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Ctx Init by oxi-717 — Agent Skill

Name: Ctx Init
Author: OXI-717

File contents

ctx-init — context initialization in a repo

Creates the ctx structure in the current repo:

AGENTS.md from template with frontmatter (all @-imports are relative @./rules/...)
CLAUDE.md with @AGENTS.md import
rules/ with copies of shared plugin rules (language, dates, git, no-secrets, no-public-names) plus project-specific stubs (stack, testing, boundaries, focus)

Both shared rules and templates exist in two language variants: en/ (English) and ru/ (Russian). The user picks one at init time. Shared rules are copied rather than imported via ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} because Claude Code does not expand env variables in project-level @-imports (and this is needed for cross-agent compatibility: Codex/Gemini/Cursor all read the same AGENTS.md).

Input (ask the user before running)

project — short name (e.g. MYAPP, API, DOCS).
description — one line describing the project topic.
language — en or ru (default en). Determines the language of AGENTS.md headers, the 5 shared rule files (language, dates, git, no-secrets, no-public-names), and the 4 project stubs (stack, testing, boundaries, focus).

Procedure

Pre-flight checks:

pwd must be the root of the repo being initialized.
If AGENTS.md already exists — stop and tell the user that migration is not supported. Ask the user to rename the old file manually (mv AGENTS.md AGENTS.md.legacy) and call ctx-init again.

Actions (replace <LANG> with the chosen en or ru):

Copy ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/AGENTS.md.template to ./AGENTS.md.
Substitute {{PROJECT}}, {{DESCRIPTION}} via sed.
Copy ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/CLAUDE.md.template to ./CLAUDE.md.
Create ./rules/.
Copy shared rules: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/rules/<LANG>/*.md to ./rules/.
Copy project stubs: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/stubs-repo-rules/*.md to ./rules/ (without overwriting shared files).
Run python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/ctx-lint.py <repo> — verify all @-imports resolve (0 errors).
Show the user what was created, and ask them to fill in the rules/stack.md, rules/testing.md, rules/boundaries.md, rules/focus.md files.
Do not commit automatically — user reviews and commits themselves.

Example invocation

User: /ctx-init
Agent: "Ready to initialize context. Answer 3 questions:
  1. project name (MYAPP/API/DOCS/...)?
  2. description (short project topic)?
  3. language for rules and AGENTS.md headers (en/ru, default en)?"

After answers — executes steps 1–7 and shows the diff.

---name: ctx-initdescription: Initialize AGENTS.md + CLAUDE.md + rules/ in a code repo (fresh mode). Triggers on "/ctx-init", "init context", "scaffold AGENTS.md", or when user asks to set up project context in a new repo.---# ctx-init — context initialization in a repoCreates the `ctx` structure in the current repo:- `AGENTS.md` from template with frontmatter (all `@`-imports are relative `@./rules/...`)- `CLAUDE.md` with `@AGENTS.md` import- `rules/` with copies of shared plugin rules (`language`, `dates`, `git`, `no-secrets`, `no-public-names`) **plus** project-specific stubs (`stack`, `testing`, `boundaries`, `focus`)Both shared rules and templates exist in two language variants: `en/` (English) and `ru/` (Russian). The user picks one at init time. Shared rules are copied rather than imported via `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` because Claude Code **does not expand** env variables in project-level `@`-imports (and this is needed for cross-agent compatibility: Codex/Gemini/Cursor all read the same `AGENTS.md`).## Input (ask the user before running)1. **project** — short name (e.g. `MYAPP`, `API`, `DOCS`).2. **description** — one line describing the project topic.3. **language** — `en` or `ru` (default `en`). Determines the language of `AGENTS.md` headers, the 5 shared rule files (`language`, `dates`, `git`, `no-secrets`, `no-public-names`), and the 4 project stubs (`stack`, `testing`, `boundaries`, `focus`).## Procedure**Pre-flight checks:**1. `pwd` must be the root of the repo being initialized.2. If `AGENTS.md` already exists — **stop and tell the user** that migration is not supported. Ask the user to rename the old file manually (`mv AGENTS.md AGENTS.md.legacy`) and call `ctx-init` again.**Actions** (replace `<LANG>` with the chosen `en` or `ru`):1. Copy `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/AGENTS.md.template` to `./AGENTS.md`.2. Substitute `{{PROJECT}}`, `{{DESCRIPTION}}` via `sed`.3. Copy `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/CLAUDE.md.template` to `./CLAUDE.md`.4. Create `./rules/`.5. Copy **shared rules**: `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/rules/<LANG>/*.md` to `./rules/`.6. Copy **project stubs**: `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/<LANG>/stubs-repo-rules/*.md` to `./rules/` (without overwriting shared files).7. Run `python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/ctx-lint.py <repo>` — verify all `@`-imports resolve (0 errors).8. Show the user what was created, and ask them to fill in the `rules/stack.md`, `rules/testing.md`, `rules/boundaries.md`, `rules/focus.md` files.9. Do not commit automatically — user reviews and commits themselves.## Example invocation```User: /ctx-initAgent: "Ready to initialize context. Answer 3 questions: 1. project name (MYAPP/API/DOCS/...)? 2. description (short project topic)? 3. language for rules and AGENTS.md headers (en/ru, default en)?"```After answers — executes steps 1–7 and shows the diff.

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