Repo bootstrap
Skills for any AI agent harness, by Mad House
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Bootstrap a new GitHub repo with all standard Mad House files. Creates the repo, clones it locally under the correct org path, and writes README, .gitignore, .env.example, Dockerfile, CHANGELOG, and AGENTS.md template. Triggers on "new repo", "bootstrap a repo", "create a new project", "start a new repo", "scaffold repo".
SKILL.md
1.6 KB, as published. Nobody here has run it
repo-bootstrap
One command from idea to a push-ready local repo with all standard files.
Tools
scripts/scaffold.sh
Creates a GitHub repo and writes all standard files.
- Input:
REPO_ORG=madebymadhouse|orinadus-systems|samhcus - Input:
REPO_NAME=<kebab-case-name> - Input:
REPO_DESC=<one sentence> - Input:
REPO_VISIBILITY=public|private(default: public) - Input:
REPO_TYPE=service|lib|bot|tool(default: tool) - Output:
{created: bool, local_path: string, github_url: string}
Workflow
- Collect: org, name, one-line description, visibility, type (service/lib/bot/tool)
- Run
scripts/scaffold.sh - Report the local path and GitHub URL
- Do NOT make the initial commit - the user reviews the files first
Standard files written
| File | Always | Service | Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| README.md | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| .gitignore | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CHANGELOG.md | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| .env.example | Yes | Yes | |
| Dockerfile | Yes | Yes |
Org paths
| Org | Local path |
|---|---|
| madebymadhouse | ~/dev/mad-house/<name> |
| orinadus-systems | ~/dev/orinadus/<name> |
| samhcus | ~/dev/personal/<name> |