absolute-init: Workflow Automation for AI Agents | OpenAgentSkill

Overview

One-time setup for absolute: interview how you want it to behave (output style, autonomy, TDD strictness, spec dir, families) + detect the stack once, then write `.absolute.config.json` (project, committed) and `~/.absolute/config.json` (user defaults + per-project overrides). Every other absolute-* command reads it instead of re-detecting; non-blocking — commands proceed without it and soft-recommend it. Triggers on "absolute init", "set up absolute", "initialize absolute", "configure absolute", "first-time setup", "remember my conventions for this repo".

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"set up / initialize / configure absolute"). Start your first response with the ⚙️ emoji.

Absolute Init

One-time setup. Detect the project's real conventions, ask a few questions about how you want absolute to behave, then write that to JSON config the other ten commands read on every run. Result: commands stop re-detecting your stack from scratch and respect your preferences (output style, gating, TDD strictness) without being told each time.

This is the only command that writes config. It is non-destructive: an existing config is shown and updated, never blindly overwritten. It never commits.

When to use

First time using absolute in a repo — gives every command cached conventions + your preferences.
Conventions changed (new package manager, new test/lint scripts, branch rename) — re-run to refresh.
You want to change how absolute behaves globally (output style, autonomy) across projects.

Other commands run fine without init — they fall back to on-the-fly detection and emit a one-line suggestion to run it. init just makes them faster and tailored.

Key principles

Codebase before questions. Detect everything detectable first. Only ask what the repo can't tell you (preferences, ambiguous choices).
A few questions, not a grill. ~4-6 max, one at a time. This is setup, not design review.
Non-destructive. Existing config → show it, confirm each change, merge — don't clobber.
Never auto-commit. Write the project file; tell the user to commit it. (Commit policy itself is not configurable — absolute never commits.)
Two levels, project wins. Project config is team-shared and authoritative; global is your personal default + per-project overrides.

Step 1 — DETECT

Auto-detect the stack using the Codebase Convention Detection table in references/work.md (package manager, language/runtime, test runner, linter/formatter, build, CI, available scripts). Resolve each to the project's own script form (npm test, make lint) so cached commands match CI — not raw tools.

Read the actual package.json scripts / Makefile targets to fill test, lint, typecheck, format, build. Detect the default branch with git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD (fallback main). Anything you can't resolve confidently → leave it out and ask, or omit.

Also detect, from deps and marker files (omit the whole block if nothing is found):

conventions.format — formatter script: package.json format/fmt scripts, a Makefile format target, ruff format, or gofmt.
conventions.ui — from package.json deps: framework (react/vue/svelte/none), styling (tailwindcss → tailwind; css-modules; styled-components; else vanilla), iconLibrary (lucide-react, @heroicons/, @phosphor-icons/, react-icons…), componentLib (shadcn marker / @mui/material → mui / @chakra-ui → chakra / none), and tokensPath (a tokens/theme CSS or TS file if one exists). Omit if the repo has no UI deps.
conventions.docs — stack + dir via absolute-docs's Stack Detection marker-file table (source.config.ts/fumadocs, docusaurus.config.*, Starlight, mkdocs.yml, .vitepress/, Mintlify, else markdown). Omit if no docs are present.

Step 2 — RESOLVE existing config

Before asking anything, check for existing config (precedence below). If found, print a compact summary of current values and ask whether to update (default) or start fresh. Treat existing values as the defaults for the interview so the user can keep them with one keystroke.

Step 3 — INTERVIEW

Use AskUserQuestion for every preference question. Present options as structured choices with descriptions; mark the recommended/default option first with "(Recommended)" in its label. Ask questions one at a time — wait for each answer before advancing.

