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Initialize or update project for Claude Code and MPM

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/mpm-init

Initialize or intelligently update project for Claude Code and Claude MPM.

Usage

/mpm-init [update|context|resume|catchup] [options]

Core Modes

Project Setup

/mpm-init                      # Auto-detect: offer update or create
/mpm-init update               # Quick update (30-day git activity)
/mpm-init --update             # Full documentation refresh
/mpm-init --force              # Force recreate from scratch

Delegates to Agentic Coder Optimizer agent for:

  • CLAUDE.md creation/update (with priority rankings 🔴🟡🟢⚪)
  • AST analysis and code structure docs
  • Single-path workflows (ONE way to do ANYTHING)
  • Tool configuration, memory system, gitignore management

Smart Update Mode: Auto-detects existing CLAUDE.md and offers update vs recreate.

Context Analysis

/mpm-init context [--days N]   # Intelligent git history analysis (default: 7 days)
/mpm-init catchup              # Quick commit history (last 25 commits, no analysis)

context: Delegates to Research agent for deep analysis of:

  • Active work streams (from commit patterns)
  • Intent and motivation (from messages)
  • Risks and blockers
  • Recommended next actions

catchup: Direct CLI execution, instant output.

Resume from Logs

/mpm-init resume [--list] [--session-id ID]

Reads stop event logs from .claude-mpm/resume-logs/ and .claude-mpm/responses/ showing:

  • What was being worked on
  • Tasks completed, files modified
  • Next steps, stop reason, token usage
  • Git context (branch, status)

Key Options

Configuration:

  • --project-type TYPE: web, api, cli, library
  • --framework NAME: react, django, fastapi, etc.
  • --ast-analysis / --no-ast-analysis: Enable/disable code analysis
  • --comprehensive / --minimal: Full setup vs CLAUDE.md only

Organization:

  • --organize: Organize misplaced files
  • --preserve-custom: Keep custom sections (default)
  • --review: Review without changes

What Gets Created

New Projects:

  • ✅ CLAUDE.md (priority-ranked instructions)
  • ✅ Single-path workflows (make build/test/deploy)
  • ✅ Tool configs (linting, formatting, testing)
  • ✅ Memory system (.claude-mpm/memories/)
  • ✅ DEVELOPER.md, CODE_STRUCTURE.md (with AST)
  • ✅ .gitignore updates (auto-adds .claude-mpm/)

Updates:

  • ✅ Smart merging (preserves custom sections)
  • ✅ Automatic archival (docs/_archive/)
  • ✅ Change tracking

Examples

# Quick start
/mpm-init                      # Auto-detect mode

# Quick update (lightweight)
/mpm-init update               # 30-day activity report

# Resume work
/mpm-init context --days 14    # Analyze last 2 weeks
/mpm-init resume               # Show latest session from logs
/mpm-init catchup              # Quick commit history

# Full configuration
/mpm-init --project-type web --framework react --comprehensive

Implementation Notes

Delegation patterns:

  • Project init/update: → Agentic Coder Optimizer agent
  • context: → PM → Research agent (structured analysis)
  • catchup: → Direct CLI (git log wrapper)
  • resume: → PM (reads logs, no delegation)

Token budgets:

  • context analysis: 10-30s processing time
  • resume display: ~10-20k tokens
  • catchup: instant, minimal tokens

See docs/commands/init.md for comprehensive documentation.