Project Bootstrap Skill

Purpose

Use this Skill when you need to quickly scaffold new projects with consistent configurations, best practices, and team conventions already built-in. This eliminates repetitive setup work and ensures all projects start with the same foundation.

How this Skill works

This Skill provides:

•Shell scripts for automated project initialization (Laravel, Next.js)
•Template files for README and PR templates
•Pre-configured settings for linting, formatting, and CI/CD

Scripts

Script	Description
`scripts/init-laravel.sh`	Initialize a new Laravel project with Pest, Pint, and standard structure
`scripts/init-nextjs.sh`	Initialize a new Next.js project with TypeScript, ESLint, and Tailwind

Templates

Template	Description
`templates/README.template.md`	Standard README structure for new projects
`templates/PR_TEMPLATE.template.md`	Pull request template with checklist

Requirements

•Laravel: PHP 8.2+, Composer, Node.js 18+
•Next.js: Node.js 18+, npm or yarn
•General: Git configured with user name/email

Environment Variables

None required. Scripts will prompt for project-specific values.

Example invocation

Initialize a Laravel project

bash

# From the skills directory
./scripts/init-laravel.sh my-laravel-app

# Or specify a path
./scripts/init-laravel.sh my-app ~/projects/

Initialize a Next.js project

bash

# From the skills directory
./scripts/init-nextjs.sh my-nextjs-app

# With TypeScript (default)
./scripts/init-nextjs.sh my-app --typescript

Using with Claude

When working with Claude, you can reference this Skill:

"Use the project-bootstrap Skill to scaffold a new Laravel API project called 'inventory-api' with Pest testing framework."

"Bootstrap a new Next.js application using the project-bootstrap Skill. Include TypeScript and Tailwind CSS."

Customization

To adapt these scripts for your team:

•Edit the scripts in scripts/ to match your conventions
•Update templates in templates/ with your project structure
•Add additional scripts for other frameworks (Rails, Django, etc.)

Related Skills

•code-review-checklist - Review standards for projects created with this Skill