Questions (skip any the existing config already answers, unless user asked to reconfigure):

Q1 — Output style

question: "Output style?"
header: "Output style"
options:
  - label: "normal (Recommended)"
    description: "Full prose, explanations — good for onboarding or unfamiliar codebases"
  - label: "terse"
    description: "Compressed, minimal prose — matches caveman mode"

Q2 — Autonomy

question: "Autonomy level?"
header: "Autonomy"
options:
  - label: "gate-all (Recommended)"
    description: "Confirm before every change/wave — full control"
  - label: "auto-low-risk"
    description: "Auto-apply obviously-safe health waves, gate risky ones"

Q3 — TDD strictness

question: "TDD strictness?"
header: "TDD"
options:
  - label: "strict (Recommended)"
    description: "Test-first, red→green — failing test must exist before any code"
  - label: "pragmatic"
    description: "Tests required but not strictly written first"

Q4 — Spec / docs output dir Ask as free text: "Where should spec/work write design docs? (default: docs/plans)". Accept blank to keep default.

Q5 — Relevant families

question: "Which command families do you use?"
header: "Families"
multiSelect: true
options:
  - label: "build (Recommended)"
    description: "work, spec, ui, simplify, docs"
  - label: "health (Recommended)"
    description: "upgrade, audit, prune, debt, deflake"

Q6 — Confirm detected conventions Show the detected conventions block as a code block and ask: "Are these correct? Reply with any corrections or press enter to accept.". Accept blank to proceed.

Step 4 — WRITE

Write .absolute.config.json at the repo root (pretty-printed, 2-space). This is the committed, team-shared file. Then ask whether to also persist to the global file ~/.absolute/config.json:

defaults.preferences — your cross-project preference defaults.
projects["<absolute repo path>"] — a per-project override entry (machine-local, not committed).

Merge into any existing global file; never drop unrelated keys. After writing, print the file paths and remind the user to commit .absolute.config.json (you never commit).

Config schema

Both files share conventions + preferences; the global file wraps them.

.absolute.config.json (project, committed):

{
  "version": 1,
  "conventions": {
    "packageManager": "npm",
    "languages": ["typescript"],
    "test": "npm test",
    "lint": "npm run lint",
    "typecheck": "npm run typecheck",
    "format": "npm run format",
    "build": "npm run build",
    "ci": ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
    "defaultBranch": "main",
    "ui": {
      "framework": "react",
      "styling": "tailwind",
      "iconLibrary": "lucide-react",
      "componentLib": "shadcn",
      "tokensPath": "src/styles/tokens.css"
    },
    "docs": {
      "stack": "fumadocs",
      "dir": "docs"
    }
  },
  "preferences": {
    "outputStyle": "normal",
    "autonomy": "gate-all",
    "tdd": "strict",
    "specDir": "docs/plans",
    "boardTracking": "gitignored",
    "families": ["build", "health"],
    "health": {
      "protectedPaths": ["dist/**", "vendor/**", "**/*.generated.*"],
      "deflakeRuns": 20
    }
  }
}

The conventions.ui and conventions.docs blocks are omitted entirely when nothing is detected (no UI deps, no docs stack), keeping the file minimal.

~/.absolute/config.json (user/global):

{
  "version": 1,
  "defaults": {
    "preferences": {
      "outputStyle": "normal",
      "autonomy": "gate-all",
      "tdd": "strict",
      "specDir": "docs/plans",
      "families": ["build", "health"]
    }
  },
  "projects": {
    "/Users/you/dev/your-repo": {
      "conventions": { "packageManager": "pnpm", "test": "pnpm test" },
      "preferences": { "outputStyle": "terse" }
    }
  }
}

Field meanings:

