docs-init

[IMPORTANT] Use TaskCreate to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ask user whether to skip.

Quick Summary

Goal: Initialize project reference documentation by verifying the session-init-docs.cjs hook has created placeholder files, then running scan skills to populate them.

Workflow:

1. Verify -- Check that session-init-docs.cjs hook has created placeholder docs in docs/
2. List -- Show which reference docs exist and which are still placeholders
3. Populate -- Ask user which scan skills to run (or run all)

Key Rules:

• Do NOT create docs manually -- the hook handles placeholder creation automatically
• Each reference doc has a corresponding /scan-* skill that populates it
• Scan skills do deep codebase scanning; expect 5-15 min per skill

Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).

Step 1: Verify Reference Doc Stubs

Check that the session-init-docs.cjs hook has created the 10 reference doc files:

docs/project-reference/project-structure-reference.md     -> /scan-project-structure
docs/project-reference/backend-patterns-reference.md      -> /scan-backend-patterns
docs/project-reference/frontend-patterns-reference.md     -> /scan-frontend-patterns
docs/project-reference/integration-test-reference.md      -> /scan-integration-tests
docs/project-reference/feature-docs-reference.md          -> /scan-feature-docs
docs/project-reference/code-review-rules.md              -> /scan-code-review-rules
docs/project-reference/scss-styling-guide.md             -> /scan-scss-styling
docs/project-reference/design-system/README.md           -> /scan-design-system
docs/project-reference/e2e-test-reference.md             -> /scan-e2e-tests
docs/project-reference/lessons.md                        -> /learn (managed separately)

If any files are missing, the hook should create them on next prompt. Verify by checking docs/ directory.

Step 2: Detect Placeholder vs Populated

Read the first 512 bytes of each file. If it contains <!-- Fill in your project's details below. -->, it is still a placeholder and needs scanning.

Step 3: Offer Scan Options

Use AskUserQuestion to present:

1. "Run /claude-md-init + all scan skills" (Recommended for first-time init) -- Generates CLAUDE.md from config, then runs all 9 scan skills
2. "Run all scan skills only" -- Runs all 9 scan skills without CLAUDE.md generation
3. "Select specific skills" -- Let user choose which ones to run
4. "Skip -- docs are already populated" -- Exit if all docs have content

For each selected scan skill, invoke it via the Skill tool (e.g., /scan-backend-patterns).

Configuration

Reference doc definitions are in docs/project-config.json under referenceDocs. The hook reads this config to determine which files to create. See .claude/hooks/session-init-docs.cjs for the full implementation.

Closing Reminders

• MUST break work into small todo tasks using TaskCreate BEFORE starting
• MUST search codebase for 3+ similar patterns before creating new code
• MUST cite file:line evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act)
• MUST add a final review todo task to verify work quality