new-workspace

Provision Shopping Workspace

Creates a new workspace for researching a consumer purchase. This plugin's commands (/shopping:find-product, /shopping:israel-search-zap, /shopping:recommend, etc.) are globally available once installed — this skill only provisions the data scaffold (spec, catalogs/, outputs/, region data) that those commands read from and write to.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS is parsed as:

• First positional: workspace name (kebab-case, used as directory and GitHub repo name). Required.
• Second positional (optional): target parent path. Defaults to ~/repos/github/my-repos.
• --variant=<israel|generic> (optional): which region scaffold to copy. Default: israel.
• --local-only (optional): skip GitHub repo creation and push. Default: create a public GitHub repo and push.
• --private (optional): create the GitHub repo as private. Default: public.

Examples

/shopping:new-workspace bluetooth-speaker --variant=israel
/shopping:new-workspace new-laptop --variant=israel
/shopping:new-workspace office-chair --variant=generic --local-only

Procedure

1. Parse arguments

Extract workspace name, target parent path, variant, and flags from $ARGUMENTS. If workspace name is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding. Default variant: israel.

2. Resolve the scaffold path

The bundled scaffold lives at ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. Confirm it exists. If the variant isn't one of the shipped regions, list the available variants (israel, generic) and stop.

3. Read ambient facts

Read ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md if it exists. Extract OS, locale, timezone, currency, and user identity facts. These will personalise the workspace's CLAUDE.md at step 6.

4. Create the workspace directory

mkdir -p <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
cp -r ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. <target-parent>/<workspace-name>/

Do not copy any .claude/ tree. The plugin's primitives are global.

5. Personalise CLAUDE.md

Open the new workspace's CLAUDE.md and:

• Replace any placeholder identity with the facts from step 3.
• Add a short header noting the workspace name and variant.
• If ambient facts include locale/currency, embed them so downstream commands can skip re-asking.

6. Prompt for workspace-specific facts

Ask the user only for facts this plugin can't infer:

• Product category (free-form, e.g. "bluetooth speaker", "14-inch laptop", "ergonomic chair") — written into the spec.
• Budget ceiling (optional) — written into the spec.
• Generic variant only: the target country/region and currency (write into CLAUDE.md as SHOPPING_REGION and SHOPPING_CURRENCY).

7. Initialise git and (optionally) publish

cd <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial workspace from shopping plugin"

Unless --local-only is set:

gh repo create <workspace-name> --<public|private> --source=. --push

Use --public by default, --private if flag was passed.

8. Print next steps

Tell the user:

• Workspace path.
• Variant chosen.
• Suggested first commands:
  • /shopping:intake — flesh out spec.md
  • For Israel variant: /shopping:israel-search-zap as the default first-pass, then /shopping:recommend to generate a ranked PDF.
  • For Generic variant: /shopping:find-product, then /shopping:recommend.
• Reminder that the workspace is data — they can delete/move it freely without losing the plugin's commands.

Notes

• The scaffold path must be resolved via ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/ (not ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} — that variable isn't exported in skill bash injection, only in hooks/MCP).
• Never copy .claude/commands/, .claude/agents/, or .claude/skills/ into the new workspace. If the user wants workspace-local overrides, they can add them manually later.
• Don't hard-code any personal paths or identifiers here — everything comes from user memory or prompts.