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Run npx skillmds@latest add igniteui/use-this-repo in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Use This Repo free to use?

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Who published Use This Repo?

igniteui (@igniteui) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Use This Repo by igniteui — Agent Skill

Name: Use This Repo
Author: igniteui

File contents

Use this repo

Use this skill when the user wants to:

understand what this repository is for
learn how the Claude, GitHub, and shared skill layers fit together
decide which files and folders to copy into their own project
adapt this repository structure to a real project
create a small adoption plan from this repository

What this repository is

This repository is a practical learning repo for AI-enabled project structure.

It demonstrates:

shared agent instructions in AGENTS.md
Claude-specific project guidance in CLAUDE.md
internal Claude rules, agents, and skills in .claude/
internal GitHub/Copilot instructions, agents, and skills in .github/
external/shared user-facing skills in skills/

Workflow

Read references/repo-map.md.
Run scripts/quickstart-check.sh to confirm the expected starter files are present.
Identify the user's goal:
- learn the structure
- copy the structure
- simplify the structure
- adapt the structure to an existing repo
Explain the repository in this order:
- root files
- .claude/
- .github/
- skills/
Use assets/adoption-plan-template.md to produce a practical recommendation.

Output requirements

Always:

explain this repository using the real folders and files that exist
separate internal maintainer AI from external/shared user-facing AI
recommend the smallest useful structure first
keep the explanation concrete and specific to this repository

When suggesting adoption:

tell the user what to copy first
tell the user what can wait until later
explain why each piece exists
avoid suggesting extra folders unless they solve a real need

Default recommendation order

For most users, recommend this adoption order:

README.md
AGENTS.md
CLAUDE.md
.claude/
.github/
skills/

Important distinction

.claude/ = internal Claude setup for maintainers
.github/ = internal GitHub/Copilot setup for maintainers
skills/ = external/shared skills for users and outside agents

Do not mix those layers together.

---name: use-this-repodescription: Help a user understand this repository, decide which AI structure pieces they need, and adapt the template to their own project.---# Use this repoUse this skill when the user wants to:- understand what this repository is for- learn how the Claude, GitHub, and shared skill layers fit together- decide which files and folders to copy into their own project- adapt this repository structure to a real project- create a small adoption plan from this repository## What this repository isThis repository is a practical learning repo for AI-enabled project structure.It demonstrates:- shared agent instructions in `AGENTS.md`- Claude-specific project guidance in `CLAUDE.md`- internal Claude rules, agents, and skills in `.claude/`- internal GitHub/Copilot instructions, agents, and skills in `.github/`- external/shared user-facing skills in `skills/`## Workflow1. Read `references/repo-map.md`.2. Run `scripts/quickstart-check.sh` to confirm the expected starter files are present.3. Identify the user's goal: - learn the structure - copy the structure - simplify the structure - adapt the structure to an existing repo4. Explain the repository in this order: - root files - `.claude/` - `.github/` - `skills/`5. Use `assets/adoption-plan-template.md` to produce a practical recommendation.## Output requirementsAlways:- explain this repository using the real folders and files that exist- separate internal maintainer AI from external/shared user-facing AI- recommend the smallest useful structure first- keep the explanation concrete and specific to this repositoryWhen suggesting adoption:- tell the user what to copy first- tell the user what can wait until later- explain why each piece exists- avoid suggesting extra folders unless they solve a real need## Default recommendation orderFor most users, recommend this adoption order:1. `README.md`2. `AGENTS.md`3. `CLAUDE.md`4. `.claude/`5. `.github/`6. `skills/`## Important distinction- `.claude/` = internal Claude setup for maintainers- `.github/` = internal GitHub/Copilot setup for maintainers- `skills/` = external/shared skills for users and outside agentsDo not mix those layers together.

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