# Init

> Prepare a repository with the directories and gitignore entries that Accelerator skills expect. Safe to run repeatedly.

- Skill: `atomicinnovation/init` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add atomicinnovation/init`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/atomicinnovation/init/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: atomicinnovation (https://skillmd.com/u/atomicinnovation)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/atomicinnovation/init

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# Initialise Accelerator

You prepare a consumer repository with all directories and gitignore entries
that Accelerator skills expect. This is safe to run repeatedly — it reports
what was created versus what already existed.

## Path Resolution

Resolve each output directory using the plugin's path configuration:

**Plans directory**: !`accelerator config path plans --fail-safe`
**Research directory**: !`accelerator config path research_codebase --fail-safe`
**Decisions directory**: !`accelerator config path decisions --fail-safe`
**PRs directory**: !`accelerator config path prs --fail-safe`
**Validations directory**: !`accelerator config path validations --fail-safe`
**Review plans directory**: !`accelerator config path review_plans --fail-safe`
**Review PRs directory**: !`accelerator config path review_prs --fail-safe`
**Review work items directory**: !`accelerator config path review_work --fail-safe`
**Work items directory**: !`accelerator config path work --fail-safe`
**Notes directory**: !`accelerator config path notes --fail-safe`
**Design inventories directory**: !`accelerator config path research_design_inventories --fail-safe`
**Design gaps directory**: !`accelerator config path research_design_gaps --fail-safe`
**Global directory**: !`accelerator config path global --fail-safe`

## Steps

Execute the following steps in order, tracking what was created versus what
already existed so you can present a summary at the end.

### Steps 1–3: Run the init script

<!-- DIR_COUNT:13 -->

```bash
accelerator config init
```

The script creates 13 `meta/` directories with `.gitkeep` files, creates the
`.accelerator/` core scaffold (`.gitignore`, `state/`, `tmp/`, `skills/`,
`lenses/`, `templates/`), writes the inner tmp `.gitignore`, and appends the
`.accelerator/config.local.md` rule to the root `.gitignore`. It is idempotent
— safe to run repeatedly.

### Step 4: Report results

Only after all steps above have completed successfully, present a summary:

```
Initialisation complete:

Directories:
  ✓ {plans directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {research directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {decisions directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {prs directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {validations directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {review plans directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {review prs directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {review work items directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {work items directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {notes directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {design inventories directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {design gaps directory} (created | already exists)
  ✓ {global directory} (created | already exists)

Accelerator scaffold:
  ✓ .accelerator/.gitignore (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/state/.gitkeep (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/skills/.gitkeep (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/lenses/.gitkeep (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/templates/.gitkeep (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/tmp/.gitignore (created | already exists)
  ✓ .accelerator/tmp/.gitkeep (created | already exists)

Gitignore entries:
  ✓ .accelerator/config.local.md (added | already present)
```

Use the actual resolved paths in the output (not the variable names).

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`/accelerator:init` bootstraps a fresh repository. To upgrade an existing repository after a plugin update, use `/accelerator:migrate` instead — it applies ordered, idempotent migrations to bring `meta/`, `.claude/`, and `.accelerator/` in line with the latest schema.