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Set up govctl in the current project. Installs the binary if missing, initializes governance structure.
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
Based on SOC occupation classification
Write effective Architecture Decision Records. Use when: (1) Creating a new ADR, (2) Recording a design decision, (3) User mentions ADR, decision, trade-off, or alternatives
Commit changes with govctl integration — check work item status, preserve durable notes only when needed, and run govctl check
Remove govctl governance from a project. Archives artifacts, removes skills/agents, strips code references. Use when: (1) User wants to stop using govctl, (2) User mentions detach, opt-out, remove governance, or uninstall
Write well-structured Verification Guards. Use when: (1) Creating a new guard, (2) Editing guard check commands or patterns, (3) User mentions guard, verification, or check
Adopt govctl in an existing project. Discovers undocumented decisions, backfills ADRs/RFCs, annotates source code. Use when: (1) Project has no governance yet, (2) User mentions migrate, adopt, onboard, or brownfield
Write well-structured RFCs with normative clauses. Use when: (1) Creating a new RFC, (2) Adding or editing RFC clauses, (3) User mentions RFC, specification, or normative requirements
| name | init |
| description | Set up govctl in the current project. Installs the binary if missing, initializes governance structure. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite |
| argument-hint | [optional setup scope] |
Set up govctl in the current project.
Outputs: Initialized governance structure, verified local setup, and a recommended next workflow.
govctl with cargo install govctl.govctl if it is already available. When working in the govctl repo itself, prefer cargo run --quiet -- before installing a global binary.govctl init./commit rather than embedding raw VCS commands here.govctl --version
If you are working in the govctl repository itself, prefer:
cargo run --quiet -- --version
If that works, use cargo run --quiet -- <subcommand> for the rest of this workflow instead of installing a global binary.
If no usable local invocation exists, ask permission, then install it:
cargo install govctl
If cargo is also missing, tell the user to install Rust first: https://rustup.rs
If gov/config.toml does not exist:
govctl init
If it already exists, skip — the project is already initialized.
If the user wants the bundled skills and reviewer agents copied into the project or agent config directory, run:
govctl init-skills
Use govctl init-skills --format codex for Codex agent role output, and --dir <path> when the assets should be written outside the project directory.
govctl status
Show the user what was created and confirm everything is working.
/discuss for design work/spec for governance-only artifact maintenance/gov for implementation-bearing work/quick for trivial non-behavioral cleanup