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Automation

Init Rules

by lifedever

Init Rules is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by lifedever in claude-rules.

189 stars7 forkson lifedever/claude-rulesAdded 2026/09/06Repository updated 2026/03/19
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Install Init Rules
Copy Init Rules 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/lifedever/claude-rules/tree/main/.claude/skills/init-rules ~/.claude/skills/init-rules

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/lifedever/claude-rules.git

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

In this catalog

Source file
.claude/skills/init-rules/SKILL.md in lifedever/claude-rules
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/init-rules
Collection
The only skill cataloged from this repository
Category
Automation2032 skills

What Init Rules does

Init Rules initializes or updates CLAUDE.md coding standards by detecting the project stack and assembling matching rules from the bundled template library. Use it to set up project-specific coding guidelines.

Init Rules is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Init Rules comes from a repository tagged claude, claude-code, claude-skills and skills.

Documentation

README

Init Claude Rules

IMPORTANT: You MUST read rule files from this skill's bundled files. Do NOT generate rules from your own knowledge.

Rule files are bundled in this skill's directory. Use ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR} to reference them.

Workflow

Step 1: Detect Tech Stack

Scan the current working directory to identify languages and frameworks:

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

Frequently asked about Init Rules

  • How does Init Rules compare to other Automation skills?

    Init Rules ranks #1848 by stars among the 2032 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. 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 Rules against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.