Init Deep

by TechDufus

Init Deep is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by TechDufus in oh-my-claude.

176 stars9 forkson TechDufus/oh-my-claudeAdded 2026/09/07Repository updated 2026/07/13

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Install Init Deep

Copy Init Deep into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/TechDufus/oh-my-claude/tree/main/plugins/oh-my-claude/skills/init-deep ~/.claude/skills/init-deep

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/TechDufus/oh-my-claude.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: plugins/oh-my-claude/skills/init-deep/SKILL.md in TechDufus/oh-my-claude
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/init-deep
Collection: One of 12 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 3475 skills

What Init Deep does

Init Deep creates or migrates a nested CLAUDE.md structure for progressive disclosure. Use it to place guidance in the directories where Claude reads code, rather than keeping everything in one root file.

Init Deep is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. Init Deep comes from a repository tagged ai, automation, claude, claude-code and plugin.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Init Deep Skill

Create a minimal root CLAUDE.md with nested CLAUDE.md files throughout the repository for true progressive disclosure.

Key Insight

Claude automatically loads CLAUDE.md from any directory it reads. Instead of centralizing documentation in .claude/docs/, place CLAUDE.md files directly in relevant directories. When Claude reads src/api/users.ts, it also loads src/api/CLAUDE.md - contextual guidance exactly when needed.

Closest Wins: When multiple CLAUDE.md files apply, the one closest to the file being edited takes precedence. A rule in src/api/CLAUDE.md overrides the same topic in root CLAUDE.md.

When This Skill Activates

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Commands Init Deep provides

Slash commands named in this skill’s SKILL.md, listed in the order they first appear.

/init-deep

Frequently asked about Init Deep

What else does TechDufus publish alongside Init Deep?
Init Deep is one of 12 skills that DirSkills catalogs from TechDufus/oh-my-claude, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Debugger, Git Commit Validator and Oh My Claude. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Init Deep does, and is maintained by TechDufus in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the TechDufus/oh-my-claude page.
How does Init Deep compare to other AI Engineering skills?
Init Deep ranks #3162 by stars among the 3475 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Init Deep against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.