claude-plugins/symphony/skills/symphony-init/SKILL.md

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name: symphony-init
description: First-time setup for the Symphony plugin in a project. Detects the issue tracker, writes a tracker integration section into the project's CLAUDE.md, drops a starter WORKFLOW.md, and optionally schedules the orchestrator tick. Use when the user runs /symphony-init or asks to "set up Symphony" / "configure Symphony for this repo". Idempotent — re-running detects existing config and offers updates rather than overwriting.
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# Symphony — project initialization

You are running an interactive setup. The user wants Symphony configured for this repo
with as little hand-holding as possible. **Detect first, ask second.** Never ask a
question you can answer by probing the environment.

## Detection pass (silent, no questions)

Run these checks in parallel before asking anything:

### Tracker probes
- `gh auth status` exit 0 → GitHub Issues available. Run `gh repo view --json nameWithOwner`
  to record the repo.
- `mcp__gitea__get_me` reachable → Gitea MCP available. Note the user's orgs.
- `[ -d .tracker ] && [ -f .tracker/config.toml ]` → local `tracker` CLI is in use.
  The `tracker-usage` skill is the canonical reference.
- `[ -f .linear/config ]` or `LINEAR_API_KEY` set → Linear configured.

If exactly one tracker is detected, default to it and confirm with the user before
writing. If multiple, list them and ask. If none, ask which the project will use.

### Existing-config probes
- `[ -f ./WORKFLOW.md ]` → already initialized at least partially. Read it; show the
  user a diff of proposed changes rather than overwriting.
- `[ -f ./CLAUDE.md ]` and grep for an existing `## Issue tracker` (or similar)
  section → don't duplicate; offer to update in place.
- `[ -d .symphony ]` → state directory already exists; leave it alone.
- `cron list` (via `/schedule`) → check whether `/symphony-tick` is already scheduled.

### Project shape probes (used to prefill WORKFLOW.md hooks)
- `package.json` → `npm install` in `before_run`.
- `pyproject.toml` → `uv sync` in `before_run`.
- `Cargo.toml` → `cargo fetch`.
- `go.mod` → `go mod download`.
- Default branch name from `git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD`.

## Interview (only what detection couldn't answer)

Ask in one batch where possible. Suggested order:

1. **Tracker** — only if detection didn't yield exactly one. Prefer
   `AskUserQuestion` so the user picks from a list.
2. **Active states** — names used for "ready to be picked up" issues.
   Suggest defaults per tracker:
   - github: `open` (filtered by label `ready` or `in-progress` if the user uses labels)
   - gitea: `open`
   - tracker: read from `.tracker/config.toml` if present
   - linear: `Todo`, `In Progress`
3. **Terminal states** — names that mean "done, don't touch". Defaults:
   - github / gitea: `closed`
   - linear: `Done`, `Cancelled`, `Duplicate`
4. **Concurrency cap** — default `3`. Mention the user can change this in WORKFLOW.md
   later without re-running init.
5. **Branch naming** — pattern for worker branches. Default
   `{{ issue.identifier }}` (or `issue-{{ issue.id }}` if the tracker has no
   human identifier).
6. **Schedule cadence** — default every 5 minutes. Offer to skip and have the user
   run `/symphony-tick` manually.

Keep the interview short. Anything that has a sensible default should default.

## Write phase

1. **Tracker section in `./CLAUDE.md`** — append (or update in place if it already
   exists) a section under heading `## Issue tracker` documenting:
   - Which tracker the project uses.
   - The exact commands to **list active issues**, **get one issue**, **transition
     state**, and **comment on an issue**. Use real commands the worker can run, not
     descriptions. Examples:

     ```markdown
     ## Issue tracker

     This project uses GitHub Issues (repo: `acme/widgets`). Symphony workers should:

     - **List active**: `gh issue list --repo acme/widgets --state open --json number,title,body,labels,state,updatedAt`
     - **Get one**:     `gh issue view <number> --repo acme/widgets --json state,title,body,labels`
     - **Transition**:  we use labels — `gh issue edit <number> --repo acme/widgets --add-label in-review --remove-label ready`
     - **Comment**:     `gh issue comment <number> --repo acme/widgets --body "..."`

     Active label set: `ready`, `in-progress`. Terminal: closed issues.
     ```

   If the project's CLAUDE.md doesn't exist yet, create it with just this section.
   Do not invent other content.

2. **`./WORKFLOW.md`** — copy from the plugin's `templates/WORKFLOW.md`, with
   detected values substituted (tracker.kind, active_states, terminal_states,
   concurrency cap, hook commands appropriate to the project's build system).
   If a `WORKFLOW.md` already exists, show the diff and ask before overwriting.

3. **`.symphony/`** — create the directory with an empty `state.json`:
   `{ "running": {}, "retry_attempts": {}, "claimed": [], "completed": [], "totals": { "ticks": 0 } }`.

4. **`.gitignore`** — append `.symphony/state.json` and `.symphony/logs/` if not
   already ignored. The state file is local-runtime, not source.

## Schedule offer

If the user opted in to scheduling, invoke the `schedule` skill to create a routine
that fires `/symphony-tick` at the chosen cadence. Confirm with the user before
creating; do not silently schedule.

## Final summary

End with a 4-line summary:

```
Tracker:   github (acme/widgets)
Workflow:  ./WORKFLOW.md  (3 concurrent, retry cap 10m)
Schedule:  /symphony-tick every 5m  (cron id: <id>)
Next:      run /symphony-tick once now to verify, or wait for cron
```

## Re-run behavior

If `WORKFLOW.md` and a CLAUDE.md tracker section both already exist:
- Detect drift (e.g. user changed tracker, repo moved orgs).
- Show what would change. Apply only with confirmation.
- Never delete `.symphony/state.json` — losing it strands in-flight workers.