Field	Values	Effect
`conventions.*`	strings	Cached stack/scripts every command runs through instead of re-detecting.
`conventions.format`	string	Formatter script — `simplify`/`debt` run it instead of re-detecting.
`conventions.ui`	object	Cached `framework`/`styling`/`iconLibrary`/`componentLib`/`tokensPath` — `ui` adopts these instead of assuming Tailwind / guessing the icon library.
`conventions.docs`	object	Cached docs `stack` + `dir` — `docs` skips marker-file re-detection.
`preferences.outputStyle`	`normal` \| `terse`	Verbosity of command responses.
`preferences.autonomy`	`gate-all` \| `auto-low-risk`	Whether health commands auto-apply safe waves.
`preferences.tdd`	`strict` \| `pragmatic`	`work`'s test-first rigor.
`preferences.specDir`	path	Where `spec`/`work` write design docs.
`preferences.boardTracking`	`gitignored` \| `git-tracked`	Whether `work`'s `.absolute-work/board.md` is committed — set once instead of asked each intake.
`preferences.families`	`["build","health"]` subset	Trims the no-arg menu to what you use.
`preferences.health.protectedPaths`	glob[]	Never-delete globs `prune` honors (generated/vendored code).
`preferences.health.deflakeRuns`	int	Default N repeat-runs `deflake` uses to establish flakiness.

Precedence (how commands read config)

At the start of any command, resolve effective config by overlaying, highest wins:

./.absolute.config.json (project, committed)
~/.absolute/config.json → projects["<cwd absolute path>"]
~/.absolute/config.json → defaults

Shallow-merge conventions and preferences separately; merge the nested conventions.ui, conventions.docs, and preferences.health blocks one level deeper so a partial override doesn't drop sibling keys. If none exist, there is no config — the command soft-recommends init and uses on-the-fly detection.

Gotchas

Overwriting a hand-tuned config. Always RESOLVE first; merge, don't clobber.
Caching wrong commands. Cached test/lint that don't match CI poison every later command — verify each detected script actually runs.
Committing the global file. ~/.absolute/config.json is machine-local; only .absolute.config.json is committed.
Stale conventions. A renamed branch or swapped package manager silently misroutes commands — re-run init after stack changes.
Treating init as a gate. It isn't. Commands proceed without it; init is an optimization, not a prerequisite.

Companion commands

/absolute work — the main consumer of cached conventions + tdd/autonomy/boardTracking prefs.
/absolute spec — reads conventions + specDir instead of re-detecting.
/absolute ui — reads conventions.ui (framework, styling, icon library, tokens path).
/absolute simplify — reads cached test/lint/format/typecheck for auto-verify.
/absolute docs — reads conventions.docs (stack, dir), skipping marker re-detection.
/absolute-upgrade|audit|prune|debt|deflake — health family reads conventions for DETECT, autonomy for gating, and preferences.health.* (prune protectedPaths, deflake deflakeRuns).
Re-run /absolute init anytime conventions or preferences change.

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name: absolute-init
version: 0.5.0
description: >
  One-time setup for absolute: interview how you want it to behave (output style,
  autonomy, TDD strictness, spec dir, families) + detect the stack once, then write
  `.absolute.config.json` (project, committed) and `~/.absolute/config.json` (user
  defaults + per-project overrides). Every other absolute-* command reads it instead
  of re-detecting; non-blocking — commands proceed without it and soft-recommend it.
  Triggers on "absolute init", "set up absolute", "initialize absolute",
  "configure absolute", "first-time setup", "remember my conventions for this repo".
category: workflow
tags:
  - workflow
  - configuration
  - init
  - setup
  - sdlc
platforms:
  - claude-code
  - gemini-cli
  - openai-codex
  - mcp
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: ""
license: MIT
maintainers:
  - github: maddhruv

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---
name: absolute-init
version: 0.5.0
description: >
  One-time setup for absolute: interview how you want it to behave (output style,
  autonomy, TDD strictness, spec dir, families) + detect the stack once, then write
  `.absolute.config.json` (project, committed) and `~/.absolute/config.json` (user
  defaults + per-project overrides). Every other absolute-* command reads it instead
  of re-detecting; non-blocking — commands proceed without it and soft-recommend it.
  Triggers on "absolute init", "set up absolute", "initialize absolute",
  "configure absolute", "first-time setup", "remember my conventions for this repo".
category: workflow
tags:
  - workflow
  - configuration
  - init
  - setup
  - sdlc
platforms:
  - claude-code
  - gemini-cli
  - openai-codex
  - mcp
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: ""
license: MIT
maintainers:
  - github: maddhruv
---

> "set up / initialize / configure absolute").
> Start your first response with the ⚙️ emoji.

