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Agent skill

Speckit Git Initialize

by kunstmusik in kunstmusik/blue

Initialize a Git repository with an initial commit. An agent skill from kunstmusik/blue.

GPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Speckit Git Initialize

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kunstmusik/blue --skill speckit-git-initialize -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kunstmusik/blue speckit-git-initialize --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/kunstmusik/blue.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/speckit-git-initialize .claude/skills/speckit-git-initialize && 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
speckit-git-initialize
GitHub stars
154
Used in
6 other repos
Token cost
~438 tokens
SKILL.md length
196 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
16
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
GPL-3.0

At a glance

Initialize a Git repository with an initial commit. An agent skill from kunstmusik/blue.

  • Tasks that involve Git workflow
  • SKILL.md covers Execution, Customization, Output and Graceful Degradation
  • Calls git
  • Tasks that involve Spec-driven development

What it does

Speckit Git Initialize is an agent skill from kunstmusik/blue. Initialize a Git repository with an initial commit

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires spec-kit project structure with .specify/ directory

It sits in Development, covering Git workflow and Spec-driven development. It works with Git, Bash and PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: Blue - An Integrated Music Environment. The licence is GPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Git workflow
  • Tasks that involve Spec-driven development

Example prompts

  • “/speckit-git-initialize”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires spec-kit project structure with .specify/ directory

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab9862c. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Requires spec-kit project structure with .specify/ directory

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Speckit Git Initialize loads about 438 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 196 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~438

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 kunstmusik/blue at commit ab9862c, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© kunstmusik). 196 words, ~438 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/speckit-git-initialize/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
speckit-git-initialize
description
Initialize a Git repository with an initial commit
compatibility
Requires spec-kit project structure with .specify/ directory
metadata.author
spec-kit-core
metadata.source
extension:git

Git Initialize Skill

Initialize Git Repository

Initialize a Git repository in the current project directory if one does not already exist.

Execution

Run the appropriate script from the project root:

  • Bash: .specify/extensions/git/scripts/bash/initialize-repo.sh
  • PowerShell: .specify/extensions/git/scripts/powershell/initialize-repo.ps1

If the extension scripts are not found, fall back to:

  • Bash: git init && git add . && git commit -m "Initial commit from Specify template"
  • PowerShell: git init; git add .; git commit -m "Initial commit from Specify template"

The script handles all checks internally:

  • Skips if Git is not available
  • Skips if already inside a Git repository
  • Runs git init, git add ., and git commit with an initial commit message

Customization

Replace the script to add project-specific Git initialization steps:

  • Custom .gitignore templates
  • Default branch naming (git config init.defaultBranch)
  • Git LFS setup
  • Git hooks installation
  • Commit signing configuration
  • Git Flow initialization

Output

On success:

  • ✓ Git repository initialized

Graceful Degradation

If Git is not installed:

  • Warn the user
  • Skip repository initialization
  • The project continues to function without Git (specs can still be created under specs/)

If Git is installed but git init, git add ., or git commit fails:

  • Surface the error to the user
  • Stop this command rather than continuing with a partially initialized repository

© kunstmusik, GPL-3.0. 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 .agents/skills/speckit-git-initialize of kunstmusik/blue.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab9862c

Used in 6 other repositories

We found 13 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in kunstmusik/blue, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Speckit Git Initialize

What does Speckit Git Initialize do?

Initialize a Git repository with an initial commit. An agent skill from kunstmusik/blue. Speckit Git Initialize is an agent skill from kunstmusik/blue.

When should I use Speckit Git Initialize?

Speckit Git Initialize fits situations like: tasks that involve Git workflow; tasks that involve Spec-driven development.

How do I install Speckit Git Initialize in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kunstmusik/blue --skill speckit-git-initialize -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/speckit-git-initialize in kunstmusik/blue) into .claude/skills/speckit-git-initialize in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Speckit Git Initialize in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kunstmusik/blue --skill speckit-git-initialize -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/speckit-git-initialize in kunstmusik/blue) into .agents/skills/speckit-git-initialize in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Speckit Git Initialize 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 kunstmusik/blue --skill speckit-git-initialize -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/speckit-git-initialize, .gemini/skills/speckit-git-initialize, .github/skills/speckit-git-initialize and .opencode/skills/speckit-git-initialize in your project.

What does Speckit Git Initialize need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Speckit Git Initialize needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires spec-kit project structure with .specify/ directory.

Does Speckit Git Initialize 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 Speckit Git Initialize 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 Speckit Git Initialize use?

Speckit Git Initialize is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Speckit Git Initialize use?

About 438 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Speckit Git Initialize?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Speckit Git Initialize: Tapd Iteration Init (TencentBlueKing/bk-bcs, 840 stars), Rtk Skill (sopaco/deepwiki-rs, 3.1k stars), Git Worktree Manager (microsoft/WindowsAppSDK, 4.7k stars) and Niubash (unixwin/niubash, 155 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Speckit Git Initialize?

kunstmusik (a GitHub user) maintains it in kunstmusik/blue, which has 154 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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