Install

Install OpenWolf

Install the third-party openwolf npm package and initialize it in the current project (cwd at invocation). The plugin itself contains no openwolf code — it shells out to the published binary.

Self-Evolving Skill: If install steps drift (renamed flags, new prerequisites, npm vs pnpm churn), fix this file. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

Prerequisites

When NOT to run this

Confirm with the user before initializing in any of these:

• The cc-skills marketplace repo itself (this repo) — anatomy.md would be noise across 197 skills.
• Tiny one-shot scripts or directories without a clear "project" boundary.
• Any project where .claude/settings.json is auto-managed by another tool that does not preserve foreign hook entries.

Workflow

Step 1: Preflight + confirm

node --version || { echo "FAIL: Node.js 20+ required"; exit 1; }
PROJECT_ROOT="$(pwd)"
echo "Will install openwolf globally and initialize in: $PROJECT_ROOT"
[ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT/.wolf" ] && echo "NOTE: .wolf/ already exists — init will run in upgrade mode (preserves user data)."

If CLAUDE.md already exists in the project, warn the user that openwolf will prepend a 225-byte snippet to it. Use AskUserQuestion if the project's CLAUDE.md has structured top-of-file metadata that the user might not want disturbed.

Step 2: Install the global binary

Pick the first available package manager:

if command -v pnpm >/dev/null; then pnpm add -g openwolf
elif command -v bun  >/dev/null; then bun add -g openwolf
else                                 npm install -g openwolf
fi
openwolf --version || { echo "FAIL: openwolf binary not on PATH after install"; exit 1; }

Step 3: Initialize in the current project

cd "$PROJECT_ROOT" && openwolf init

This creates .wolf/, merges 6 hooks into .claude/settings.json, writes .claude/rules/openwolf.md, prepends a snippet to CLAUDE.md, registers in ~/.openwolf/registry.json, and (if PM2 is installed) starts daemon openwolf-$(basename "$PROJECT_ROOT").

Step 4: Verify

openwolf status

Confirm: .wolf/ files present, hook scripts present, hooks registered, anatomy file count matches expectations.

Step 5: Surface what was added

Tell the user concisely:

• .wolf/ directory at $PROJECT_ROOT/.wolf/ (data the user owns)
• 6 hooks merged into $PROJECT_ROOT/.claude/settings.json
• Snippet prepended to $PROJECT_ROOT/CLAUDE.md
• Rules file at $PROJECT_ROOT/.claude/rules/openwolf.md
• Registry entry at ~/.openwolf/registry.json
• Daemon: whatever openwolf status reported

To remove cleanly later: /openwolf:remove.

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, before closing the task:

0. Locate yourself. — This SKILL.md path before editing.
1. What failed? — Fix the failing step here, not in a separate doc.
2. Did the package manager preference order misfire? — Reorder pnpm/bun/npm if needed.
3. Did openwolf init mutate something unexpected? — Document under "When NOT to run this".

Do NOT defer. The next invocation inherits whatever you leave behind.