Project Setup

Project Setup Skill

Overview

This Skill helps initialize new projects with standardized structure, documentation templates, and configuration files for multiple AI IDEs.

Capabilities

• Create standard folder structure
• Initialize git repository
• Set up AI assistant configurations (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Roo-Code)
• Create documentation templates
• Initialize task management system
• Set up MCP tool configurations

Standard Project Structure

project-name/
├── CLAUDE.md                    # Claude Code reference
├── README.md                    # Project documentation
├── .gitignore                   # Git ignore rules
├── .claude/                     # Claude Code config
│   ├── agents/
│   ├── commands/
│   └── skills/
├── .cursor/                     # Cursor IDE config
│   └── rules/
├── .fstrent_spec_tasks/        # Task management
│   ├── tasks/
│   ├── features/
│   ├── TASKS.md
│   └── PLAN.md
├── docs/                        # Documentation
└── temp_scripts/                # Test scripts

When to Use

Use this Skill when:

• Starting a new project from scratch
• Converting an existing project to use AI assistant tools
• Setting up standardized development environment
• Creating project templates
• User mentions: "new project", "initialize", "setup", "scaffold"

Setup Process

1. Create Base Structure

# Create main folders
mkdir -p docs temp_scripts

# Create AI IDE configurations
mkdir -p .claude/agents .claude/commands .claude/skills
mkdir -p .cursor/rules

2. Initialize Git

git init
# Create .gitignore with common patterns

3. Create Documentation

• CLAUDE.md - Main project reference
• README.md - Project overview
• docs/ folder for additional documentation

4. Initialize Task Management

Use MCP tool: fstrent_tasks_setup to initialize the task management system

5. Create Initial Files

• Project context documentation
• Basic configuration files
• Example templates

Configuration Templates

.gitignore Template

# Dependencies
node_modules/
venv/
__pycache__/

# IDE
.vscode/
.idea/

# Environment
.env
.env.local

# Build outputs
dist/
build/
*.pyc

# Logs
*.log
logs/

# OS
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

README.md Template

# Project Name

## Description
Brief description of the project

## Setup
Installation and setup instructions

## Usage
How to use the project

## Development
Development guidelines and commands

## License
License information

Best Practices

• Always create a comprehensive .gitignore
• Document the project structure in CLAUDE.md
• Set up task management from the start
• Include example configurations
• Create clear README with setup instructions
• Initialize version control early

Resources

This Skill works with:

• fstrent_tasks MCP tool for task management
• Git for version control
• Multiple AI IDE configurations

Source & license

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

• Author: wrm3
• Source: wrm3/aiproject_template
• License: MIT

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