Initialize Claude Project Manager

Verify that all required dependencies are installed and offer to install any missing ones.

Process

Step 1: Check Required Dependencies

Run these checks and report status:

bash

# Node.js (required)
node --version

# Git (required)
git --version

# jq (optional but recommended)
jq --version

# GitHub CLI (optional)
gh --version

Step 2: Report Status

Create a status table:

Dependency	Required	Status	Version
Node.js	Yes	✓ / ✗	x.x.x
Git	Yes	✓ / ✗	x.x.x
jq	No	✓ / ✗	x.x.x
GitHub CLI	No	✓ / ✗	x.x.x

Step 3: Offer to Install Missing Dependencies

For each missing required dependency, offer to install:

Windows (winget):

bash

winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS  # Node.js
winget install Git.Git            # Git
winget install jqlang.jq          # jq
winget install GitHub.cli         # GitHub CLI

macOS (brew):

bash

brew install node    # Node.js
brew install git     # Git
brew install jq      # jq
brew install gh      # GitHub CLI

Cross-platform (npm):

bash

npm install -g vercel  # Vercel CLI (optional)

Step 4: Verify Hooks Work

After dependencies are confirmed, test that the audit hook can parse JSON:

bash

echo '{"hook_event_name":"test","session_id":"123"}' | node -e "
  let d='';
  process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);
  process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
    try{console.log(JSON.parse(d).hook_event_name)}
    catch(e){console.log('PARSE_ERROR')}
  })
"

Expected output: test

Step 5: Report Summary

code

## CPM Initialization Complete

✓ All required dependencies installed
✓ Hook JSON parsing verified
✓ Ready to create projects

Run `/help` to see available commands.

If Dependencies Cannot Be Installed

If the user cannot install dependencies (permissions, corporate policy, etc.):

•Document which features will be limited
•Hooks will fall back to basic grep parsing (less reliable)
•Some GitHub features may not work without gh

Reference

See DEPENDENCIES.md for full dependency documentation.