---
name: "hforge-init"
description: "Bootstrap Harness Forge in the current repository, install or refresh the project-owned runtime, and summarize the managed surfaces that are now available."
compatibility: "Requires a repository where Harness Forge can write project-owned runtime files."
metadata:
author: "harness-forge"
source: "skills/hforge-init/SKILL.md"
User Input
$ARGUMENTS
You must consider the user input before proceeding.
Goal
Initialize the current repository for Harness Forge usage and make the installed runtime easy to inspect and use.
Execution
Treat the text after /hforge-init as optional setup hints such as target preference or setup intent.
Check whether .hforge/agent-manifest.json or .hforge/runtime/index.json already exists.
Run hforge status --root . --json first.
If the repository is not initialized or required target runtime surfaces are missing, run hforge bootstrap --root . --yes.
Run hforge refresh --root . --json after bootstrap or whenever runtime summaries look incomplete.
Summarize:
detected targets
installed managed surfaces
runtime artifacts now available
the best next command to run
If bootstrap cannot run safely, explain the blocker and list the minimum next manual step.
1---2name: hforge-init-23description: ---4---5---6name: "hforge-init"7description: "Bootstrap Harness Forge in the current repository, install or refresh the project-owned runtime, and summarize the managed surfaces that are now available."8compatibility: "Requires a repository where Harness Forge can write project-owned runtime files."9metadata:10 author: "harness-forge"11 source: "skills/hforge-init/SKILL.md"12---1314## User Input1516```text17$ARGUMENTS18```1920You must consider the user input before proceeding.2122## Goal2324Initialize the current repository for Harness Forge usage and make the installed runtime easy to inspect and use.2526## Execution27281. Treat the text after `/hforge-init` as optional setup hints such as target preference or setup intent.292. Check whether `.hforge/agent-manifest.json` or `.hforge/runtime/index.json` already exists.303. Run `hforge status --root . --json` first.314. If the repository is not initialized or required target runtime surfaces are missing, run `hforge bootstrap --root . --yes`.325. Run `hforge refresh --root . --json` after bootstrap or whenever runtime summaries look incomplete.336. Summarize:34 - detected targets35 - installed managed surfaces36 - runtime artifacts now available37 - the best next command to run387. If bootstrap cannot run safely, explain the blocker and list the minimum next manual step.
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