project-init

A project setup workflow that creates the folders and configuration needed for spec-driven development, where written requirements guide implementation. It sets up locations for permanent specifications and proposed changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when starting a project or adding AgenticDev to an existing project without documentation; projects that already have docs/ should use the migration workflow instead.
Why use it?
It gives a new project a predictable place for requirements and change proposals from the beginning.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

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 skills/bodangren/git-workflow/project-init
Any agent
npx skills add bodangren/git-workflow --skill project-init
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bodangren/git-workflow

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 47 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,510 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan C 1 finding. 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 $0.00047 $0.01510
Opus 5 $0.00023 $0.00755
Sonnet 5 $0.00009 $0.00302
Haiku 4.5 $0.00005 $0.00151

Measured 2d ago against content hash 354ab7520e0c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade C, and why

project-init scanned grade C with 1 finding 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 2d ago.

The scan reads SKILL.md. This mod also ships 1 executable file (scripts/init-project.sh), listed below but not scanned — reading those needs a real analyzer, not pattern matching.

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.

Recursive force deletehighDestructive command

rm -rf with a variable or a broad path is one typo away from removing the wrong tree.

- Remove incorrect directories: `rm -rf docs/`
.claude/skills/project-init/SKILL.md · 217 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 217 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project Init Skill

Purpose

Initialize a new project with the AgenticDev directory structure and configuration files. This skill sets up the foundational folders needed for the spec-driven development workflow, creating a standard structure for specifications, change proposals, and documentation.

When to Use

Use this skill in the following situations:

  • Starting a completely new project that will use AgenticDev
  • Adding AgenticDev methodology to an existing project with no existing documentation
  • Setting up a consistent structure for spec-driven development
  • Ensuring project follows AgenticDev conventions from the beginning

Important: If the project already has documentation in a docs/ directory, use the project-migrate skill instead. It will properly catalog, categorize, and migrate existing documentation into the AgenticDev structure while preserving git history and updating links.

Prerequisites

  • Write permissions to the target directory
  • Git repository already initialized (recommended but not required)

Workflow

Step 1: Assess the Current Project State

Before initializing, determine:

  • Is this a brand new project or an existing codebase?
  • Does a docs/ directory already exist?
  • If docs/ exists, does it contain markdown files?
  • Where should the AgenticDev structure be created?

Decision Tree:

  • No docs/ directory: Proceed with project-init (this skill)
  • Empty docs/ directory: Proceed with project-init (this skill)
  • docs/ with existing markdown files: Use project-migrate skill instead

The init-project.sh script will automatically detect existing documentation and suggest using project-migrate if appropriate.

Step 2: Run the Initialization Script

Execute the helper script to create the directory structure:

For current directory:

bash scripts/init-project.sh

For a specific directory:

bash scripts/init-project.sh -d /path/to/project

The script will create:

  • docs/specs/ - Source-of-truth for approved specifications
  • docs/changes/ - Staging area for proposed changes (Spec PRs)

Read the full file on GitHub · 217 lines

Files

What ships with it

2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

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. 2d ago First seen · 217 lines · 47 tokens per session scan C 354ab7520e0c

Subscribe to this mod's changes

project-init is a skill published in the GitHub repository bodangren/git-workflow (11 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 47 tokens to every session and 1,510 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (recursive force delete). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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