install

Install OpenWolf

Install the third-party openwolf npm package and initialize it in the current project (cwd at invocation). The plugin itself contains no openwolf code — it shells out to the published binary.

Self-Evolving Skill: If install steps drift (renamed flags, new prerequisites, npm vs pnpm churn), fix this file. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

Prerequisites

Component	Required	Check
Node.js 20+	Yes	node --version
npm/pnpm/bun	One	command -v npm pnpm bun
PM2	Optional	command -v pm2 (for the auto-started daemon — degrades gracefully if absent)

When NOT to run this

Confirm with the user before initializing in any of these:

• The cc-skills marketplace repo itself (this repo) — anatomy.md would be noise across 197 skills.
• Tiny one-shot scripts or directories without a clear "project" boundary.
• Any project where .claude/settings.json is auto-managed by another tool that does not preserve foreign hook entries.

Workflow

Step 1: Preflight + confirm

node --version || { echo "FAIL: Node.js 20+ required"; exit 1; }
PROJECT_ROOT="$(pwd)"
echo "Will install openwolf globally and initialize in: $PROJECT_ROOT"
[ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT/.wolf" ] && echo "NOTE: .wolf/ already exists — init will run in upgrade mode (preserves user data)."

If CLAUDE.md already exists in the project, warn the user that openwolf will prepend a 225-byte snippet to it. Use AskUserQuestion if the project's CLAUDE.md has structured top-of-file metadata that the user might not want disturbed.

Step 2: Install the global binary

Pick the first available package manager:

if command -v pnpm >/dev/null; then pnpm add -g openwolf
elif command -v bun  >/dev/null; then bun add -g openwolf
else                                 npm install -g openwolf
fi
openwolf --version || { echo "FAIL: openwolf binary not on PATH after install"; exit 1; }

Step 3: Initialize in the current project

cd "$PROJECT_ROOT" && openwolf init

This creates .wolf/, merges 6 hooks into .claude/settings.json, writes .claude/rules/openwolf.md, prepends a snippet to CLAUDE.md, registers in ~/.openwolf/registry.json, and (if PM2 is installed) starts daemon openwolf-$(basename "$PROJECT_ROOT").

Step 4: Verify

openwolf status

Confirm: .wolf/ files present, hook scripts present, hooks registered, anatomy file count matches expectations.

Step 5: Surface what was added

Tell the user concisely:

• .wolf/ directory at $PROJECT_ROOT/.wolf/ (data the user owns)
• 6 hooks merged into $PROJECT_ROOT/.claude/settings.json
• Snippet prepended to $PROJECT_ROOT/CLAUDE.md
• Rules file at $PROJECT_ROOT/.claude/rules/openwolf.md
• Registry entry at ~/.openwolf/registry.json
• Daemon: whatever openwolf status reported

To remove cleanly later: /openwolf:remove.

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, before closing the task:

0. Locate yourself. — This SKILL.md path before editing.
1. What failed? — Fix the failing step here, not in a separate doc.
2. Did the package manager preference order misfire? — Reorder pnpm/bun/npm if needed.
3. Did openwolf init mutate something unexpected? — Document under "When NOT to run this".

Do NOT defer. The next invocation inherits whatever you leave behind.