ijfw-new-project

name	ijfw-new-project
description	Bootstrap a fresh project of any domain -- software, book, marketing campaign, landing page, design system, or product launch. Trigger: 'new project', 'start a project', 'bootstrap project', 'init a project', 'scaffold a project', /ijfw-new-project
since	1.5.0

IJFW New Project

Domain-agnostic bootstrap. Software is one domain; book, campaign, landing-page, design-system, and launch are first-class peers. The end state is the same: a confirmed brief, durable memory, and a clear next move.

Step 1 -- Detect domain (one question, max)

Read the user's first line. Map silently:

Phrase contains	Domain
"app", "site", "API", "service", "CLI", "library", "tool"	software
"book", "chapter", "manuscript", "novel", "essay collection"	book
"campaign", "ad", "funnel", "email sequence", "drip"	campaign
"landing page", "one-pager", "splash", "lead magnet"	landing-page
"design system", "component library", "brand kit", "tokens"	design-system
"launch", "release plan", "PR/FAQ", "go-to-market"	launch

If no signal, ask once: One word: software / book / campaign / landing-page / design-system / launch? Accept aliases. Do not interrogate. Do not assume software.

Step 2 -- Memory recall

Call ijfw_memory_recall with the project name + domain. If matches return, surface up to 3 relevant prior decisions inline:

I remember: <project> -- <decision>. Want me to apply that pattern here?

If empty, say clean slate -- no prior context and continue. Never silent.

Step 3 -- Brief skeleton

Write .ijfw/memory/brief.md from the domain template:

• software -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/software.brief.md
• book -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/book.brief.md
• campaign -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/campaign.brief.md
• landing-page -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/landing-page.brief.md
• design-system -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/design-system.brief.md
• launch -> claude/skills/ijfw-new-project/templates/launch.brief.md

If the template file is absent in this checkout, fall back to a minimal skeleton (goal / audience / success criteria / out-of-scope / first move). Templates are the contract; the skill must still produce a brief if they haven't shipped yet.

The skeleton fields are domain-shaped, not software-shaped:

• book -> premise / reader / chapter spine / voice / publication target
• campaign -> offer / audience / channels / KPI / objection map
• landing-page -> promise / proof / CTA / scroll narrative / metric
• design-system -> tokens / primitives / patterns / governance / consumers
• launch -> PR/FAQ / target date / channels / readiness gates

Step 4 -- Socratic fill (one question at a time)

Walk the user through the brief in order. ONE question per turn. Echo back every 3 turns: So far: <2-line recap>. Yes?

Never paste the empty template and wait. Never dump a numbered list. The brainstorm-discipline invariants from ijfw-workflow apply: one question, no offscreen research, no silent advance, visible deliverable.

If the user gives a thin answer, do one 5-Why drill, then move on. If they say enough or skip, stop filling and move to LOCK with what you have.

Step 5 -- ROADMAP stub (optional, prompted)

After brief is full, ask once: Want a milestone roadmap stub now, or jump to first move?

On roadmap: write .planning/ROADMAP.md with 3-5 milestones inferred from the brief. Each milestone is one line: name + success criterion. No tasks yet -- that belongs to ijfw-plan per milestone.

On jump: skip ROADMAP. The brief alone is enough to start.

Mark the active milestone with .planning/<milestone>/ directory + an empty MILESTONE.md placeholder. Future planning skills key off this directory.

Step 6 -- Persist + LOCK

Call ijfw_memory_store with:

• key: project_meta
• value: JSON object {domain, name, brief_path, created_at, milestone}

This is the single source of project type identity for downstream skills. ijfw-design, ijfw-plan-check, ijfw-workflow, ijfw-verify, and ijfw-ship all read project_meta.domain to adapt their checklists.

Paste the brief back in-chat (max 8 lines) and end:

Project locked. Brief at .ijfw/memory/brief.md. Domain: <domain>. Next: <recommended-next-skill> (software -> ijfw-plan, book -> chapter outline, campaign -> offer matrix, etc.)

Step 7 -- Seed AGENTS.md (idempotent)

Invoke the ijfw-agents-md skill with intent context (brief.md). It will seed AGENTS.md and the platform adapter (CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, etc.) only if those files are absent. Already-present files are left untouched.

Domain non-negotiables

• Do not assume software. Phrases like "tests", "deploy", "CI" are domain-specific; do not surface them outside software / landing-page.
• Do not require git. A book or campaign project may have no repo at all. Skip git-dependent steps gracefully; tell the user once if skipped.
• Do not write code. This skill produces a brief, a memory record, and an optional roadmap. Implementation belongs to downstream skills.

Output format

DOMAIN:   <detected or chosen>
BRIEF:    .ijfw/memory/brief.md (<N> lines)
ROADMAP:  .planning/ROADMAP.md (<N> milestones) | skipped
MEMORY:   project_meta stored
NEXT:     <recommended next skill or command>