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Bootstrap a new research project. An agent skill from flonat/flonat-research.
Install Init Project
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-project --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .claude/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .claude/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-projectType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-project --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .agents/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .agents/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-project --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .cursor/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .cursor/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git --path skills/init-project--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-project --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .gemini/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .gemini/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-projectInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .github/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .github/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install flonat/flonat-research init-project --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init-project .opencode/skills/init-project && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "init-project" agent skill from https://github.com/flonat/flonat-research/tree/main/skills/init-project into .opencode/skills/init-project/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "init-project", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
init-project- GitHub stars
- 145
- Token cost
- ~929 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 236 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 83
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Bootstrap a new research project. An agent skill from flonat/flonat-research.
- Works in 5 steps: Interview → Scaffold → Populate Files → …
- Tasks that involve Project scaffolding
- SKILL.md covers Protocol and Output
- Calls git
What it does
Init Project is an agent skill from flonat/flonat-research. Bootstrap a new research project. Interview for details, scaffold directory structure, create Overleaf symlink, initialise git, and create project context files.
Its SKILL.md is about 930 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 Development, covering Project scaffolding, LaTeX and Git workflow. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Shareable Claude Code + Codex infrastructure for PhD researchers — skills, agents, hooks, and rules for academic workflows. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Project scaffolding
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
- Tasks that involve Git workflow
Example prompts
- “/init-project”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(mkdir*), Bash(ln*), Bash(git*), Bash(ls*), Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da27600. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(mkdir*)Bash(ln*)Bash(git*)Bash(ls*)ReadWriteEditGlobGrepAskUserQuestion
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
Init Project loads about 929 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 236 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 flonat/flonat-research at commit da27600, republished under its MIT licence (© flonat). 236 words, ~929 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/init-project/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- init-project
- description
- Bootstrap a new research project. Interview for details, scaffold directory structure, create Overleaf symlink, initialise git, and create project context files.
- allowed-tools
- Bash(mkdir*), Bash(ln*), Bash(git*), Bash(ls*), Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion
- argument-hint
- (no arguments — starts an interview)
Init Project — Research Project Scaffolder
Interactive project setup: answer questions, get a ready-to-use research project directory.
Protocol
Phase 1: Interview
Ask the user these questions using AskUserQuestion (adapt based on what's already known):
- Project name — short name for the directory (e.g.,
nudge-experiment) - Paper title — working title for the paper
- Research question — one sentence
- Target journal/venue — where you plan to submit
- Co-authors — names and affiliations (if any)
- Parent directory — where to create the project (default:
~/Research/) - Overleaf path — path to Overleaf-synced directory for symlink (optional)
- Methodology — experimental, observational, theoretical, simulation, mixed
Phase 2: Scaffold
Create the directory structure:
<project-name>/
├── CLAUDE.md # Project-specific Claude instructions
├── README.md # Project overview
├── MEMORY.md # Knowledge base (seeded with template)
├── paper/ # → Overleaf symlink (or empty dir)
├── code/
│ ├── python/ # Python scripts
│ └── R/ # R scripts
├── data/
│ ├── raw/ # Original data (never modified)
│ └── processed/ # Cleaned/transformed data
├── results/ # Analysis outputs
├── figures/ # Generated figures
├── docs/ # Project documentation
├── correspondence/ # Referee reports, cover letters
│ └── referee2/ # Referee 2 agent reports
├── log/ # Session logs
│ └── plans/ # Saved plans
└── .gitignorePhase 3: Populate Files
CLAUDE.md — project-specific instructions:
- Paper title and research question
- Co-authors and target venue
- Methodology and key conventions
- Pointer to project context files
README.md — human-readable overview:
- Project title and description
- Directory structure explanation
- How to compile the paper
- Co-author information
MEMORY.md — seeded with research project template:
- Notation Registry (empty)
- Estimand Registry (empty)
- Key Decisions (empty)
- Citations (empty)
- Anti-Patterns (empty)
- Code Pitfalls (empty)
.gitignore — standard research project ignores:
- Build artifacts (
out/,*.aux,*.log) - Data files (
data/raw/*.csv,data/raw/*.xlsx) - Python/R artifacts (
__pycache__/,.Rhistory) - OS files (
.DS_Store)
Phase 4: Git & Symlinks
- Overleaf symlink — if a path was provided:
bash ln -s /path/to/overleaf/dir paper - Git init — initialise the repository:
bash git init git add . git commit -m "Initial project scaffold"
Phase 5: Context Update
Update the central context library:
- Add the project to
.context/projects/_index.md - Create
.context/projects/papers/<project-name>.mdwith metadata
Output
Print a summary of what was created:
Project created: ~/Research/<project-name>/
Directories: 12
Files: 4 (CLAUDE.md, README.md, MEMORY.md, .gitignore)
Overleaf: linked / not configured
Git: initialised with initial commit
Next steps:
1. Start writing in paper/ (or link Overleaf)
2. Add code to code/python/ or code/R/
3. Run session-log when you finish working© flonat, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/init-project of flonat/flonat-research.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit da27600
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| Init Project this skillflonat/flonat-research | 145 | — | ~929 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| degit Project ScaffoldingRich-Harris/degit | 7.9k | — | ~534 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Light Project StructureLight0305/Light-skills | 640 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Project Initializationpavel-molyanov/molyanov-ai-dev | 296 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Setup Gitprobabl-ai/skills | 135 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | BSD-3-Clause | |
| Flowfile Failure ArchaeologyEdwardvaneechoud/Flowfile | 370 | — | ~7.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Init Project
What does Init Project do?
Bootstrap a new research project. An agent skill from flonat/flonat-research. Init Project is an agent skill from flonat/flonat-research. Bootstrap a new research project.
When should I use Init Project?
Init Project fits situations like: tasks that involve Project scaffolding; tasks that involve LaTeX; tasks that involve Git workflow.
How do I install Init Project in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/init-project in flonat/flonat-research) into .claude/skills/init-project in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Init Project in Codex?
Run `npx skills add flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/init-project in flonat/flonat-research) into .agents/skills/init-project in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Init Project 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 flonat/flonat-research --skill init-project -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-project, .gemini/skills/init-project, .github/skills/init-project and .opencode/skills/init-project in your project.
What does Init Project need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Init Project needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(mkdir*), Bash(ln*), Bash(git*), Bash(ls*), Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion.
Does Init Project 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 Init Project 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 Project use?
Init Project 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 Init Project use?
About 929 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Project?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Init Project: degit Project Scaffolding (Rich-Harris/degit, 7.9k stars), Light Project Structure (Light0305/Light-skills, 640 stars), Project Initialization (pavel-molyanov/molyanov-ai-dev, 296 stars) and Setup Git (probabl-ai/skills, 135 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Init Project?
flonat (a GitHub user) maintains it in flonat/flonat-research, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 83 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.
Source: flonat/flonat-research on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.