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Repo bootstrap

Take any repo from zero to RepoOps-grade in one prompt. The full gold-standard setup - brain, skills, CI gates, twin-drift checks, end-of-session ritual - codified into a single paste-and-go prompt. The version of brain-bootstrap that doesn't hold back.

See it in motion

Where to find it

  • Desktop: http://localhost:4000/, then Manage → Repo bootstrap in the sidebar.
  • Keyboard: ⌘ K, then type “Repo bootstrap”.
  • On disk: .claude/brain/repo-bootstrap-prompt.md

What it does for you

One paste, four hours of setup avoided.Brain scaffolding + CLAUDE.md hard rules + CI gates (twin-drift, brain-record, brain-drift) + end-of-session ritual + PR template - all the scaffolding this repo earned the hard way.
Repeats the patterns that work.Every convention the prompt installs came from a real mistake this repo made and logged in .claude/brain/errors.md. You're not copying style; you're copying scar tissue.
Honest about what won't fit.The prompt asks the repo's framework, size, and team shape, then turns off the gates that don't apply (no twin-drift if no HTML twins; no brain-record if no PR records yet).

Configure

No config required. Edit .claude/brain/repo-bootstrap-prompt.md directly if you want a more opinionated or less opinionated default for new repos you spin up.

Use it well

Use on a green-field repo, or one that's been running long enough to have its own conventions but no brain yet. For a project already running RepoOps elsewhere, prefer brain-bootstrap - it's the lighter scaffolding without the CI mandates.

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