Agent skill

00 Repo Init

by ai-driven-dev in ai-driven-dev/framework

Initialize a project repository with git init, a default branch, a bootstrap commit, CONTRIBUTING.md, and optionally the remote.

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Install 00 Repo Init

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 00-repo-init -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ai-driven-dev/framework 00-repo-init --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ai-driven-dev/framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/aidd-vcs/skills/00-repo-init .claude/skills/00-repo-init && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
00-repo-init
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~534 tokens
SKILL.md length
215 words
Files
4 (incl. assets)
Skills in repo
46
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Initialize a project repository with git init, a default branch, a bootstrap commit, CONTRIBUTING.md, and optionally the remote.

  • The user wants to init
  • SKILL.md covers Actions, Transversal rules, Prerequisites and Assets
  • Calls git
  • Set up a new repo

What it does

00 Repo Init is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Initialize a project repository with git init, a default branch, a bootstrap commit, CONTRIBUTING.md, and optionally the remote. Use when the user wants to init or set up a new repo, or publish to a remote. Not for committing, opening a PR, or tagging.

Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including assets (for example `actions/01-init.md`, `actions/02-publish.md` and `assets/CONTRIBUTING.md`).

It sits in Development. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Marketplace Framework AI-Driven Dev : Context Engineering, Plugins, Agents, Skills, Hooks, Templates, SDLC. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to init
  • Set up a new repo
  • Publish to a remote

Example prompts

  • “/00-repo-init”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30640. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

00 Repo Init loads about 534 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 66 tokens; SKILL.md has 215 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~66
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~534

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ai-driven-dev/framework at commit 6e30640, republished under its MIT licence (© ai-driven-dev). 215 words, ~534 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/00-repo-init/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
00-repo-init
description
Initialize a project repository with git init, a default branch, a bootstrap commit, CONTRIBUTING.md, and optionally the remote. Use when the user wants to init or set up a new repo, or publish to a remote. Not for committing, opening a PR, or tagging.
argument-hint
directory | remote

Repo Init

Status: experimental.

Initializes a project's repository locally and, on request, on the remote host, then returns the remote URL.

Actions

#ActionRoleInput
01initResolve VCS config, git init, set the default branch, write CONTRIBUTING.md, bootstrap commitcwd, default_branch, remote_url
02publishCreate the remote repo on the resolved host and push, return its URLcwd, non_interactive

Run 01 → 02. init alone for local-only; publish after it to create the remote. Before running an action, read its file in actions/, not only the table or assets.

Transversal rules

  • The local step is idempotent. If the target is already a git work tree, init does nothing and reports.
  • init makes one bootstrap commit (--allow-empty) so HEAD exists and is pushable. The project's real first commit stays the commit skill's job.
  • publish is outward-facing. It confirms before creating the remote unless non_interactive is set.
  • The provider is open. Resolve the host and how to reach it (CLI, MCP, or API) from the VCS memory when present, else from the VCS tooling available in the environment. Never restrict to a fixed list or a fixed mechanism. main is the default-branch fallback.

Prerequisites

  • git on the PATH. For publish, the resolved host's tooling (CLI, MCP, or API) available and authenticated.

Assets

  • assets/CONTRIBUTING.md: the project-root CONTRIBUTING.md template.

© ai-driven-dev, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (assets) in plugins/aidd-vcs/skills/00-repo-init of ai-driven-dev/framework.

  • SKILL.md
  • actions/01-init.md
  • actions/02-publish.md
  • assets/CONTRIBUTING.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30640

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Questions about 00 Repo Init

What does 00 Repo Init do?

Initialize a project repository with git init, a default branch, a bootstrap commit, CONTRIBUTING.md, and optionally the remote. 00 Repo Init is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework.md, and optionally the remote.

When should I use 00 Repo Init?

00 Repo Init fits situations like: the user wants to init; set up a new repo; publish to a remote.

How do I install 00 Repo Init in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 00-repo-init -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-vcs/skills/00-repo-init in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .claude/skills/00-repo-init in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 00 Repo Init in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 00-repo-init -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-vcs/skills/00-repo-init in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .agents/skills/00-repo-init in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 00 Repo Init in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 00-repo-init -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/00-repo-init, .gemini/skills/00-repo-init, .github/skills/00-repo-init and .opencode/skills/00-repo-init in your project.

What does 00 Repo Init need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, 00 Repo Init needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does 00 Repo Init access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 00 Repo Init safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does 00 Repo Init use?

00 Repo Init is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does 00 Repo Init use?

About 534 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to 00 Repo Init?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 00 Repo Init: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Codebase Knowledge Graph Q&A (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 86k stars) and Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 00 Repo Init?

ai-driven-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ai-driven-dev/framework, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ai-driven-dev/framework on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.