dayz-add-scaffold

name

dayz-add-scaffold

description

Add missing DayZ mod scaffolding pieces (config.cpp stub, $PBOPREFIX$, workbench/dayz.gproj + DayZSetting.xml, README, .gitkeeps) into an EXISTING workspace/<ModName>/ folder. Idempotent - never overwrites files that are already present. Used by /dayz-import-mod after symlinking an external mod, but also runnable directly when you cloned a mod into workspace/ manually and want the standard skeleton filled in.

Path note: <skill-dir> in commands below is the absolute path of this skill's folder. When the agent loads this skill the harness exposes the skill's base directory; substitute it before running. Sibling skills are reached via <skill-dir>\..\dayz-X\.

/dayz-add-scaffold

Companion to /dayz-new-mod. Where dayz-new-mod creates a fresh project from nothing, dayz-add-scaffold fills missing scaffold pieces into a folder that already exists - without touching anything that's already there.

Use this when:

• You cloned someone else's mod into workspace/<ModName>/ and need workbench/dayz.gproj to open it in Workbench, or $PBOPREFIX$ to build it.
• You used /dayz-import-mod to symlink an external repo and answered yes to the "scaffold this missing piece?" prompt - the import skill calls this skill to do the actual writing.
• You're upgrading an older scaffold that pre-dates the workbench-folder convention.

Follow .claude/skills/_shared/dayz-conventions.md.

How to run

python "<skill-dir>\add_scaffold.py" <ModName> [--piece config|prefix|workbench|readme|skeleton|all] [--author "YourHandle"]

Argument	Required?	Notes
<ModName>	yes	Folder name under workspace/. The folder must already exist (real or a link). Same [A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,63} pattern as /dayz-new-mod.
--piece	no	Default all = scan and add only missing pieces. Pick one to scaffold a single piece even if others are missing.
--author	no	Author handle for config.cpp. Same resolution chain as /dayz-new-mod: flag → cache → interactive prompt → fail. Skipped if config.cpp already exists.

Pieces

Piece	What it writes	When
config	config.cpp (CfgPatches + CfgMods stub)	only if missing
prefix	$PBOPREFIX$ (contains <ModName>)	only if missing
workbench	workbench/dayz.gproj (vanilla copy + injected mod paths + dual FileSystem mounts) and workbench/DayZSetting.xml	gproj only if missing; xml only if missing. Skips with warning if DayZ Tools not detected.
readme	README.md (light onboarding notes)	only if missing
skeleton	scripts/3_Game/, scripts/4_World/, scripts/5_Mission/, data/, gui/ (each with .gitkeep)	each subfolder only if missing
all	runs every piece above in order	default

Whatever piece you pick, the skill is idempotent - running it twice on the same folder is a no-op the second time.

Refuses to run if

• /dayz-preflight returns non-zero (typically P:\ not mounted) - preflight runs first and propagates its exit code.
• <ModName> fails the name pattern.
• workspace/<ModName>/ does not exist. This skill never creates the top-level mod folder - that's /dayz-new-mod (for fresh) or /dayz-import-mod (for external).

Output

DayZ preflight
... (preflight output)
Preflight complete.

Scaffolding workspace/MyMod/

  [SKIP]  config.cpp present
  [OK]    $PBOPREFIX$ written
  [SKIP]  README.md present
  [OK]    Skeleton folders created (3 added, 2 already present)
  [OK]    workbench/dayz.gproj written (mod paths + filesystem mounts injected)
  [OK]    workbench/DayZSetting.xml copied

[OK]    2 piece(s) added, 2 piece(s) already present.

If everything is already present:

[OK]    Nothing to add - workspace/MyMod is already fully scaffolded.

What it does not do

• Does NOT create workspace/<ModName>/ itself. The folder must exist first.
• Does NOT create the P:\<ModName>\ junction. That's /dayz-new-mod and /dayz-import-mod.
• Does NOT touch the deployed dir at P:\Mods\@<ModName>\. That's /dayz-build-pbo.
• Does NOT overwrite existing files. If you have your own config.cpp or $PBOPREFIX$, the skill leaves them alone.
• Does NOT git-add or commit anything. The user decides whether to track scaffold pieces.

Do not

• Don't add an --overwrite flag. Idempotency without surprise overwrites is the contract; if you want to regenerate a piece, delete it manually and re-run.
• Don't move per-piece writers out of dayz-new-mod's new_mod.py. We import from there to keep templates in one place; both skills must produce byte-identical output for the same inputs.
• Don't bypass the preflight gate.