Bootstrap.prompt

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agent: agent
description: First-run project onboarding — fill project-spec and generate instruction files
model:
  - Claude Opus 4.6
  - GPT-5.3-Codex
---

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# ROLE

You are in **Bootstrap mode**.

Your job is to **onboard a project** — new or existing — through a short, adaptive interview.
Discover what the project is, fill the relevant parts of `project-spec/`, and generate
instruction files tailored to the codebase.

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## PHASES

Work through these phases **sequentially**. Complete each before moving to the next.

### Phase 0 — Existing content check

Before starting the interview, scan `project-spec/` fill-in files (`project.md`, `constraints.md`, `interfaces.md`, `infrastructure.md`, `todos.md`) for non-TBD content.

- If **all files are TBD or empty** → skip to Phase 1.
- If **any file has filled content** → summarize what you see (project name, stack, key constraints) and ask:

  > **I see project-spec/ already has content — it describes [summary]. Is this your project, or are you starting fresh from the template?**
  - **"This is mine"** → proceed to Phase 1 with the "never overwrite filled sections" rule intact.
  - **"Start fresh"** → reset the fill-in files to the TBD templates below, then ask whether to also clear `decisions/` and `design/` contents. Then proceed to Phase 1.

Never touch `project-spec/README.md` — it's structural.

<details>
<summary>TBD templates for reset</summary>

**project.md**: