add-initiative

name	add-initiative
description	Add a new initiative to the repo. Creates the initiative folder structure, registers it in DASHBOARD.md, creates ideas.md with the General project, and initializes the wiki. Use when the user wants to add a new top-level area of focus.

Add Initiative

Use this skill when the user wants to create a new initiative - a top-level area of focus with its own ideas, projects, sources, outputs, and wiki.

Do not use Trello. Use only files in this repo.

Follow SYSTEM_OVERVIEW.md for folder layout, naming conventions, and wiki init rules.

Inputs

Resolve from the user and files:

• Initiative name - the exact string that will become the folder name and appear in DASHBOARD.md. Must not duplicate an existing initiative folder.
• Type - one of: business, personal brand, or creative project. This determines the wiki domain structure.
• Description - one-line purpose for the DASHBOARD.md Initiatives table.
• Tier points - integer for the priority stack in DASHBOARD.md. Suggest a value that fits the existing stack (for example, between existing values or above/below all of them). Default to a value lower than all existing tiers if the user does not specify.

Do not create an initiative that already exists. If the name would conflict with an existing folder, stop and ask once.

Folder structure to create

initiatives/[Initiative Name]/
  ideas.md
  history/
    done-history.md
    dropped-history.md
  sources/         (with .gitkeep)
  outputs/         (with .gitkeep)
  General/         (default project; .gitkeep if empty)
  wiki/
    index.md
    log.md

Files to write

ideas.md

Use this template (replace [Initiative Name] with the actual name):

# [Initiative Name] - Ideas

Full idea list for this initiative. The root dashboard is [DASHBOARD.md](../../DASHBOARD.md). Lifecycle stages and gates are in `IDEA_LIFECYCLE.md`.

**In progress** means any idea that is not `Backlog`, moved to **Done**, or **Dropped**. Use the **Status** column for the full lifecycle label.

Per `SYSTEM_OVERVIEW.md`, each **project** is a folder directly under this initiative. Artifact folders live at `[Project Name]/[Idea Name]/` (names match the **Project** and **Idea** columns). Ungrouped ideas use the **General** project.

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## Projects

| Project | Purpose | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| General | Default bucket for ideas that do not belong to another project yet. | Medium |

Add rows here when you create named projects. **Project** names should match folder names alongside `ideas.md` and `wiki/` (not inside a `projects/` subfolder) exactly.

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## Project: General

| Idea | Status | Priority | Last updated | Notes / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *(Add ideas here)* | | | | |

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## Done

Full historical log lives in [history/done-history.md](history/done-history.md).

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## Dropped

Full historical log lives in [history/dropped-history.md](history/dropped-history.md).

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## Closed Projects

| Project | Closed | Closure summary |
|---|---|---|
| | | |

history/done-history.md

# [Initiative Name] Done History

Long-form records for completed ideas.

| Idea | Project | Completed | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|

history/dropped-history.md

# [Initiative Name] Dropped History

Long-form records for dropped ideas.

| Idea | Project | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|

wiki/index.md

Use the domain structure from SYSTEM_OVERVIEW.md that matches the initiative type. The page title should be # [Initiative Name] Wiki Index. Include all six domain sections with *(no pages yet)* placeholder rows and the standard footer: *Last updated: [YYYY-MM-DD] - Wiki initialized with domain structure*.

wiki/log.md

# [Initiative Name] Wiki Log

Append-only record of all wiki activity. Each entry starts with a consistent prefix for easy scanning.

Format: `## [YYYY-MM-DD] operation | description`

Operations: `ingest`, `query`, `update`, `lint`, `init`

---

## [YYYY-MM-DD] init | Wiki created

Wiki initialized as part of system setup. No sources ingested yet.

DASHBOARD.md update

Add a row to the Initiatives table. Insert it at the position matching its tier points (highest at top). Set Last initiative work to today.

| [Tier points] | [Initiative Name](initiatives/[URL-encoded name]/ideas.md) | [Description] | [YYYY-MM-DD] |

URL-encode spaces as %20 in the link path.

Completion summary (return to user)

• Initiative name and type.
• Tier points assigned and position in the stack.
• Folders and files created (list them).
• Reminder to use add-project and add-idea to populate it, or bootstrap if this is the initial setup.