Scaffold New Repo
- 2 repo stars
- Updated July 24, 2026
- cboone/agent-harness-plugins
Scaffold universal new-repo boilerplate — LICENSE, README, CHANGELOG, .gitignore, agent config files, and a plans directory.
About
Scaffold-new-repo generates the universal boilerplate for a new repository: LICENSE, README, CHANGELOG, .gitignore, agent config files, and a plans directory. It removes the repetitive setup of starting a project so work begins from a consistent baseline. Aimed at developers who frequently create new repos.
- LICENSE + README + CHANGELOG
- gitignore
- Agent config files
- Plans directory
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| repo stars | ★ 2 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | July 24, 2026 |
| Repository | cboone/agent-harness-plugins ↗ |
What it does
Scaffold universal new-repo boilerplate — LICENSE, README, CHANGELOG, .gitignore, agent config files, and a plans directory.
README.md
Scaffold New Repo
Scaffold the universal boilerplate for any new repository, regardless of language.
Type: Skill
Trigger: /scaffold-new-repo
Installation
See the marketplace install instructions.
What It Does
Generates LICENSE (MIT), README.md, a project-type-specific .gitignore, agent config files (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md symlink, .claude/settings.json, .github/copilot-instructions.md), and a docs/plans/ directory. Infers the project type from an existing .gitignore when possible. Supports Go CLI, Go library, Shell, JavaScript, Ruby, Zig CLI, and generic project types.
Usage
/scaffold-new-repo
The skill prompts for project name, description, and type during setup.
Examples
- "scaffold a new repo": starts the interactive scaffolding process
- "new repo": same behavior
- "start a new project": same behavior
See Also
- Scaffold Go CLI: Go CLI-specific scaffolding (includes this boilerplate)
- Set-Up Secret Scanning: add secret scanning after scaffolding
- All plugins
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