start

start is a command for Claude Code from terrene-foundation/metis. It costs 16 tokens per session (721 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A guided workflow for directing an AI through software work, from describing an idea and approving a plan to reviewing the finished result.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to research an idea, create a project roadmap, build tasks, test the result from a user's perspective, and record project knowledge.
Why use it?
It gives new users a clear way to work with an AI without needing to write code or guess which step comes next.

Command for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/terrene-foundation/metis/start
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/terrene-foundation/metis

Made for: Claude Code.

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A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

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README.md
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Your own site
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Per session 16 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 721 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00016 $0.00721
Opus 5 $0.00008 $0.00360
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00144
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00072

Measured 3d ago against content hash db1d4d1c6aca, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

start scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/commands/start.md · 56 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 56 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Present this orientation to the user in a warm, clear, jargon-free way. Adapt tone based on context — if they seem technical, be concise; if they seem new, take more time.

What is COC?

COC is a structured workflow where YOU direct an AI to build software. You don't need to write code. Your job is to:

  1. Describe what you want (in your own words, as detailed as you like)
  2. Make decisions when choices come up (we'll always explain the options clearly)
  3. Approve the plan before building starts
  4. Review the results to make sure they match your vision

The AI handles all the technical work — writing code, testing, security checks, and deployment.

The 5 Phases

Step Command What Happens Your Role
1. Research /analyze Study your idea — market fit, user needs, competition Confirm we understood your vision
2. Planning /todos Create a complete project roadmap Approve the plan before building starts
3. Building /implement Build the project one task at a time Answer questions when choices come up
4. Testing /redteam Test everything from a real user's perspective Review results
5. Knowledge /codify Capture what we learned for future sessions Confirm the knowledge is accurate

Plus /deploy when you're ready to launch, and /ws anytime to check progress.

Getting Started

Walk the user through these steps:

  1. Create a workspace: Ask the AI to set up a workspace for your project (e.g., "create a workspace called my-project"), or manually create a folder workspaces/my-project/briefs/
  2. Write a brief: Create a file in the briefs folder describing what you want to build — in your own words, as detailed as you like. Include who it's for, what problem it solves, and what success looks like. You can also just tell the AI what you want and ask it to write the brief for you.
  3. Run /analyze: This kicks off the research phase

Read the full file on GitHub · 56 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 56 lines · 16 tokens per session scan A db1d4d1c6aca

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start is a command published in the GitHub repository terrene-foundation/metis (2 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 16 tokens to every session and 721 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.