Agent skill

Project Initializer

by DemonDamon in DemonDamon/AgenticX

Initializer agent for the project-level harness — turn a spec or issue into featurelist.json, init.sh, verify.yaml, and an initial commit.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Project Initializer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add DemonDamon/AgenticX --skill project-initializer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install DemonDamon/AgenticX project-initializer --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/DemonDamon/AgenticX.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/agenticx/skills/bundled/project-initializer .claude/skills/project-initializer && 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
project-initializer
GitHub stars
294
Token cost
~632 tokens
SKILL.md length
273 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Initializer agent for the project-level harness — turn a spec or issue into featurelist.json, init.sh, verify.yaml, and an initial commit.

  • Works in 8 steps: Read the spec end-to-end. Use file_read… → Decompose into ≥ 5 deliverables. Each… → Call project_init with the full feature… → …
  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Inputs, Steps and Forbidden
  • Calls git

What it does

Project Initializer is an agent skill from DemonDamon/AgenticX. Initializer agent for the project-level harness — turn a spec or issue into featurelist.json, init.sh, verify.yaml, and an initial commit.

Its SKILL.md is about 630 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 AI & LLM Engineering. The repository describes itself as: AgenticX is a unified, production-ready multi-agent platform — Python SDK + CLI (agx) + Studio server + Machi desktop app. Features Meta-Agent orchestration, 15+ LLM providers… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/project-initializer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the spec end-to-end. Use file_read if the user pointed at a file, otherwise capture the user's message as the source of truth.
  2. Decompose into ≥ 5 deliverables. Each feature must
  3. Call project_init with the full feature list. The tool writes feature_list.json, seeds status.json with phase=initialize, and drops…
  4. Customize init.sh via bash_exec (or file_write with the diff path = .agx/project/init.sh)
  5. Customize verify.yaml with the project's real test/lint commands. Keep the bootstrap step that runs init.sh.
  6. Smoke-run with verify_run (no feature_id) to confirm the initial gate is green on a clean checkout.
  7. Commit the harness files via bash_exec
  8. Append a closing progress note with progress_append (e.g. "[initialize-done] commit= features=N") and tell the user the project is ready…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c1af2c7. 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

Project Initializer loads about 632 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 273 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~632

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 DemonDamon/AgenticX at commit c1af2c7, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© DemonDamon). 273 words, ~632 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/project-initializer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
project-initializer
description
Initializer agent for the project-level harness — turn a spec or issue into feature_list.json, init.sh, verify.yaml, and an initial commit.
requires_tools
project_init, project_status, progress_append, bash_exec, file_read, file_write

Project Initializer

Use exactly once per project, when session_mode == feature_loop and .agx/project/ does not yet exist (system prompt will say "Initializer 阶段").

Inputs

  • A spec markdown, GitHub issue, or natural-language feature description.
  • The repo root (workspace_dir or first non-default taskspace).

Steps

  1. Read the spec end-to-end. Use file_read if the user pointed at a file, otherwise capture the user's message as the source of truth.
  2. Decompose into ≥ 5 deliverables. Each feature must:
    • have a stable id (kebab-case, ≤ 32 chars),
    • be independently mergeable (its commit can land on main without breaking others),
    • declare 1–3 concrete acceptance_criteria (observable behavior, not implementation steps),
    • declare depends_on only for hard ordering constraints,
    • get an integer priority (lower = sooner; reserve 100 for "later").
  3. Call project_init with the full feature list. The tool writes feature_list.json, seeds status.json with phase=initialize, and drops template init.sh + verify.yaml.
  4. Customize init.sh via bash_exec (or file_write with the diff path = .agx/project/init.sh):
    • install language runtime / package manager dependencies,
    • apply migrations / generate seed data,
    • must be idempotent (running twice on the same machine should not break anything).
  5. Customize verify.yaml with the project's real test/lint commands. Keep the bootstrap step that runs init.sh.
  6. Smoke-run with verify_run (no feature_id) to confirm the initial gate is green on a clean checkout.
  7. Commit the harness files via bash_exec:
    git add .agx/project init.sh verify.yaml
    git commit -m "chore(project): initialize harness with N features"
    Keep this commit small — only harness files, no business code.
  8. Append a closing progress note with progress_append (e.g. "[initialize-done] commit=<sha> features=N") and tell the user the project is ready for a Coding session.

Forbidden

  • Editing business code in this session.
  • Selecting or completing a feature — that is the Coding phase's job.
  • Hardcoding secrets in init.sh or verify.yaml.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in agenticx/skills/bundled/project-initializer of DemonDamon/AgenticX.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c1af2c7

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Questions about Project Initializer

What does Project Initializer do?

Initializer agent for the project-level harness — turn a spec or issue into featurelist.json, init.sh, verify.yaml, and an initial commit. Project Initializer is an agent skill from DemonDamon/AgenticX.yaml, and an initial commit.

When should I use Project Initializer?

Project Initializer fits situations like: AI & LLM Engineering work in your project.

How do I install Project Initializer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add DemonDamon/AgenticX --skill project-initializer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (agenticx/skills/bundled/project-initializer in DemonDamon/AgenticX) into .claude/skills/project-initializer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Project Initializer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add DemonDamon/AgenticX --skill project-initializer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (agenticx/skills/bundled/project-initializer in DemonDamon/AgenticX) into .agents/skills/project-initializer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Project Initializer 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 DemonDamon/AgenticX --skill project-initializer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/project-initializer, .gemini/skills/project-initializer, .github/skills/project-initializer and .opencode/skills/project-initializer in your project.

What does Project Initializer need to run?

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

Does Project Initializer 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 Project Initializer 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 Project Initializer use?

Project Initializer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Project Initializer use?

About 632 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Project Initializer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Project Initializer: Agent Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Add Uint Support (pytorch/pytorch, 104k stars), Peft Fine Tuning (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars) and Segment Anything Model Guide (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Project Initializer?

DemonDamon (a GitHub user) maintains it in DemonDamon/AgenticX, which has 294 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: DemonDamon/AgenticX on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.