## Absolute Init

One-time setup. Detect the project's real conventions, ask a few questions about how you
want absolute to behave, then write that to JSON config the other ten commands read on
every run. Result: commands stop re-detecting your stack from scratch and respect your
preferences (output style, gating, TDD strictness) without being told each time.

This is the only command that writes config. It is non-destructive: an existing config is
shown and updated, never blindly overwritten. It never commits.

---

## When to use

- First time using absolute in a repo — gives every command cached conventions + your preferences.
- Conventions changed (new package manager, new test/lint scripts, branch rename) — re-run to refresh.
- You want to change how absolute behaves globally (output style, autonomy) across projects.

Other commands run fine without init — they fall back to on-the-fly detection and emit a
one-line suggestion to run it. init just makes them faster and tailored.

---

## Key principles

1. **Codebase before questions.** Detect everything detectable first. Only ask what the repo can't tell you (preferences, ambiguous choices).
2. **A few questions, not a grill.** ~4-6 max, one at a time. This is setup, not design review.
3. **Non-destructive.** Existing config → show it, confirm each change, merge — don't clobber.
4. **Never auto-commit.** Write the project file; tell the user to commit it. (Commit policy itself is not configurable — absolute never commits.)
5. **Two levels, project wins.** Project config is team-shared and authoritative; global is your personal default + per-project overrides.

---

## Step 1 — DETECT

Auto-detect the stack using the **Codebase Convention Detection** table in
`references/work.md` (package manager, language/runtime, test runner, linter/formatter,
build, CI, available scripts). Resolve each to the project's **own script** form
(`npm test`, `make lint`) so cached commands match CI — not raw tools.

Read the actual `package.json` `scripts` / `Makefile` targets to fill `test`, `lint`,
`typecheck`, `format`, `build`. Detect the default branch with `git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD`
(fallback `main`). Anything you can't resolve confidently → leave it out and ask, or omit.

Also detect, from deps and marker files (omit the whole block if nothing is found):

- **`conventions.format`** — formatter script: `package.json` `format`/`fmt` scripts, a
  `Makefile` `format` target, `ruff format`, or `gofmt`.
- **`conventions.ui`** — from `package.json` deps: `framework` (react/vue/svelte/none),
  `styling` (tailwindcss → tailwind; css-modules; styled-components; else vanilla),
  `iconLibrary` (lucide-react, @heroicons/*, @phosphor-icons/*, react-icons…),
  `componentLib` (shadcn marker / @mui/material → mui / @chakra-ui → chakra / none), and
  `tokensPath` (a tokens/theme CSS or TS file if one exists). Omit if the repo has no UI deps.
- **`conventions.docs`** — `stack` + `dir` via `absolute-docs`'s Stack Detection marker-file
  table (`source.config.ts`/fumadocs, `docusaurus.config.*`, Starlight, `mkdocs.yml`,
  `.vitepress/`, Mintlify, else markdown). Omit if no docs are present.

## Step 2 — RESOLVE existing config

Before asking anything, check for existing config (precedence below). If found, print a
compact summary of current values and ask whether to **update** (default) or start fresh.
Treat existing values as the defaults for the interview so the user can keep them with one keystroke.

## Step 3 — INTERVIEW

Use `AskUserQuestion` for every preference question. Present options as structured choices with descriptions; mark the recommended/default option first with "(Recommended)" in its label. Ask questions one at a time — wait for each answer before advancing.

