Navigator Start

by alekspetrov

Navigator Start is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by alekspetrov in navigator.

230 stars11 forkson alekspetrov/navigatorAdded 2026/09/03Repository updated 2026/09/01

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Install Navigator Start

Copy Navigator Start 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/alekspetrov/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-start ~/.claude/skills/nav-start

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/alekspetrov/navigator.git

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

In this catalog

Source file: skills/nav-start/SKILL.md in alekspetrov/navigator
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/nav-start
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1754 skills

What Navigator Start does

Navigator Start loads the Navigator docs index at the beginning of a development session or when resuming work. Use it to check project status, current tasks, and which docs to open next.

Navigator Start is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Navigator Start comes from a repository tagged ai-assistant, ai-tools, anthropic, claude and claude-code.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Navigator Navigator Skill

Load the Navigator documentation navigator to start your development session with optimized context.

When to Invoke

Invoke this skill when the user:

Says "start my session", "begin work", "start working"
Says "load the navigator", "show me the docs"
Asks "what should I work on?"
Mentions "resume work", "continue from where I left off"
Asks about project structure or current tasks

DO NOT invoke if:

User already ran /nav:start command this conversation
Navigator already loaded (check conversation history)
User is in middle of implementation (only invoke at session start)

Execution Steps

Step 0: Detect SessionStart Hook Injection (Fast Path) [v6.9.0+]

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

Frequently asked about Navigator Start

What else does alekspetrov publish alongside Navigator Start?
Navigator Start is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from alekspetrov/navigator, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Backend API Endpoint Generator, Backend Test Generator and Database Migration Generator. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Navigator Start does, and is maintained by alekspetrov in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the alekspetrov/navigator page.
How does Navigator Start compare to other Automation skills?
Navigator Start ranks #1571 by stars among the 1754 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 Navigator Start against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.