Cloning Project

Cloning Project

When users request to clone, copy, export, or backup their current project:

Step 1: Verify Project Context

Check if the user is in a project by looking for project-specific indicators:

• Project instructions in the context window
• Knowledge files mentioned in `` or similar sections
• User explicitly stating they're in a project

If not in a project, inform the user that this skill requires being inside a Claude project.

Step 2: Gather Project Instructions

Project instructions are typically found in the context window as XML or markdown content describing the project's purpose and configuration. Extract and save these instructions to a file.

Create the instructions file:

cat > /home/claude/project-instructions.md /dev/null || true
  ```
- Create zip bundle:
  ```bash
  cd /home/claude
  zip -r /mnt/user-data/outputs/project-export.zip project-export/
  ```
- Show bundle contents:
  ```bash
  unzip -l /mnt/user-data/outputs/project-export.zip
  ```

## Step 5: Provide Files and Instructions to User

Link the exported files:

**For single instructions file:**
```markdown
[Download project-instructions.md](computer:///mnt/user-data/outputs/project-instructions.md)

For bundled export:

[Download project-export.zip](computer:///mnt/user-data/outputs/project-export.zip)

Then provide clear setup instructions:

## How to Import Into a New Project

1. **Create a new Claude project** (or open an existing one where you want to clone this configuration)

2. **Add project instructions:**
   - Open the new project's settings
   - Navigate to the "Instructions" section
   - Copy and paste the content from `project-instructions.md`
   - Save the instructions

3. **Upload knowledge files** (if applicable):
   - In the new project, go to the "Knowledge" section
   - Upload all files from the export (except project-instructions.md)
   - Files will become available as project knowledge

Your project is now cloned with the same configuration and knowledge base.

Edge Cases

Empty project (no custom instructions or knowledge):

• Inform the user that the project has no custom configuration to export
• Explain that projects by default only have access to Claude's base capabilities

Large knowledge bases:

• If the zip file exceeds reasonable size (~50MB), warn the user and suggest selective export
• Provide individual file links as fallback

Corrupted or inaccessible files:

• Skip files that cannot be read
• Report which files were successfully exported vs. skipped
• Provide export anyway with available content

Usage Examples

Trigger phrases:

• "Clone this project"
• "Export my project configuration"
• "How do I copy this project setup?"
• "Backup my project"
• "Save this project's settings"

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: oaustegard
• Source: oaustegard/claude-skills
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://austegard.com/ai-tools/claude-skill-releases.html

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.