Questions (skip any the existing config already answers, unless user asked to reconfigure):

**Q1 — Output style**
```
question: "Output style?"
header: "Output style"
options:
  - label: "normal (Recommended)"
    description: "Full prose, explanations — good for onboarding or unfamiliar codebases"
  - label: "terse"
    description: "Compressed, minimal prose — matches caveman mode"
```

**Q2 — Autonomy**
```
question: "Autonomy level?"
header: "Autonomy"
options:
  - label: "gate-all (Recommended)"
    description: "Confirm before every change/wave — full control"
  - label: "auto-low-risk"
    description: "Auto-apply obviously-safe health waves, gate risky ones"
```

**Q3 — TDD strictness**
```
question: "TDD strictness?"
header: "TDD"
options:
  - label: "strict (Recommended)"
    description: "Test-first, red→green — failing test must exist before any code"
  - label: "pragmatic"
    description: "Tests required but not strictly written first"
```

**Q4 — Spec / docs output dir**
Ask as free text: `"Where should spec/work write design docs? (default: docs/plans)"`. Accept blank to keep default.

**Q5 — Relevant families**
```
question: "Which command families do you use?"
header: "Families"
multiSelect: true
options:
  - label: "build (Recommended)"
    description: "work, spec, ui, simplify, docs"
  - label: "health (Recommended)"
    description: "upgrade, audit, prune, debt, deflake"
```

**Q6 — Confirm detected conventions**
Show the detected `conventions` block as a code block and ask: `"Are these correct? Reply with any corrections or press enter to accept."`. Accept blank to proceed.

## Step 4 — WRITE

Write **`.absolute.config.json`** at the repo root (pretty-printed, 2-space). This is the
committed, team-shared file. Then ask whether to also persist to the global file
**`~/.absolute/config.json`**:
- `defaults.preferences` — your cross-project preference defaults.
- `projects["<absolute repo path>"]` — a per-project override entry (machine-local, not committed).

Merge into any existing global file; never drop unrelated keys. After writing, print the
file paths and remind the user to **commit `.absolute.config.json`** (you never commit).

---

## Config schema

Both files share `conventions` + `preferences`; the global file wraps them.

**`.absolute.config.json` (project, committed):**

```json
{
  "version": 1,
  "conventions": {
    "packageManager": "npm",
    "languages": ["typescript"],
    "test": "npm test",
    "lint": "npm run lint",
    "typecheck": "npm run typecheck",
    "format": "npm run format",
    "build": "npm run build",
    "ci": ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
    "defaultBranch": "main",
    "ui": {
      "framework": "react",
      "styling": "tailwind",
      "iconLibrary": "lucide-react",
      "componentLib": "shadcn",
      "tokensPath": "src/styles/tokens.css"
    },
    "docs": {
      "stack": "fumadocs",
      "dir": "docs"
    }
  },
  "preferences": {
    "outputStyle": "normal",
    "autonomy": "gate-all",
    "tdd": "strict",
    "specDir": "docs/plans",
    "boardTracking": "gitignored",
    "families": ["build", "health"],
    "health": {
      "protectedPaths": ["dist/**", "vendor/**", "**/*.generated.*"],
      "deflakeRuns": 20
    }
  }
}
```

The `conventions.ui` and `conventions.docs` blocks are omitted entirely when nothing is
detected (no UI deps, no docs stack), keeping the file minimal.

**`~/.absolute/config.json` (user/global):**

```json
{
  "version": 1,
  "defaults": {
    "preferences": {
      "outputStyle": "normal",
      "autonomy": "gate-all",
      "tdd": "strict",
      "specDir": "docs/plans",
      "families": ["build", "health"]
    }
  },
  "projects": {
    "/Users/you/dev/your-repo": {
      "conventions": { "packageManager": "pnpm", "test": "pnpm test" },
      "preferences": { "outputStyle": "terse" }
    }
  }
}
```

