# Setup

> SETUP COMMAND - Execute TodoWrite FIRST, then Check -> Gate -> Install -> Verify. TRIGGERS - itp setup, install dependencies, check prerequisites

- Skill: `terrylica/setup` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add terrylica/setup`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/terrylica/setup/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: terrylica (https://skillmd.com/u/terrylica)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/terrylica/setup

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# ITP Setup

Verify and install dependencies required by the `/itp:go` workflow using TodoWrite-driven interactive workflow.

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> **Self-Evolving Skill**: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

## MANDATORY FIRST ACTION

**YOUR FIRST ACTION MUST BE TodoWrite with the template below.**

DO NOT:

- Run any checks before TodoWrite
- Skip the interactive gate
- Install without user confirmation

**Execute this TodoWrite template EXACTLY:**

```
TodoWrite with todos:
- "Setup: Bootstrap cc-plugin-root resolver" | pending | "Bootstrapping path resolver"
- "Setup: Detect platform (macOS/Linux)" | pending | "Detecting platform"
- "Setup: Check Core Tools (uv, gh, prettier)" | pending | "Checking Core Tools"
- "Setup: Check Code Audit Tools (ruff, semgrep, jscpd, gitleaks)" | pending | "Checking Audit Tools"
- "Setup: Check Release Tools (node, semantic-release)" | pending | "Checking Release Tools"
- "Setup: Present findings and disclaimer" | pending | "Presenting findings"
- "Setup: GATE - Await user decision" | pending | "Awaiting user decision"
- "Setup: Install missing tools (if confirmed)" | pending | "Installing missing tools"
- "Setup: Verify installation" | pending | "Verifying installation"
```

**After TodoWrite completes, proceed to Phase 1 below.**

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## Phase 1: Preflight Check

Mark each todo as `in_progress` before starting, `completed` when done.

### Todo 0: Bootstrap the `cc-plugin-root` resolver

Every later step resolves plugin paths with `cc-plugin-root`, so install it first. This is the ONE
place a marketplace-mirror path is hardcoded — it is the bootstrap, and by definition cannot use the
resolver it is installing. Idempotent; safe to re-run.

```bash
/usr/bin/env bash << 'SETUP_EOF'
set -euo pipefail
if command -v cc-plugin-root >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "cc-plugin-root: already on PATH ($(command -v cc-plugin-root))"
  exit 0
fi
SRC="$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/scripts/cc-plugin-root"
if [[ ! -f "$SRC" ]]; then
  echo "cc-plugin-root: not found at $SRC — update the marketplace first:" >&2
  echo "  claude plugin marketplace update cc-skills" >&2
  exit 1
fi
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
chmod +x "$SRC"
ln -sfn "$SRC" "$HOME/.local/bin/cc-plugin-root"
echo "cc-plugin-root: linked -> $HOME/.local/bin/cc-plugin-root"
command -v cc-plugin-root >/dev/null 2>&1 \
  || echo "WARNING: ~/.local/bin is not on PATH — add it to your shell profile." >&2
SETUP_EOF
```

**Why it exists**: the `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` placeholder is not a shell variable — Claude Code substitutes it only
inside plugin manifests and sets it only in hook/MCP subprocess environments, so a skill that uses it
gets an empty string. `cc-plugin-root <plugin>` reads `~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json` and
prints the live install path instead. See the
[skill-plugin-root guard spoke](../../../itp-hooks/docs/skill-plugin-root-guard.md).

### Todo 1: Detect Platform

```bash
/usr/bin/env bash << 'SETUP_EOF'
PLUGIN_DIR="$(cc-plugin-root itp)"
source "$PLUGIN_DIR/scripts/install-dependencies.sh" --detect-only
SETUP_EOF
```

Platform detection sets: `OS`, `PM` (package manager), `HAS_MISE`

### Todo 2: Check Core Tools

Check each tool using `command -v`:

| Tool     | Check                 | Required |
| -------- | --------------------- | -------- |
| uv       | `command -v uv`       | Yes      |
| gh       | `command -v gh`       | Yes      |
| prettier | `command -v prettier` | Yes      |

Record findings:

- Found: `[OK] uv (installed)` -> mark completed
- Missing: `[x] prettier (missing)` -> note for Phase 3

### Todo 3: Check Code Audit Tools

| Tool     | Check                 | Required        |
| -------- | --------------------- | --------------- |
| ruff     | `command -v ruff`     | For code-audit  |
| semgrep  | `command -v semgrep`  | For code-audit  |
| jscpd    | `command -v jscpd`    | For code-audit  |
| gitleaks | `command -v gitleaks` | For secret-scan |

### Todo 4: Check Release Tools

| Tool             | Check                            | Required      |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------- |
| node             | `command -v node`                | For release   |
| semantic-release | `npx semantic-release --version` | For release   |
| doppler          | `command -v doppler`             | For PyPI only |

---

## Phase 2: Present Findings (Interactive Gate)

### Todo 5: Present Findings

**IMPORTANT: Use mise-first commands when available**

When presenting missing tool installation commands:

- If `HAS_MISE=true` (detected in Todo 1): Show mise commands
- If `HAS_MISE=false`: Show platform package manager commands (brew/apt)

**Mise command reference (use when HAS_MISE=true):**

| Tool     | mise command                     | Notes                          |
| -------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| gitleaks | `mise use --global gitleaks`     |                                |
| ruff     | `mise use --global ruff`         |                                |
| uv       | `mise use --global uv`           |                                |
| gh       | `brew install gh`                | **NEVER mise** (iTerm2 issues) |
| semgrep  | `mise use --global semgrep`      |                                |
| node     | `mise use --global node`         |                                |
| doppler  | `mise use --global doppler`      |                                |
| prettier | `mise use --global npm:prettier` |                                |
| jscpd    | `npm i -g jscpd` (npm only)      |                                |

