Initialize mind-reader

Set up the mind-reader plugin for first use.

Steps

•Check and install sentiment analysis (optional)

Check if vaderSentiment is available:

bash

python3 -c "from vaderSentiment.vaderSentiment import SentimentIntensityAnalyzer; print('VADER available')" 2>/dev/null || echo "VADER not installed"

If not installed, ask the user if they want sentiment analysis:

•Yes: Install vaderSentiment into the plugin's venv:

bash

cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}
uv sync --group sentiment

Then update the hook shebang to use the plugin's Python:

bash

sed -i "1s|.*|#!${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/.venv/bin/python3|" ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/hook.py
sed -i "1s|.*|#!${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/.venv/bin/python3|" ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/baseline.py

•No: Skip. Temporal detection (session duration, prompt count, unusual hours) works without it.

•Create directory structure

Create the mind-reader data directory:

bash

mkdir -p ~/.claude/mind-reader/sessions

•Generate update-baseline.sh script

Create the baseline update script at ~/.claude/mind-reader/update-baseline.sh:

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Update mind-reader baseline from Claude Code history
# Run via cron: 0 3 * * * ~/.claude/mind-reader/update-baseline.sh

PLUGIN_CACHE="$HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/vibe-garden/mind-reader"

# Find latest version (sort -V handles semantic versioning)
if [ -d "$PLUGIN_CACHE" ]; then
    LATEST_VERSION=$(ls "$PLUGIN_CACHE" | sort -V | tail -1)
    PLUGIN_ROOT="$PLUGIN_CACHE/$LATEST_VERSION"
else
    echo "Error: Plugin cache not found at $PLUGIN_CACHE" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Use plugin's venv Python if available, otherwise system python3
if [ -x "$PLUGIN_ROOT/.venv/bin/python3" ]; then
    PYTHON="$PLUGIN_ROOT/.venv/bin/python3"
else
    PYTHON="python3"
fi

"$PYTHON" "$PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/baseline.py"

Make it executable:

bash

chmod +x ~/.claude/mind-reader/update-baseline.sh

•Validate history.jsonl

Check that ~/.claude/history.jsonl exists and is valid:

bash

if [ ! -f ~/.claude/history.jsonl ]; then
    echo "Error: ~/.claude/history.jsonl not found."
    echo "Claude Code creates this file automatically when used."
    exit 1
fi

# Check it's valid JSON lines (sample first 10 lines)
head -10 ~/.claude/history.jsonl | while read line; do
    echo "$line" | python3 -c "import sys,json; json.load(sys.stdin)" 2>/dev/null || {
        echo "Warning: history.jsonl may contain invalid JSON"
        break
    }
done

•Run initial baseline computation

Run the baseline computation script (using the same Python as the hook):

bash

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/baseline.py

If fewer than 10 sessions exist, warn the user:

Your history has fewer than 10 sessions. Baseline statistics may be unreliable. Continue using Claude Code normally and re-run /mind-reader:init later for better baseline data.

•Create default settings.json

If ~/.claude/mind-reader/settings.json doesn't exist, create it with defaults:

json

{
  "enabled": true,
  "temporal": {
    "enabled": true,
    "duration_threshold": "p95",
    "prompt_threshold": "p95",
    "check_hours": true
  },
  "sentiment": {
    "enabled": true,
    "window_size": 5,
    "threshold": -0.2,
    "min_prompts": 3,
    "cooldown_prompts": 10
  },
  "quiet_until": null
}

•Output crontab entry

Display the crontab entry for the user to add manually:

code

Add this line to your crontab (run `crontab -e`):

0 3 * * * ~/.claude/mind-reader/update-baseline.sh >> ~/.claude/mind-reader/cron.log 2>&1

This runs the baseline update daily at 3 AM.

Success Criteria

•~/.claude/mind-reader/ directory exists with sessions/ subdirectory
•update-baseline.sh is executable
•baseline.json exists (even if with insufficient_data: true)
•settings.json exists with default values
•Crontab entry is displayed for user to add

Notes

•The plugin does NOT auto-modify crontab (user must add manually)
•Sentiment analysis (VADER) is optional; temporal detection works without it
•If user declines sentiment setup, set sentiment.enabled: false in settings.json
•Settings can be customized by editing ~/.claude/mind-reader/settings.json