Init Rules

Init Rules

Requires Skill Genie. This skill generates rule files for the skill-genie rules/ directory. Install skill-genie first, then run this skill.

Generate personalized agent rule files through a short interview.

Process

Ask the user these questions ONE AT A TIME. After each answer, move to the next. Skip questions the user says aren't relevant.

1. Work style

• "How should I behave? (e.g., execute without asking, ask before acting, explain reasoning, be concise)"

2. Tech stack

• "What's your default tech stack? (e.g., Nuxt + Appwrite, Next.js + Supabase, Rails, Swift/macOS, none)"

3. Package manager

• "Package manager preference? (pnpm, npm, yarn, bun, or N/A)"

4. Deployment

• "How do you deploy? (e.g., Vercel, Dokploy, Docker, AWS, manual, none)"

5. Git workflow

• "Git rules? (e.g., never push without asking, auto-push OK, use PRs, conventional commits)"

6. Code quality

• "Any hard code rules? (e.g., no any, max file length, test required, specific linter)"

7. Skills integration

• "Should I auto-load skills when a task matches? (yes/no)"

8. Session behavior

• "Anything special at session start? (e.g., check upstream, read AGENTS.md, run status)"

Output

Before writing, if rules/ already contains .md files:

1. Read all existing rule files fully — understand the user's current preferences and intent
2. Back them up: mv rules/ rules.bak.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)/ && mkdir rules/
3. When generating new rules, compare the user's new answers against their existing rules:
   • No conflict: Keep the existing rule as-is in the new output
   • Conflict detected: Explain the conflict to the user, suggest which version is better and why, then ask which to use
   • New rule with no existing equivalent: Add it
4. The goal is to produce rules that reflect the user's FULL intent — both what they said in this interview AND what they previously established

After collecting answers, generate these files in the skill-genie rules/ directory:

• rules/router.md — Universal top-level rules
• rules/session-sync.md — Session start behavior
• rules/workflow-tools.md — Tool and workflow preferences
• rules/stack-and-deployment.md — Tech stack and deployment (skip if "none")
• rules/external-tools.md — Skills and external tool usage

Then run setup.sh to apply them.

Rules format

Each file should be concise Markdown, under 30 lines. Use bullet points. No fluff. Example:

# Workflow and tools

- Prefer CLI over MCP when both can do the job.
- Batch independent operations.
- Verify feature doesn't already exist before creating it.

Important

• Do NOT include project-specific details — those belong in project AGENTS.md
• Keep rules universal (apply to any project the user works on)
• If user says "same as example", copy from rules.example/