Agent skill

Project Bootstrapper

by mhattingpete in mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace

Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Project Bootstrapper

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill project-bootstrapper -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace project-bootstrapper --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/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity-skills-plugin/skills/project-bootstrapper .claude/skills/project-bootstrapper && 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-bootstrapper
GitHub stars
680
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
452 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
16
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation.

  • Works in 8 steps: Project Structure → Git Configuration → Documentation → …
  • User wants to start a new project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, What It Sets Up, Approach and Customization, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Project Bootstrapper is an agent skill from mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace. Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation. Use when user wants to start a new project, improve project structure, add development tooling, or establish professional workflows.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 Workflow automation. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code Skills for software engineering workflows - Git automation, testing, and code review. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • User wants to start a new project
  • Improve project structure
  • Add development tooling
  • Establish professional workflows

Example prompts

  • “/project-bootstrapper”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js
  • Docker

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Project Structure
  2. Git Configuration
  3. Documentation
  4. Testing Setup
  5. Code Quality Tools
  6. Dependencies Management
  7. Development Workflow
  8. CI/CD Setup

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b5b34bc. 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

Project Bootstrapper loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 452 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace at commit b5b34bc, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mhattingpete). 452 words, ~1,063 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/project-bootstrapper/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
project-bootstrapper
description
Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation. Use when user wants to start a new project, improve project structure, add development tooling, or establish professional workflows.

Project Bootstrapper

Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation.

When to Use

  • "set up a new project"
  • "bootstrap this project"
  • "add best practices"
  • "improve project structure"
  • "set up development tooling"
  • "initialize project properly"

What It Sets Up

1. Project Structure
  • Standard directories (src/, tests/, docs/, scripts/, .github/)
  • Logical file organization
  • Structure improvements
2. Git Configuration
  • Comprehensive .gitignore
  • .gitattributes for line endings/diffs
  • Git hooks (pre-commit, commit-msg)
  • Branch protection patterns
  • Git LFS if needed
3. Documentation
  • Comprehensive README.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Code documentation (JSDoc, docstrings)
  • CHANGELOG.md structure
  • Architecture docs if complex
4. Testing Setup
  • Identify/suggest testing framework
  • Test structure and conventions
  • Example/template tests
  • Configure test runners
  • Coverage reporting
  • Testing scripts/commands
5. Code Quality Tools
  • Linters (ESLint, Pylint, etc.)
  • Formatters (Prettier, Black, etc.)
  • Type checking (TypeScript, mypy, etc.)
  • Pre-commit hooks for quality
  • Editor configs (.editorconfig)
  • Code quality badges
6. Dependencies Management
  • Package manager configuration
  • Organize dependencies
  • Check security vulnerabilities
  • Set up dependency updates (Dependabot, Renovate)
  • Create lock files
  • Document dependency choices
7. Development Workflow
  • Useful npm scripts / Makefile targets
  • Environment variable templates (.env.example)
  • Docker configuration if appropriate
  • Development startup scripts
  • Hot-reload / watch modes
  • Document development workflow
8. CI/CD Setup
  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI config
  • Automated testing
  • Automated deployment (if applicable)
  • Status badges
  • Release automation
  • Branch protection

Approach

Discovery Phase

Ask clarifying questions:

  1. Project type: New or existing?
  2. Primary purpose: Web app, library, CLI tool?
  3. Language/framework: JS/TS, Python, Go, etc.?
  4. Collaboration: Personal or team?
  5. Deployment target: Server, cloud, mobile, desktop?
  6. Preferences: Specific tools/frameworks?
  7. Scope: Full setup or specific areas?
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Implementation Phase
  1. Analyze existing structure (if existing project)
  2. Create plan based on answers
  3. Show plan and get approval
  4. Implement systematically (one area at a time)
  5. Verify completeness
  6. Provide handoff documentation

Customization

Adapts to:

  • Language ecosystem: Node.js vs Python vs Go vs Rust
  • Project size: Small script vs large app
  • Team size: Solo vs collaborative
  • Maturity: Startup speed vs enterprise standards

Tools Used

  • AskUserQuestion: Gather requirements
  • Write: Create configuration files, documentation
  • Edit: Update existing files
  • Bash: Initialize tools (git init, npm init)
  • Read: Analyze existing structure
  • Glob: Find files to update

Success Criteria

  • All standard files present and configured
  • Clear and complete documentation
  • Documented development workflow
  • Automated quality tooling (pre-commit hooks)
  • Easy test execution
  • Follows language/framework conventions
  • Quick developer onboarding
  • No obvious best practices missing

Templates

  • Node.js/TypeScript web app
  • Python CLI tool
  • Python web API (FastAPI/Flask)
  • React/Next.js app
  • Go service
  • Rust CLI/library

Integration

  • feature-planning: For planning custom features
  • code-auditor: For validating setup quality
  • codebase-documenter: For generating detailed docs

Scope Control

  • Full bootstrap: Everything from scratch
  • Partial setup: Specific areas only (e.g., "just add testing")
  • Improvement pass: Enhance existing project
  • Audit + fix: Check what's missing and add it

© mhattingpete, Apache-2.0. 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 productivity-skills-plugin/skills/project-bootstrapper of mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b5b34bc

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Questions about Project Bootstrapper

What does Project Bootstrapper do?

Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation. Project Bootstrapper is an agent skill from mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace. Sets up new projects or improves existing projects with development best practices, tooling, documentation, and workflow automation.

When should I use Project Bootstrapper?

Project Bootstrapper fits situations like: user wants to start a new project; improve project structure; add development tooling; establish professional workflows.

How do I install Project Bootstrapper in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill project-bootstrapper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (productivity-skills-plugin/skills/project-bootstrapper in mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/project-bootstrapper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Project Bootstrapper in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill project-bootstrapper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (productivity-skills-plugin/skills/project-bootstrapper in mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/project-bootstrapper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Project Bootstrapper 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 mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill project-bootstrapper -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-bootstrapper, .gemini/skills/project-bootstrapper, .github/skills/project-bootstrapper and .opencode/skills/project-bootstrapper in your project.

What does Project Bootstrapper need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Project Bootstrapper is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js; Docker.

Does Project Bootstrapper 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 Project Bootstrapper 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 Bootstrapper use?

Project Bootstrapper 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 Bootstrapper use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Bootstrapper?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Project Bootstrapper: N8n CLI (n8n-io/n8n, 207k stars), Home Assistant Manager (komal-SkyNET/claude-skill-homeassistant, 966 stars), Rpa Init (coddy-project/coddy-agent, 167 stars) and Hook Factory (alirezarezvani/claude-code-skill-factory, 880 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Project Bootstrapper?

mhattingpete (a GitHub user) maintains it in mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace, which has 680 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 25, 2026.

Source: mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.