grace-init

Installation
SKILL.md

Initialize GRACE framework structure for this project.

Template Files

All documents MUST be created from template files located in this skill's assets/ directory. Read each template file, replace the $PLACEHOLDER variables with actual values gathered from the user, and write the result to the target project path.

Template source Target in project
assets/AGENTS.md.template AGENTS.md (project root)
assets/docs/knowledge-graph.xml.template docs/knowledge-graph.xml
assets/docs/requirements.xml.template docs/requirements.xml
assets/docs/technology.xml.template docs/technology.xml
assets/docs/development-plan.xml.template docs/development-plan.xml
assets/docs/verification-plan.xml.template docs/verification-plan.xml
assets/docs/operational-packets.xml.template docs/operational-packets.xml

Important: Never hardcode template content inline. Always read from the .template files — they are the single source of truth for document structure.

Steps

  1. Gather project info from the user. Ask for:

    • Project name and short annotation
    • Main keywords (for domain activation)
    • Primary language, runtime, and framework (with versions)
    • Key libraries/dependencies (if known)
    • Testing stack (test runner, assertion style, mock/fake approach)
    • Observability stack (logger, structured log fields, redaction constraints)
    • High-level module list (if known)
    • 2-5 critical flows or risky surfaces that must be verifiable early
  2. Create docs/ directory and populate documents from templates:

    For each assets/docs/*.xml.template file:

    • Read the template file
    • Replace $PLACEHOLDER variables with user-provided values
    • Write the result to the corresponding docs/ path
  3. Create or verify AGENTS.md at project root:

    • If AGENTS.md does not exist — read assets/AGENTS.md.template, fill in $KEYWORDS and $ANNOTATION, and write to project root
    • If AGENTS.md already exists — warn the user and ask whether to overwrite or keep the existing one
  4. Print a summary of all created files and suggest the next step:

    "Run $grace-plan to design modules, data flows, and verification references. Then use $grace-verification to deepen tests, traces, and log-driven evidence before large execution waves. Use docs/operational-packets.xml as the canonical packet and delta reference during execution and refactors."

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