harness-init

Development

Project setup with environment check, file generation, SSOT sync, and validation. Use when user mentions '/harness-init', new project setup, launch a project, or introduce harness to existing project. Do NOT load for: implementation, reviews, or planning.

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Harness Init Skill

Sets up a project so VibeCoder can start development with natural language only. Completes with minimum 1 question, ready to start development immediately.

Quick Reference

"Want to launch a new project fastest" → this skill
"Leave it to you" / "Quickly" → proceed with defaults, no questions
"With Next.js + Supabase" → technology specification
"Introduce harness to existing project" → analyze existing code

Deliverables

Real project generation (e.g., create-next-app) + initial setup
Prepare Plans.md / AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .claude/
Environment diagnosis → SSOT initialization → Final validation
→ Ready to run Plan→Work→Review immediately

Usage

/harness-init                              # Interactive setup (min 1 question)
/harness-init blog --mode=solo             # With partial specification
/harness-init --stack=next-supabase        # Specify tech stack

Feature Details

Feature	Reference
Execution Flow	See references/execution-flow.md
Smart Defaults	See references/smart-defaults.md
Generated Files	See references/generated-files.md

Optimized Flow

Before: Up to 11 dialogue rounds After: Minimum 1, maximum 2 dialogue rounds

Step 1: Unified question (1 time)
  ├─ What are you building?
  ├─ Who will use it?
  └─ Leave it to me or detailed settings?

Step 2: Confirmation (skip if "leave it to me")
  └─ Tech stack + project name

→ Execute setup (includes background analysis)

Step 3: Completion report

Arguments

Argument	Description	Example
`[project description]`	What to build	`"EC site"`
`--mode`	solo / 2agent	`--mode=solo`
`--stack`	Tech stack	`--stack=next-supabase`
`--name`	Project name	`--name=my-app`
`--lang`	Language	`--lang=en`

Smart Defaults

Item	Default	Auto-determination
Language	ja	Config file
Mode	Solo	2-Agent if .cursor/ exists
Tech stack	next-supabase	In auto mode
Skills Gate	Auto-configured	Adjust with `/skills-update`

Next Steps

After setup:

"/planning I want to create XXX" → Create plan
"/work" → Execute tasks in Plans.md
"npm run dev" → Start dev server