Gh Repo Father Skill — AI skill for Claude Code

gh-repo-father

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The ultimate GitHub repo bootstrapper. From raw idea to methodology-informed plan to scaffolded repo.

Install

npx skills add htlin222/gh-repo-father-skill
npx skills add -g htlin222/gh-repo-father-skill        # global
npx skills add htlin222/gh-repo-father-skill --agent claude-code  # specific agent

What it does

Guides the user from a raw idea through a structured 7-phase workflow to a fully scaffolded, GitHub-pushed repository ready for Claude Code:

1. Prereqs — Checks gh CLI and git are available
2. Brainstorm — Clarifying questions, web search, novelty evaluation (prior art check with BUILD/FORK/RECONSIDER verdict), 2–3 approach proposals, comprehensive plan
3. Methodology — Picks the right design methodology (JTBD, SDD, DDD, TDD, or SDD Lite) based on project signals
4. Scaffold — Creates directory structure from 15 project templates (Python CLI, Data Science, MCP Server, Bots, Next.js, FastAPI, Rust, Medical Research, and more)
5. Populate — Generates CLAUDE.md, plan docs, README (English + Traditional Chinese), LICENSE, .gitignore
6. Push — Commits and creates a private GitHub repo via gh
7. Handoff — Prints summary with instructions to open in Claude Code

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