| name | aidlc-init |
| description | Start an AI-DLC workflow — run the whole Initialization phase (mint the intent, detect the workspace, build state) in one step, without typing a stage. The engine normally auto-births the first intent; this is opt-in packaging over that move. Pass `--scope <name>` to seed the initial scope (defaults to poc), or a freeform description of what to build.
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| argument-hint | [--scope <name>] [description] |
| user-invocable | true |
AI-DLC — start a workflow (birth the first intent)
Start a fresh AI-DLC workflow. The workspace shell ships in dist/ (no setup
command), and the engine auto-births the first intent when you describe what to
build — this skill is opt-in packaging over that birth move. Initialization is a
PHASE, not a single stage — it mints the intent, detects the workspace
(greenfield/brownfield), and builds aidlc-state.md together, in one
deterministic call. There is no per-init-stage runner because an init stage has
no standalone meaning.
Steps
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Birth the intent (run the initialization phase). Parse the user's
$ARGUMENTS: forward any recognized flags
(--scope <name>/--depth <level>/--test-strategy <level>)
as-is, and pass any freeform description text via --arguments "<text>"
(intent-birth reads the description from the --arguments flag, NOT a
positional — forwarding it bare would silently drop it). ALSO derive a short
--label: a 2-3 word kebab-case essence of what's being built
("I would like to build a simple calculator application" → --label "simple calc"). The label becomes the readable, date-prefixed record dir name
(<YYMMDD>-simple-calc); the full --arguments text is preserved separately
in the audit + state. Omit --label only when there is no description (the
tool then falls back to the scope token):
bun .claude/tools/aidlc-utility.ts intent-birth --scope <name> --arguments "<description>" --label "<2-3 word essence>"
--scope seeds the initial scope (defaults to poc); omit --arguments
and --label when the user gave no description. Print the tool's output and
stop. This does not advance a stage; run /aidlc afterwards to continue.
