create-extension-repo

name	create-extension-repo
description	Create a new GitHub repository from this template with gh CLI, clone it locally, remove this template's bootstrap skill from the generated repo, and clean package.json to stop shipping the skill downstream. Use when asked to make a new extension repo from this template.
compatibility	Requires gh CLI auth, git, and node. Run from the template repository root unless you pass --template explicitly.

Create Extension Repo

Use this skill when the user wants a fresh extension repository created from this template.

Collect first

Get these inputs before running anything:

• target repository name: repo or owner/repo
• visibility: private, public, or internal
• optional description
• optional team
• optional template override if not using this repo's origin

Default visibility to private if the user does not specify one.

Command

Run the helper script from this repo root:

bash ./.agents/skills/create-extension-repo/scripts/create-from-template.sh <target> --private

Examples:

bash ./.agents/skills/create-extension-repo/scripts/create-from-template.sh my-new-extension --private
bash ./.agents/skills/create-extension-repo/scripts/create-from-template.sh my-org/my-new-extension --public --description "Pi extension for ..."

What the helper does

1. Verifies gh, git, and node are available.
2. Uses gh repo create --template with this repo's GitHub origin by default.
3. Clones the new repository locally.
4. Removes the generated repo's .agents/skills/ directory.
5. Removes leftover repo-local bootstrap skill file entries from the generated repo's package.json if present.
6. Creates and pushes a cleanup commit so the generated repo does not keep this bootstrap skill.

After creation

Tell the user the local repo path and suggest the next steps:

cd <repo-dir>
pnpm install
pnpm run setup-template
pnpm run check

Then remind them to update identifiers in:

• package.json
• src/constants.ts
• README.md
• LICENSE

Notes

• If the user wants a different template source, pass --template owner/repo. The helper skips bootstrap cleanup in that case so it does not remove files from an unrelated template.
• If the target directory already exists locally, stop and ask before overwriting anything.
• If gh auth status fails, stop and ask the user to authenticate first.