new-project

name	new-project
description	Scaffold a .claude/ directory for any project
disable-model-invocation	true

/new-project — Project Scaffolding

Usage

/new-project [language]

Language: python, javascript, typescript, go, or omit for generic.

What to Create

Create the following structure in the current working directory:

.claude/
├── CLAUDE.md                # Project charter (fill with project name + language)
├── compaction-context.md    # Empty template
├── context/                 # Empty dir (for API docs, specs)
├── rules/                   # Language-specific rules
├── skills/                  # Empty dir (for project skills)
└── hooks/                   # Empty dir (for project hooks)

CLAUDE.md Template

# [Project Name] — Claude Code Configuration

## Project
- **Language**: [detected or specified]
- **Path**: [current directory]

## How to Work
- Read this file at session start
- Follow rules in `.claude/rules/`
- Update `compaction-context.md` before long operations

## Key Commands
(To be filled as project develops)

## Architecture
(To be filled as project develops)

compaction-context.md Template

# Compaction Context

*No active context. Update this file before compaction or long operations.*

## Current Task
(none)

## Progress
(none)

## Next Steps
(none)

Language-Specific Rules

Python → .claude/rules/python.md:

• Use type hints everywhere
• Prefer pathlib over os.path
• Use ruff for linting, black for formatting
• pytest for testing
• Docstrings: Google style

JavaScript/TypeScript → .claude/rules/js-ts.md:

• Use ESM imports
• Prefer const, avoid var
• Use prettier for formatting
• Descriptive variable names, no abbreviations

Go → .claude/rules/go.md:

• Follow effective Go conventions
• Use gofmt/goimports
• Error handling: always check, never ignore
• Prefer table-driven tests

Generic (no language specified) → .claude/rules/general.md:

• Keep functions small and focused
• Write tests for new functionality
• Document non-obvious decisions

After Creation

Print a summary of what was created and suggest next steps:

1. Add project-specific commands to CLAUDE.md
2. Add any reference docs to context/
3. Create project-specific skills in skills/