completion-gate-init

name	completion-gate-init
description	Use when the user asks to set up / install / initialize the completion gate in their project (e.g. "set up the completion gate", "add the completion gate to this repo"). Runs the bundled deterministic scaffolder (scripts/init.sh) to create gate/, control/, state/, and a CI workflow, then tells the user what THEY must protect. Does NOT make the gate authoritative — branch protection + CODEOWNERS are the human's job and must not be done by the agent.
license	MIT
metadata	{"version":"0.4.3","author":"zhjai","tags":"completion, gate, init, scaffold, setup, acceptance","related_skills":"goal-compile, completion-audit"}

Completion Gate Init

Convenience wrapper around the authoritative setup script scripts/init.sh. Use it to scaffold the gate into the user's project. The script is the source of truth — run it, don't reimplement it.

When to use

• The user asks to set up / initialize / add the completion gate to their repository.

Procedure

1. Locate an agent-completion-gate checkout (the engine + scaffolder live in the repo, not in this installed skill — npx skills add ships skills, not the gate engine). If the user doesn't have one, clone it:

   git clone https://github.com/zhjai/agent-completion-gate
   

2. From the user's project root, run the scaffolder, pointing it at the project:

   sh <checkout>/scripts/init.sh --dest .
   

   It creates gate/ (engine + empty manifest), control/surface_inventory.yaml, state/, .github/workflows/completion-gate.yml, and a CODEOWNERS example. It is idempotent and will not overwrite existing files (engine or specs) without --force.
3. Relay the script's "Next" steps to the user verbatim. Then help with step 1 of those (define real surfaces/checks) if asked.

Do not

• Do not edit gate/acceptance_manifest.yaml to weaken it, do not move gate//control/ into a worker-writable location, and do not invent your own scaffolding — only run the script.
• Do not claim the gate is active/authoritative. It only enforces the state machine until the user (a human) sets the required status check + CODEOWNERS. Say so plainly.
• Do not set up anything that lets you (the agent) grant complete. That asymmetry is the whole point: you propose candidate_complete; CI / a human verifies.