How do I install the Project Init skill?

Run npx skillmds add vladm3105/project-init in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Project Init skill do?

Initialize a new (greenfield) project for the SDD flow - domain selection, folder scaffolding, and index files. Use once, before any artifact creation; then hand off to doc-flow. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Project Init safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Project Init?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Project Init free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Project Init?

vladm3105 (@vladm3105) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Project Init by vladm3105 — Agent Skill

Name: Project Init
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: vladm3105

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Purpose

Scaffold a brand-new project for the SDD flow: select a domain, create the 8-layer folder structure and index files, and apply domain terminology — the one-time setup that must happen before workflow execution.

Layer: cross-cutting utility (precedes BRD).

When to Use

Use when:

Starting a greenfield project — no docs/ structure yet.
The domain has not been selected.

Do NOT use when:

docs/01_BRD/ etc. already exist — go straight to ../doc-flow/SKILL.md.

Behavior

Run the steps in order; create folders before any documents.

1. Domain selection (first)

Ask which domain the project targets and record the choice — it drives the terminology mappings applied in step 3:

Choice	Domain
1 (default)	Financial Services
2	Software / SaaS
3	Healthcare
4	E-commerce
5	IoT
6	Other / Generic

2. Folder structure

Create the 8 artifact directories plus support folders:

mkdir -p docs/{01_BRD,02_PRD,03_EARS,04_BDD,05_ADR,06_SPEC,07_TDD,08_IPLAN}
mkdir -p docs/08_IPLAN/tmp plans

3. Domain configuration

Apply the selected domain's terminology mappings (e.g. Financial: [RESOURCE_ITEM]→Position, [USER_ROLE]→Trader; Software: [RESOURCE_ITEM]→Resource, [USER_ROLE]→Account Admin; Generic: [RESOURCE_ITEM]→Entity). Create any domain-specific subdirectories.

4. Index files

touch docs/01_BRD/BRD-00_index.md docs/02_PRD/PRD-00_index.md \
      docs/03_EARS/EARS-00_index.md docs/04_BDD/BDD-00_index.md \
      docs/05_ADR/ADR-00_index.md docs/06_SPEC/SPEC-00_index.md \
      docs/07_TDD/TDD-00_index.md docs/08_IPLAN/IPLAN-00_index.yaml

Each artifact created later must complete a Document Control section (name, version, date, owner, status, revision history).

5. Validate

Confirm all 8 directories, the index files, the domain subdirectories, and plans/ exist. If anything is missing, re-run the relevant step.

6. Hand off

Report initialization complete and direct the user to ../doc-flow/SKILL.md to begin with doc-brd. Templates are referenced from ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/NN_<X>/; copying them into the project is optional.

Adaptation

Before scaffolding, read the project adaptation profile (.aidoc/profile.yaml). Honor active_layers: create structure for the active layers only — do not scaffold a disabled skippable layer. Ignore any unknown or out-of-surface key. Authority: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ADAPTATION.md.

Related Resources

Next: ../doc-flow/SKILL.md (start with doc-brd)
Layer registry: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/registry/LAYER_REGISTRY.yaml
Templates & READMEs: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/NN_<X>/
Diagrams: ../charts-flow/SKILL.md

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