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Init Harness by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Init Harness
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Init Harness

Creates AI agent task management structure with feature backlog (ai/tasks/), TDD enforcement, and progress tracking. Use when setting up agent-foreman, initializing feature-driven development, creating task backlog, or enabling TDD mode. Triggers on 'init harness', 'setup feature tracking', 'create feature backlog', 'enable strict TDD', 'initialize agent-foreman'.

majiayu000 Updated Sep 9, 2026 567 repo stars

File contents

⚡ Init Harness

One command: agent-foreman init

Quick Start

agent-foreman init

Creates: ai/tasks/, ai/progress.log, ai/init.sh, CLAUDE.md

TDD Mode (Default: Recommended)

During init, you'll be prompted for TDD mode. Recommended is the default (tests suggested but not required).

User Says	TDD Mode	Effect
"strict TDD" / "require tests"	`strict`	Tests REQUIRED - check/done fail without tests
"recommended" / "optional tests" / (default)	`recommended`	Tests suggested but not enforced
"disable TDD" / "no TDD"	`disabled`	No TDD guidance

The prompt auto-skips after 10 seconds with recommended mode.

Modes

Mode	Command	Effect
Merge (default)	`agent-foreman init`	Keep existing + add new features
Fresh	`agent-foreman init --mode new`	Replace all features
Preview	`agent-foreman init --mode scan`	Show without changes

Task Types

Type	Command	Use Case
Code (default)	`agent-foreman init`	Software development
Ops	`agent-foreman init --task-type ops`	Operational tasks, runbooks
Data	`agent-foreman init --task-type data`	ETL, data pipelines
Infra	`agent-foreman init --task-type infra`	Infrastructure provisioning
Manual	`agent-foreman init --task-type manual`	Manual-only verification

Auto-Detection

ARCHITECTURE.md exists → use it (fast)
Source code exists → AI scan + auto-save ARCHITECTURE.md
Empty project → generate from goal

Pre-Init (Recommended)

For existing projects:

agent-foreman init --analyze    # First: understand project
agent-foreman init              # Then: create harness

Created Files

ai/
├── tasks/              # Task backlog (modular markdown)
│   ├── index.json      # Task index
│   └── {module}/       # Module directories
│       └── {id}.md     # Individual tasks
├── progress.log        # Session audit log
├── init.sh             # Bootstrap script
└── capabilities.json   # Detected test/lint/build
CLAUDE.md               # AI agent instructions
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md    # Auto-generated architecture doc

---name: init-harnessdescription: Creates AI agent task management structure with feature backlog (ai/tasks/), TDD enforcement, and progress tracking. Use when setting up agent-foreman, initializing feature-driven development, creating task backlog, or enabling TDD mode. Triggers on 'init harness', 'setup feature tracking', 'create feature backlog', 'enable strict TDD', 'initialize agent-foreman'.--- # ⚡ Init Harness **One command**: `agent-foreman init` ## Quick Start ```bash agent-foreman init ``` Creates: `ai/tasks/`, `ai/progress.log`, `ai/init.sh`, `CLAUDE.md` ## TDD Mode (Default: Recommended) During init, you'll be prompted for TDD mode. **Recommended is the default** (tests suggested but not required). | User Says | TDD Mode | Effect | |-----------|----------|--------| | "strict TDD" / "require tests" | `strict` | Tests REQUIRED - check/done fail without tests | | "recommended" / "optional tests" / (default) | `recommended` | Tests suggested but not enforced | | "disable TDD" / "no TDD" | `disabled` | No TDD guidance | The prompt auto-skips after 10 seconds with recommended mode. ## Modes | Mode | Command | Effect | |------|---------|--------| | Merge (default) | `agent-foreman init` | Keep existing + add new features | | Fresh | `agent-foreman init --mode new` | Replace all features | | Preview | `agent-foreman init --mode scan` | Show without changes | ## Task Types | Type | Command | Use Case | |------|---------|----------| | Code (default) | `agent-foreman init` | Software development | | Ops | `agent-foreman init --task-type ops` | Operational tasks, runbooks | | Data | `agent-foreman init --task-type data` | ETL, data pipelines | | Infra | `agent-foreman init --task-type infra` | Infrastructure provisioning | | Manual | `agent-foreman init --task-type manual` | Manual-only verification | ## Auto-Detection 1. `ARCHITECTURE.md` exists → use it (fast) 2. Source code exists → AI scan + auto-save ARCHITECTURE.md 3. Empty project → generate from goal ## Pre-Init (Recommended) For existing projects: ```bash agent-foreman init --analyze # First: understand project agent-foreman init # Then: create harness ``` ## Created Files ``` ai/ ├── tasks/ # Task backlog (modular markdown) │ ├── index.json # Task index │ └── {module}/ # Module directories │ └── {id}.md # Individual tasks ├── progress.log # Session audit log ├── init.sh # Bootstrap script └── capabilities.json # Detected test/lint/build CLAUDE.md # AI agent instructions docs/ARCHITECTURE.md # Auto-generated architecture doc ```

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