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project-bootstrap
Use when creating a new project or repository, scaffolding a codebase from nothing, turning a prototype into something that will be kept, or inheriting a project that has no version control hygiene, formatter, linter, tests or CI.
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# Project Bootstrap
A project's foundation is cheapest on day one and most expensive the day after the first feature lands. Before any feature code, the repository gets version control hygiene, a formatter, a linter, a test runner with one passing test, CI that runs them, and safe handling of configuration and secrets. **The foundation is part of the first commit, not a later clean-up.**
## The Prime Directive
```
NO FEATURE CODE UNTIL THE FOUNDATION RUNS GREEN IN CI
```
No exceptions. No workarounds. No shortcuts.
"Runs green" means you ran format check, lint, type check (where the language has one) and tests locally, they passed, and the same commands are in a CI workflow.
