| name | packmind-onboard |
| description | Complete automated onboarding: analyzes codebase, creates package, and generates standards & commands via CLI. Automatic package creation when none exist, user selection when packages are available. |
| license | Complete terms in LICENSE.txt |
packmind-onboard
Run "packmind --version" to get the current cli installation.
Find the highest version at or below the cli version in this list:
- 0.16.0
- 0.23.0
- 0.35.0
Remember this value as $PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION for the rest of the skill.
Action skill. Provides complete automated onboarding for Packmind:
- Creates or selects a package
- Analyzes codebase for patterns
- Generates draft Standards and Commands
- Creates items via CLI
Automatic package creation when none exist, user selection when packages are available.
Guarantees
- Read-only analysis. Analysis phase does not modify any project files.
- Drafts before creation. All items are written as drafts first, allowing review before creation.
- Preserve existing. Never overwrite existing artifacts. If a slug already exists, create
-2, -3, etc.
- Evidence required. Every reported insight must include file-path evidence (and line ranges when feasible).
- Focused output. Max 5 Standards and 5 Commands generated per run.
- Graceful failure. Partial failures don't lose successful work; failed drafts are preserved.
- User control. When packages exist, users confirm package selection before creation.
Definitions
- Pattern (non-linter): a convention a linter cannot reliably enforce (module boundaries, cross-domain communication, workflow parity, error semantics, etc).
- Evidence:
path[:line-line] entries; omit line ranges only when the file isn't text-searchable.
Step 0 — Introduction
Print exactly:
I'll start the Packmind onboarding process. I'll create your first standards and commands and send them to your Packmind organization. This usually takes ~3 minutes.
Step 1 — Get Repository Name
Get the repository name for package naming:
basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
Remember this as the repository name for package creation in Step 2.
Also run packmind whoami and extract the Host: value from the output. Remember this URL for the completion summary.
Step 2 — Package Handling
Handle package creation or selection.
Check existing packages
List available packages by following packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/list-packages.md.
Parse the output to get package names and slugs.
No packages exist
Auto-create a package using the repository name. Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-package.md using ${REPO_NAME}-standards as the package name.
The create-package step will determine the space. Capture the chosen space slug as $SPACE_SLUG and the new package slug as $PACKAGE_SLUG.
Print:
No existing packages found — created a new one: ${REPO_NAME}-standards
One package exists
Ask via AskUserQuestion:
- "Add to
{package-name}?"
- "Create new package instead"
Multiple packages exist
Ask via AskUserQuestion:
- List each existing package as an option
- Include "Create new package" option
If "Create new package" is selected
- Ask for package name (suggest
${REPO_NAME}-standards as default)
- Follow
packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-package.md using the chosen name.
- The create-package step will determine the space. Capture the chosen space slug as
$SPACE_SLUG and the new package slug as $PACKAGE_SLUG.
If an existing package is selected
Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/select-package.md.
After this step
Remember $PACKAGE_SLUG (the slug of the selected/created package) and $SPACE_SLUG for later reference — they will be used together in Step 9 to ensure items are added to the correct package in the correct space (as @$SPACE_SLUG/$PACKAGE_SLUG).
Step 3 — Announce
Print exactly:
packmind-onboard: analyzing codebase (read-only)
Target package: [package-name]
Step 4 — Detect Existing Packmind and Agent Configuration
Before analyzing, detect and preserve any existing Packmind/agent configuration.
Glob (broad, future-proof)
Glob for markdown in these roots (recursive):
.packmind/**/*.md.claude/**/*.md.agents/**/*.md**/skills/**/*.md**/rules/**/*.md
Classify
Classify found files into counts:
- standards:
.packmind/standards/**/*.md
- commands:
.packmind/commands/**/*.md
- other_docs: any markdown under
.claude/, .agents/, or any skills/ or rules/ directory outside .packmind
If any exist, print exactly:
Existing Packmind/agent docs detected:
Standards: [N]
Commands: [M]
Other docs: [P]
No overwrites. New files (if you Export) will be added next to the existing ones.
Step 5 — Detect Project Stack (Minimal, Evidence-Based)
Language markers (check presence)
- JS/TS:
package.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, tsconfig.json
- Python:
pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, setup.py
- Go:
go.mod
- Rust:
Cargo.toml
- Ruby:
Gemfile
- JVM:
pom.xml, build.gradle, build.gradle.kts
- .NET:
*.csproj, *.sln
- PHP:
composer.json
Architecture markers (check directories)
- Hexagonal/DDD:
src/application/, src/domain/, src/infra/
- Layered/MVC:
src/controllers/, src/services/
- Monorepo:
packages/, apps/
Print exactly:
Stack detected (heuristic):
Languages: [..]
Repo shape: [monorepo|single]
Architecture markers: [..|none]
Step 6 — Run Analyses
Read each reference file for detailed search patterns, thresholds, and insight templates.
| Analysis | Reference File | Output focus |
|---|
| File Template Consistency | references/file-template-consistency.md | Commands |
| CI/Local Workflow Parity | references/ci-local-workflow-parity.md | Commands |
| Role Taxonomy Drift | references/role-taxonomy-drift.md | Standards |
| Test Data Construction | references/test-data-construction.md | Standards |
Output schema (internal; do not print as-is to user)
For every finding, keep an internal record:
INSIGHT:
title: ...
why_it_matters: ...
confidence: [high|medium|low]
evidence:
- path[:line-line]
where_it_doesnt_apply:
- path[:line-line]
Step 7 — Generate All Drafts
Generate all draft files in one batch, using the format defined for your CLI version.
Read the Draft Format section in packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-items.md and create draft files accordingly.
Generation Rules (all versions)
- Generate drafts only from discovered insights (no invention)
- Use evidence from analysis to populate rules/steps
- Cap output: max 5 Standards + 5 Commands
- Never overwrite existing files; append
-2, -3, etc. if slug exists
Step 8 — Present Summary & Confirm
Present the generated draft files and ask for confirmation:
============================================================
ANALYSIS COMPLETE
============================================================
Target package: [package-name]
Stack detected: [languages], [monorepo?], [architecture markers]
Analyses run: [N] checks
DRAFTS CREATED:
Standards ([N]):
1. [Name] → .packmind/standards/_drafts/[slug].draft.md
2. ...
Commands ([M]):
1. [Name] → .packmind/commands/_drafts/[slug].draft.md
2. ...
Drafts are saved in .packmind/*/_drafts/ — you can review or edit them before creating.
============================================================
Then ask via AskUserQuestion with three options:
- Create all now — Proceed with creating all standards and commands
- Let me review drafts first — Pause to allow editing, re-run skill when ready
- Cancel — Exit without creating anything
Step 9 — Create Items
Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/create-items.md.
Step 10 — Completion Summary
Follow packmind-versions/$PACKMIND_CLI_VERSION/completion-summary.md.
Edge Cases
Package creation fails
If packmind packages create fails:
❌ Failed to create package: [error message]
Please check:
- You are logged in: `packmind login`
- Your network connection is working
- The package name is valid
Cannot proceed with onboarding until package is created.
Exit the skill. Do not proceed to analysis.
Not logged in
If CLI commands fail with authentication errors:
❌ Not logged in to Packmind
Please run:
packmind login
Then re-run this skill.
No packages available
If the package listing command returns no packages:
Auto-create a package using the repository name.
