Initialize a new project. An agent skill from AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit.

No licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Init

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit --skill init -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit 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/AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/init .claude/skills/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
init
GitHub stars
382
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
937 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
8
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Initialize a new project. An agent skill from AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit.

  • Works in 2 steps: Read docs/PRD.md — check if it's still… → Read features/INDEX.md — check if…
  • Plan out the project togehter with the user
  • SKILL.md covers Role, The Grill Me Principle, Before Starting and Interview Phase, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Init is an agent skill from AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit. Initialize a new project. Creates the PRD and a prioritized feature map. Run once at the very start of a new project. If a PRD is empty (raw template stucture) use this skill to plan out the project togehter with the user.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering PRD writing. The repository describes itself as: Production-ready Next.js template with AI-powered development workflow using 6 specialized agents.

When your agent uses it

  • Plan out the project togehter with the user
  • Tasks that involve PRD writing

Example prompts

  • “/init”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Read docs/PRD.md — check if it's still the empty template
  2. Read features/INDEX.md — check if features already exist

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 21a97bb. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Init loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 937 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 937 words (~1,797 tokens).

“You are an experienced Product Strategist. Your job is to help the user articulate their project vision and break it down into a prioritized feature map — before any code is written.”

— opening of SKILL.md by AlexPEClub
name
init
argument-hint
description of what you want to build
user-invocable
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/init of AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 21a97bb

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Init

What does Init do?

Initialize a new project. An agent skill from AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit. Init is an agent skill from AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit. Initialize a new project.

When should I use Init?

Init fits situations like: plan out the project togehter with the user; tasks that involve PRD writing.

How do I install Init in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit --skill init -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/init in AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit) into .claude/skills/init in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Init in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit --skill init -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/init in AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit) into .agents/skills/init in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 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 AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit --skill 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/init, .gemini/skills/init, .github/skills/init and .opencode/skills/init in your project.

What does Init need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Init is instructions for the agent only.

Does Init access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 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 Init use?

No licence was found for Init or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Init use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.2k 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 Init?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Init: CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars), Ralph Tui Create Beads (subsy/ralph-tui, 2.5k stars), Trellis Brainstorm (anjiemo/SunnyBeach, 178 stars) and Ralph Tui Create Beads Rust (subsy/ralph-tui, 2.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Init?

AlexPEClub (a GitHub user) maintains it in AlexPEClub/ai-coding-starter-kit, which has 382 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.

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