bootstrap

Bootstrap Command - Greenfield Project Creation

Minimal coordinator: pre-flight checks -> charter-interviewer -> bootstrap-scaffolder.

Parameters

Extract these parameters from the user's input:

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
PROJECT_NAME	No	(prompted)	New project directory name (lowercase, hyphens allowed)

Environment values (resolve via shell):

• RP1_ROOT: !rp1 agent-tools rp1-root-dir (extract data.root from JSON response)

§1 Pre-Flight

ls -la

Classify directory state:

• rp1-initialized: Only ., .., .DS_Store, .rp1/, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md (user ran rp1 init here)
• Empty: Only ., .., .DS_Store (no rp1 files)
• Non-empty: Contains project files -> list top 10-15

Extract CURRENT_DIR_NAME: basename of current working directory (e.g., /home/user/my-app -> my-app)

§2 Project Name

PROJECT_NAME provided: Validate (no spaces, valid dir chars). PROJECT_NAME = PROJECT_NAME

PROJECT_NAME empty + rp1-initialized: PROJECT_NAME = CURRENT_DIR_NAME (auto-extracted from directory basename)

PROJECT_NAME empty + Empty/Non-empty: AskUserQuestion: "What would you like to name your project? Use lowercase, numbers, hyphens (e.g., my-awesome-app)."

Max 2 attempts for validation, then abort.

§3 Target Dir Setup

Case A: rp1-initialized

AskUserQuestion: "Directory '{CURRENT_DIR_NAME}' contains rp1 configuration. Create project '{PROJECT_NAME}' here?" Options:

• Yes, proceed here (Recommended)

• Create subdirectory

• Yes, proceed here (Recommended): "Create the scaffolded project in the current directory"

• Create subdirectory: "Create a new subdirectory '{PROJECT_NAME}' instead"

• Yes/1: TARGET_DIR = cwd

• subdirectory/2: TARGET_DIR = {cwd}/{PROJECT_NAME}

Case B: Empty Dir (no rp1 files)

AskUserQuestion: "Current directory is empty. Create files here or subdirectory '{PROJECT_NAME}'?" Options:

• here

• subdirectory

• here/1: TARGET_DIR = cwd

• subdirectory/2: TARGET_DIR = {cwd}/{PROJECT_NAME}

Case C: Non-Empty

AskUserQuestion: "Current dir has files: [list]. Project goes in ./{PROJECT_NAME}/ (won't modify existing). Proceed?" Options:

• yes

• no

• yes: TARGET_DIR = {cwd}/{PROJECT_NAME}

• no: Abort: "Bootstrap cancelled. cd into empty dir or provide name: /bootstrap my-project"

Create subdir if needed: mkdir -p "{TARGET_DIR}" (fail -> abort)

§4 Charter Phase (Stateless)

4.1 Init Charter

mkdir -p "{TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context"

Create {TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/charter.md:

# Project Charter: {PROJECT_NAME}
**Version**: 1.0.0 | **Status**: Draft | **Created**: {timestamp}

## Vision
_TBD_
## Problem & Context
_TBD_
## Target Users
_TBD_
## Business Rationale
_TBD_
## Scope Guardrails
### Will Do
_TBD_
### Won't Do
_TBD_
## Success Criteria
_TBD_
## Scratch Pad
<!-- Interview state - removed on completion -->
<!-- Mode: CREATE -->
<!-- Started: {timestamp} -->
<!-- End scratch pad -->

4.2 Interview Loop

CHARTER_PATH = {TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/charter.md question_count = 0

while question_count < 10: Task tool: subagent_type: rp1-dev:charter-interviewer prompt: CHARTER_PATH: {CHARTER_PATH}, MODE: CREATE, RP1_ROOT: {{$RP1_ROOT}}

response = parse_json(output)

if response.type == "next_question":
    answer = AskUserQuestion: "response.next_question"
    question_count++
    Append to scratch pad: `### Q{n}: {topic}` / `**Asked**: {q}` / `**Answer**: {answer}`

elif response.type == "success":
    Update charter sections w/ response.charter_content
    Remove scratch pad section
    break

elif response.type == "skip":
    question_count++
    Append: `### Q{n}: Skipped` / `**Skipped**: {response.message}`

elif response.type == "error":
    Output: "Charter error: {response.message}. Re-run /bootstrap to retry."
    break

4.3 Verify

ls "{TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/charter.md" - missing -> warn, continue

§5 Scaffold Phase (Stateless)

5.1 Init Preferences

Create {TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/preferences.md:

# Project Preferences
**Generated**: {timestamp} | **Status**: In Progress

## Scratch Pad
<!-- Phase: INTERVIEW -->
<!-- Questions Asked: 0 -->
<!-- Started: {timestamp} -->

### Tech Stack State
Language: [?] | Runtime: [?] | Framework: [?] | PkgMgr: [?]
Testing: [?] | Build: [?] | Lint: [?] | Format: [?]

### Q&A History
### Research Notes
<!-- End scratch pad -->

5.2 Scaffolder Loop

PREFS_PATH = {TARGET_DIR}/{{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/preferences.md question_count = 0, summary_iterations = 0

loop: Task tool: subagent_type: rp1-dev:bootstrap-scaffolder prompt: PROJECT_NAME, TARGET_DIR, CHARTER_PATH, PREFS_PATH, RP1_ROOT

response = parse_json(output)

if "next_question": answer = AskUserQuestion: "response.next_question" question_count++ Append to scratch pad: ### Q{n}: {topic} / **Asked**: {q} / **Answer**: {answer} continue elif "research_ready": update phase to RESEARCH, continue elif "summary": answer = AskUserQuestion: "{summary} Proceed?" Options:

• Yes
• No if Yes: update phase to SCAFFOLD, continue else: summary_iterations++ if >= 2: "Max revisions. Re-run /bootstrap." break answer = AskUserQuestion: "What would you like to change?" Append to scratch pad: ### Revision: {answer} continue elif "scaffold": continue elif "success": Output response.output, break elif "error": Output error, break

5.3 Verify

ls "{TARGET_DIR}" - confirm: package.json (or equiv), src/, tests/, README.md, AGENTS.md

§6 Success Output

Bootstrap complete!
Project: {PROJECT_NAME} | Location: {TARGET_DIR}

Created: {{$RP1_ROOT}}/context/charter.md, preferences.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, README.md, [pkg manifest], src/, tests/

Next: cd {PROJECT_NAME}, review code, run app (see README.md)

Commands: /rp1-dev:build, /rp1-dev:blueprint update, /rp1-base:knowledge-build

§7 Anti-Loop

Single-pass. DO NOT:

• Ask clarification beyond defined prompts
• Loop to earlier steps
• Re-run agents after completion
• Modify files outside TARGET_DIR

Flow: Check dir (1x) -> Resolve name (1x, max 2 validations) -> Setup target (1x) -> charter-interviewer (1x) -> bootstrap-scaffolder (1x) -> Output -> STOP

Errors: Dir fail -> abort | User declines -> abort | Charter fails -> warn, continue | Scaffold fails -> report partial

Begin: check directory state, proceed through workflow.