Field meanings:

| Field | Values | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| `conventions.*` | strings | Cached stack/scripts every command runs through instead of re-detecting. |
| `conventions.format` | string | Formatter script — `simplify`/`debt` run it instead of re-detecting. |
| `conventions.ui` | object | Cached `framework`/`styling`/`iconLibrary`/`componentLib`/`tokensPath` — `ui` adopts these instead of assuming Tailwind / guessing the icon library. |
| `conventions.docs` | object | Cached docs `stack` + `dir` — `docs` skips marker-file re-detection. |
| `preferences.outputStyle` | `normal` \| `terse` | Verbosity of command responses. |
| `preferences.autonomy` | `gate-all` \| `auto-low-risk` | Whether health commands auto-apply safe waves. |
| `preferences.tdd` | `strict` \| `pragmatic` | `work`'s test-first rigor. |
| `preferences.specDir` | path | Where `spec`/`work` write design docs. |
| `preferences.boardTracking` | `gitignored` \| `git-tracked` | Whether `work`'s `.absolute-work/board.md` is committed — set once instead of asked each intake. |
| `preferences.families` | `["build","health"]` subset | Trims the no-arg menu to what you use. |
| `preferences.health.protectedPaths` | glob[] | Never-delete globs `prune` honors (generated/vendored code). |
| `preferences.health.deflakeRuns` | int | Default N repeat-runs `deflake` uses to establish flakiness. |

---

## Precedence (how commands read config)

At the start of any command, resolve effective config by overlaying, highest wins:

1. `./.absolute.config.json` (project, committed)
2. `~/.absolute/config.json` → `projects["<cwd absolute path>"]`
3. `~/.absolute/config.json` → `defaults`

Shallow-merge `conventions` and `preferences` separately; merge the nested `conventions.ui`,
`conventions.docs`, and `preferences.health` blocks one level deeper so a partial override
doesn't drop sibling keys. If none exist, there is no config — the command soft-recommends
`init` and uses on-the-fly detection.

---

## Gotchas

1. **Overwriting a hand-tuned config.** Always RESOLVE first; merge, don't clobber.
2. **Caching wrong commands.** Cached `test`/`lint` that don't match CI poison every later command — verify each detected script actually runs.
3. **Committing the global file.** `~/.absolute/config.json` is machine-local; only `.absolute.config.json` is committed.
4. **Stale conventions.** A renamed branch or swapped package manager silently misroutes commands — re-run `init` after stack changes.
5. **Treating init as a gate.** It isn't. Commands proceed without it; init is an optimization, not a prerequisite.

---

## Companion commands

- **`/absolute work`** — the main consumer of cached conventions + `tdd`/`autonomy`/`boardTracking` prefs.
- **`/absolute spec`** — reads `conventions` + `specDir` instead of re-detecting.
- **`/absolute ui`** — reads `conventions.ui` (framework, styling, icon library, tokens path).
- **`/absolute simplify`** — reads cached `test`/`lint`/`format`/`typecheck` for auto-verify.
- **`/absolute docs`** — reads `conventions.docs` (stack, dir), skipping marker re-detection.
- **`/absolute-upgrade|audit|prune|debt|deflake`** — health family reads `conventions` for DETECT, `autonomy` for gating, and `preferences.health.*` (`prune` protectedPaths, `deflake` deflakeRuns).
- Re-run **`/absolute init`** anytime conventions or preferences change.

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    "description": "One-time setup for absolute: interview how you want it to behave (output style, autonomy, TDD strictness, spec dir, families) + detect the stack once, then write `.absolute.config.json` (project, committed) and `~/.absolute/config.json` (user defaults + per-project overrides). Every other absolute-* command reads it instead of re-detecting; non-blocking — commands proceed without it and soft-recommend it. Triggers on \"absolute init\", \"set up absolute\", \"initialize absolute\", \"configure absolute\", \"first-time setup\", \"remember my conventions for this repo\".",
    "category": "workflow",
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    "Inspect repository metadata",
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