Context
Filed at PR 1 close of the init-wizard arc (#94). Office-hours D2 considered three shapes; Approach C is the "twin distribution" shape originally recommended by Issue #94: ship the Python CLI AND a Claude Code skill that wraps it with chat-driven UX.
Office-hours pivoted to CLI-first (Approach A) for PR 1 because the CLI is the framework canonical primitive and any skill can layer on top later. This issue tracks the layered skill.
What
Create ~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/SKILL.md that:
- Detects the operator's intent (chat-driven: "build me an agent that...").
- Asks the operator to describe the agent in 2-3 sentences (one Claude exchange).
- Calls
atomic-agents init <name> --from-template advisor under the hood to scaffold the file tree.
- Edits the scaffolded files inline based on the operator's description (Claude reads and adjusts IDENTITY/SOUL/USER/tools/model).
- Hands off to
atomic-agents doctor for the smoke check + opt-in test call.
Why
Claude Code operators get a chat-driven onboarding shape that compounds with the CLI. Issue #94's original recommendation honored once the CLI surface is stable.
Effort
human ~2 weeks / CC ~4 days. Reuses everything PR 1 + PR 2 build; skill lives in ~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/ outside the framework repo.
Dependencies
Acceptance
/atomic-init skill installs under ~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/- Calling the skill produces a doctor-clean agent through 1-2 Claude exchanges
- The CLI it wraps is unchanged (no breaking changes to
atomic-agents init)
Deferred from
Office-hours D2 (Approach C, v1.1): #317
Context
Filed at PR 1 close of the init-wizard arc (#94). Office-hours D2 considered three shapes; Approach C is the "twin distribution" shape originally recommended by Issue #94: ship the Python CLI AND a Claude Code skill that wraps it with chat-driven UX.
Office-hours pivoted to CLI-first (Approach A) for PR 1 because the CLI is the framework canonical primitive and any skill can layer on top later. This issue tracks the layered skill.
What
Create
~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/SKILL.mdthat:atomic-agents init <name> --from-template advisorunder the hood to scaffold the file tree.atomic-agents doctorfor the smoke check + opt-in test call.Why
Claude Code operators get a chat-driven onboarding shape that compounds with the CLI. Issue #94's original recommendation honored once the CLI surface is stable.
Effort
human ~2 weeks / CC ~4 days. Reuses everything PR 1 + PR 2 build; skill lives in
~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/outside the framework repo.Dependencies
Acceptance
/atomic-initskill installs under~/.claude/skills/atomic-init/atomic-agents init)Deferred from
Office-hours D2 (Approach C, v1.1): #317