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Project-aware file generation. Reads existing codebase conventions (naming, structure, imports, exports, test patterns) then generates new files that match exactly. Wires generated files into the project's registration points.

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Project-aware file generation. Reads existing codebase conventions (naming, structure, imports, exports, test patterns) then generates new files that match exactly. Wires generated files into the project's registration points.

SKILL.md

scaffold.SKILL.md
name: scaffold
license: MIT
description: >-
  Project-aware file generation. Reads existing codebase conventions (naming,
  structure, imports, exports, test patterns) then generates new files that
  match exactly. Wires generated files into the project's registration points.
user-invocable: true
auto-trigger: false
trigger_keywords:
  - scaffold
  - generate component
  - generate module
  - generate service
  - new component
  - new module
  - new route
  - new service
  - create component
  - stub out
  - bootstrap

/scaffold — Project-Aware File Generator

Orientation

**Use when:** Creating a new component, module, service, route, hook, domain, or utility with existing examples in the project.

**Do NOT use when:** The file has no precedent (use `/marshal` for unconstrained generation), you're modifying existing files (use `/refactor`), or the project has no conventions yet.

**Needs:** target type, name, and optional description.

Protocol

Step 1: IDENTIFY THE TARGET

Parse the user's request into:

  • **type**: component | module | service | route | hook | domain | utility | custom
  • **name**: the name the user gave (e.g., "UserProfile", "auth-service", "settings route")
  • **description**: what it does, if provided (otherwise leave blank for now)

If the type is ambiguous, ask ONE clarifying question. Do not ask more than one.

Step 2: FIND EXEMPLARS

Search the codebase for 2-3 existing files of the same type.

**Search strategy by type:**

| Type | Search Pattern | What to Look For | |---|---|---| | component | `**/*.tsx` in the same directory or sibling directories | Functional components with similar complexity | | module | Same directory as where new module will live | Registration pattern, exports, config shape | | service | `**/services/**`, `**/lib/**` | Class vs function, singleton vs factory, error handling | | route | Router config files, `**/routes.*`, `**/pages/**` | Route definition format, lazy loading, guards | | hook | `**/hooks/**`, `**/use*.ts` | Naming, parameter patterns, return types, cleanup | | domain | Top-level domain/feature directories | Manifest structure, entry point, internal layout | | utility | `**/utils/**`, `**/helpers/**` | Pure function style, type signatures, JSDoc |

**For each exemplar, extract:** 1. File naming convention (PascalCase, kebab-case, camelCase, snake_case) 2. Directory placement (co-located with component? separate `hooks/` dir?) 3. Import style (path aliases? relative? named imports? default exports?) 4. Export style (named exports? default? re-exported from barrel/index file?) 5. Internal patterns (how state is managed, how errors are handled, JSDoc or no) 6. Test co-location (`.test.ts` next to file? `__tests__/` directory? separate `tests/` tree?) 7. Types pattern (inline? separate `.types.ts`? shared types file?)

**Output a brief analysis** (3-5 lines) summarizing the conventions you found.

Step 3: DETERMINE THE FILE SET

Based on the exemplars, determine which files to generate. Not every project needs every file. Only generate what the project's conventions call for.

**Decision matrix:**

| File | Generate IF... | |---|---| | Main file | Always | | Types file (`.types.ts`) | Project separates types into their own files (check exemplars) | | Test file (`.test.ts`) | Project has co-located tests for this type of file | | Barrel/index file | Project uses barrel exports AND this file's directory doesn't already have one | | Barrel update | Project uses barrel exports AND the directory already has an index file | | Style file (`.module.css`, `.styled.ts`) | Project uses co-located styles for this type | | Storybook file (`.stories.tsx`) | Project has stories for this type of file |

**Do NOT generate:**

  • Empty placeholder files with only a TODO comment
  • Test files that only contain `describe('...', () => { it.todo('...') })`
  • Types files that only re-export from elsewhere
  • Any file type the project doesn't already use

Step 4: GENERATE THE FILES

For each file in the set, generate content by adapting the closest exemplar.

**Rules:** 1. Match the exemplar's structure exactly — same section order, same patterns 2. Replace names and specific logic, keep structural patterns 3. Every generated file must be syntactically valid and importable 4. No placeholder comments (`// TODO: implement`, `// Add logic here`) 5. No empty function bodies unless the exemplar has them 6. Minimal but functional — renders something, has at least one real method, returns a typed value 7. Match the project's TypeScript strictness

Match the exemplar's props pattern, state management, utility imports, async patterns, and error handling exactly.

Step 5: WIRE IT IN

Find every registration point the exemplars use and add the new file there.

**Common wiring points (check which ones the project uses):**

| Wiring Point | How to Find It | What to Add | |---|---|---| | Barrel exports | `index.ts` in the same or parent directory | `export { NewThing } from './NewThing'` | | Route registration | Router config file (search for exemplar's route) | New route entry matching the pattern | | Module registry | Bootstrap/registration file | New registration call | | Navigation/sidebar | Nav config array | New nav entry if appropriate | | Lazy loading map | Dynamic import map | New lazy import entry | | Type unions | Discriminated unions that list all variants | New variant if this is a new "type" of thing |

**Rules:** 1. Only wire into registration points that the exemplars actually use 2. Match the exact format — same spacing, same trailing commas, same comments 3. If a registration point uses alphabetical ordering, maintain it 4. Never create new registration points — only add to existing ones

Step 6: VERIFY

Run typecheck — every generated file must pass. Fix failures before exiting. If typecheck is unavailable, do a manual read-through for syntax and import correctness.

Fringe Cases

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