Scaffold Rules
Scaffold shared development rules for AI coding agent environments.
When to Use
Use when the user wants to:
- •Set up development rules or coding conventions
- •Configure their AI coding agent environment
- •Add project guidelines for Claude, Cursor, or other agents
Workflow
Step 1: Preview Changes (Optional)
bash
bunx @plaited/development-skills scaffold-rules --dry-run
Review the actions array to see what will be created.
Step 2: Run Scaffold
bash
bunx @plaited/development-skills scaffold-rules
This will:
- •Copy rules to
.plaited/rules/(canonical location) - •Create symlinks in
.claude/rulesand.cursor/rules(if those directories exist) - •Fallback: append links to
AGENTS.mdif no agent directories found
Step 3: Report to User
Tell the user what was created based on the actions output.
CLI Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--list, -l | List available rules without scaffolding |
--dry-run, -n | Preview actions without making changes |
How It Works
code
.plaited/rules/ ← Canonical location (files copied here)
├── testing.md
├── bun.md
└── ...
.claude/rules -> ../.plaited/rules ← Symlink (if .claude/ exists)
.cursor/rules -> ../.plaited/rules ← Symlink (if .cursor/ exists)
| Project has... | Copy | Symlinks | AGENTS.md |
|---|---|---|---|
.plaited/ only | ✓ | None | No |
.claude/ only | ✓ | .claude/rules | No |
.cursor/ only | ✓ | .cursor/rules | No |
.plaited/ + .claude/ | ✓ | .claude/rules | No |
.plaited/ + .cursor/ | ✓ | .cursor/rules | No |
.plaited/ + .claude/ + .cursor/ | ✓ | Both | No |
| None of the above | ✓ | None | ✓ Append links |
Related Skills
- •validate-skill - Validate skill directories against AgentSkills spec