CONTEXT.md
        ├── TODO.md
        ├── DECISIONS.md
        └── SESSION-LOG/

6. Populate Files

Use templates from

assets/

folder, substituting:

```
{{PROJECT_NAME}}
```
— Project name
```
{{DESCRIPTION}}
```
— Project description
```
{{DATE}}
```
— Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)
```
{{YEAR}}
```
— Current year

7. Add Type-Specific Files

Type Additional Structure

general

Base structure only

code-python

src/

tests/

pyproject.toml

code-node

src/

package.json

See

references/project-types.md

for details.

8. Confirm Completion

Report:

Full path created
Files generated
Suggested next steps

Template Assets

File	Source
README.md	`assets/README.template.md`
CHANGELOG.md	`assets/CHANGELOG.template.md`
LICENSE (MIT)	`assets/LICENSE-MIT.txt`
LICENSE (Apache)	`assets/LICENSE-Apache2.txt`
.gitignore	`assets/gitignore-general.txt`
CONTEXT.md	`assets/CONTEXT.template.md`
TODO.md	`assets/TODO.template.md`
DECISIONS.md	`assets/DECISIONS.template.md`

Integration

This skill creates structure compatible with

/wrap-session

Init Creates	Wrap-Session Updates
README.md	README.md (with progress)
CHANGELOG.md	CHANGELOG.md (with changes)
CONTEXT.md	CONTEXT.md (current state)
TODO.md	TODO.md (with tasks)
SESSION-LOG/	SESSION-LOG/*.md