init-project

Init Project — Research Project Scaffolder

Interactive project setup: answer questions, get a ready-to-use research project directory.

Protocol

Phase 1: Interview

Ask the user these questions using AskUserQuestion (adapt based on what's already known):

1. Project name — short name for the directory (e.g., nudge-experiment)
2. Paper title — working title for the paper
3. Research question — one sentence
4. Target journal/venue — where you plan to submit
5. Co-authors — names and affiliations (if any)
6. Parent directory — where to create the project (default: ~/Research/)
7. Overleaf path — path to Overleaf-synced directory for symlink (optional)
8. Methodology — experimental, observational, theoretical, simulation, mixed

Phase 2: Scaffold

Create the directory structure:

<project-name>/
├── CLAUDE.md               # Project-specific Claude instructions
├── README.md               # Project overview
├── MEMORY.md               # Knowledge base (seeded with template)
├── paper/                  # → Overleaf symlink (or empty dir)
├── code/
│   ├── python/             # Python scripts
│   └── R/                  # R scripts
├── data/
│   ├── raw/                # Original data (never modified)
│   └── processed/          # Cleaned/transformed data
├── results/                # Analysis outputs
├── figures/                # Generated figures
├── docs/                   # Project documentation
├── correspondence/         # Referee reports, cover letters
│   └── referee2/           # Referee 2 agent reports
├── log/                    # Session logs
│   └── plans/              # Saved plans
└── .gitignore

Phase 3: Populate Files

CLAUDE.md — project-specific instructions:

• Paper title and research question
• Co-authors and target venue
• Methodology and key conventions
• Pointer to project context files

README.md — human-readable overview:

• Project title and description
• Directory structure explanation
• How to compile the paper
• Co-author information