> **Warning**: gh CLI must be installed via Homebrew, not mise. mise-installed gh causes iTerm2 tab spawning issues with Claude Code. [ADR](/docs/adr/2026-01-12-mise-gh-cli-incompatibility.md)

**Display summary format (versions derived from actual tool output):**

```
=== SETUP PREFLIGHT COMPLETE ===

Found: X tools | Missing: Y tools

Your existing installations:
[OK] uv (<derived from: uv --version>)
[OK] gh (<derived from: gh --version>)
[x] gitleaks (missing)
...

Note: This plugin is developed against latest tool versions.
Your existing installations are respected.

Missing tools will be installed via mise (detected):
  gitleaks -> mise use --global gitleaks
```

**If HAS_MISE=false, show platform commands instead:**

```
Missing tools will be installed via brew:
  gitleaks -> brew install gitleaks
```

**IMPORTANT**: Version numbers must be derived dynamically from running the actual tool's version command. Never hardcode version numbers.

### Todo 6: GATE - Await User Decision

**If missing tools exist, STOP and ask user:**

Use AskUserQuestion with these options:

```
question: "Would you like to install the missing tools?"
header: "Install"
options:
  - label: "Install missing"
    description: "Automatically install all missing tools"
  - label: "Skip"
    description: "Show manual install commands and exit"
```

**IMPORTANT**: Do NOT proceed to Phase 3 until user responds.

**If ALL tools present**: Mark todo completed, skip to "All set!" message, mark todos 7-8 as N/A.

---

## Phase 3: Installation (Conditional)

### Todo 7: Install Missing Tools

**Only execute if**:

- User selected "Install missing"
- OR `--install` flag was passed (skip interactive gate)

Run installation commands for missing tools only:

```bash
/usr/bin/env bash << 'SETUP_EOF_2'
PLUGIN_DIR="$(cc-plugin-root itp)"
bash "$PLUGIN_DIR/scripts/install-dependencies.sh" --install
SETUP_EOF_2
```

**If user selected "Skip"**:

- Display manual install commands
- Mark todo as skipped
- Exit cleanly

### Todo 8: Verify Installation

Re-run checks to confirm tools are now available:

```bash
/usr/bin/env bash << 'PREFLIGHT_EOF'
PLUGIN_DIR="$(cc-plugin-root itp)"
bash "$PLUGIN_DIR/scripts/install-dependencies.sh" --check
PREFLIGHT_EOF
```

Mark todo completed only if verification passes.

---

## Flag Handling

| Flag        | Behavior                                    |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| (none)      | Default: Check -> Gate -> Ask permission    |
| `--check`   | Same as default (hidden alias)              |
| `--install` | Check -> Skip gate -> Install automatically |
| `--yes`     | Alias for `--install`                       |

Parse `$ARGUMENTS` for flags:

```bash
case "$ARGUMENTS" in
  *--install*|*--yes*)
    SKIP_GATE=true
    ;;
  *)
    SKIP_GATE=false
    ;;
esac
```

---

## Edge Cases

| Case                              | Handling                                                          |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| All tools present                 | Todos 1-5 complete, Todo 6 shows "All set!", Todos 7-8 marked N/A |
| Some missing, user says "install" | Todos 7-8 execute normally                                        |
| Some missing, user says "skip"    | Show manual commands, mark todos 7-8 as skipped                   |
| `--install` flag passed           | Skip Todo 6 gate, proceed directly to install                     |
| macOS vs Linux                    | Todo 1 detects platform, install commands adapt                   |

## Troubleshooting

### semantic-release not found

```bash
# Install globally with npm
npm i -g semantic-release@25

# Or use npx (no global install needed)
npx semantic-release --version
```

### Permission errors with npm

```bash
/usr/bin/env bash << 'CONFIG_EOF'
# Fix npm permissions
mkdir -p ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

# Add to your shell config
SHELL_RC="$([[ "$SHELL" == */zsh ]] && echo ~/.zshrc || echo ~/.bashrc)"
echo 'export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH' >> "$SHELL_RC"
source "$SHELL_RC"
CONFIG_EOF
```

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## Next Steps

Nothing to install. The itp-hooks hooks are shipped in `plugins/itp-hooks/hooks/hooks.json` and Claude Code loads them from the plugin itself — enabling the `itp-hooks` plugin is the whole installation step. The `/itp:tether` installer that used to inject them into `~/.claude/settings.json` was retired in issue #127 because that second registration made every matching event fire the hook twice.

### What the shipped hooks provide

- **PreToolUse guards**: the Write/Edit orchestrator (version, shell-safety, TypeScript-version, hoisted-deps, mise-hygiene and more), plus per-tool Bash guards
- **PostToolUse reminder**: prompts ADR sync after Bash/Write/Edit/MultiEdit

**IMPORTANT:** A newly enabled plugin's hooks take effect after a Claude Code session restart.

## Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, reflect before closing the task:

0. **Locate yourself.** — Find this SKILL.md's canonical path (Glob for this skill's name) before editing. All corrections target THIS file and its sibling references/ — never other documentation.
1. **What failed?** — Fix the instruction that caused it. If it could recur, add it as an anti-pattern.
2. **What worked better than expected?** — Promote it to recommended practice. Document why.
3. **What drifted?** — Any script, reference, or external dependency that no longer matches reality gets fixed now.
4. **Log it.** — Every change gets an evolution-log entry with trigger, fix, and evidence.

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

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