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/gsd-new-project

Initialize a new project with deep context gathering and PROJECT.md

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Install
$ npx -y skills add open-gsd/gsd-core --skill gsd-new-project --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/gsd-new-project

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Initialize a new project with deep context gathering and PROJECT.md

SKILL.md

gsd-new-project.SKILL.md
name: gsd-new-project
description: "Initialize a new project with deep context gathering and PROJECT.md"
argument-hint: "[--auto]"
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Bash
  - Write
  - Agent
  - AskUserQuestion

<runtime_note> **Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`. They are equivalent — `vscode_askquestions` is the VS Code Copilot implementation of the same interactive question API. </runtime_note>

<context> **Flags:**

  • `--auto` — Automatic mode. After config questions, runs research → requirements → roadmap without further interaction. Expects idea document via @ reference.

</context>

<objective> Initialize a new project through unified flow: questioning → research (optional) → requirements → roadmap.

**Creates:**

  • `.planning/PROJECT.md` — project context
  • `.planning/config.json` — workflow preferences
  • `.planning/research/` — domain research (optional)
  • `.planning/REQUIREMENTS.md` — scoped requirements
  • `.planning/ROADMAP.md` — phase structure
  • `.planning/STATE.md` — project memory

**After this command:** Run `/gsd-plan-phase 1` to start execution. </objective>

<execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/new-project.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/questioning.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/templates/project.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/templates/requirements.md </execution_context>

<process> Execute end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (validation, approvals, commits, routing). </process>

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