/init

Initialize project with a CLAUDE.md guide covering repo conventions, commands, and agent instructions.

About

Generates a starter CLAUDE.md for your project. Set CLAUDE_CODE_NEW_INIT=1 for an interactive flow that also walks through skills, hooks, and personal memory files. CLAUDE.md is the persistent memory file Claude reads at the start of every session.

When to use

▸Starting work in a new repo for the first time
▸Creating agent-readable instructions for a team project
▸Setting up project-specific conventions for Claude to follow

setup memory claude.md project-init

Related Slash Commands

planning

/goal

Set a persistent goal — Claude keeps working across turns until the condition is met. View, pause, resume, or clear with subcommands.

diagnostics

/checkup

Audit and clean up your Claude Code setup: unused skills, MCPs, and plugins, CLAUDE.md dedup and splitting, slow hooks, auto mode, and permission pre-approval. Confirms before making changes.

configuration

/skills

List available skills and manage which are shown to Claude. Press t to sort by token count, Space to hide a skill.

code-review

/simplify

Review changed code for cleanup opportunities and apply the fixes. Four review agents run in parallel covering reuse, simplification, efficiency, and abstraction level.