Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: Workspace Init

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Install this agent skill to your local

pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/HEAD/.codex/skills/workspace-init

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Skill Metadata

Name
workspace-init
Description
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Workspace Init

Create an artifact-first workspace using the standard template under assets/workspace-template/.

This skill is intentionally simple and deterministic.

Input

  • Target workspace directory (usually the current working directory for the run).

Outputs

  • STATUS.md, CHECKPOINTS.md, UNITS.csv, DECISIONS.md
  • GOAL.md
  • queries.md
  • papers/, outline/, citations/, output/ (with placeholder files)

Workflow

  1. Create the target workspace directory if it does not exist.
  2. Copy the contents of assets/workspace-template/ into the workspace.
  3. Do not overwrite existing files unless explicitly requested; prefer merge/append when safe.
  4. Ensure the four core files exist: STATUS.md, UNITS.csv, CHECKPOINTS.md, DECISIONS.md.

Quality checklist

  • [ ] Workspace contains the template files and folders.
  • [ ] UNITS.csv is valid CSV with the required header.

Side effects

  • Allowed: create missing workspace files/directories.
  • Not allowed: modify the template under .codex/skills/workspace-init/assets/.

Script

Quick Start

  • python .codex/skills/workspace-init/scripts/run.py --help
  • python .codex/skills/workspace-init/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace_dir>

All Options

  • --overwrite: allow overwriting existing files in the target workspace

Examples

  • Create a new workspace:
    • python .codex/skills/workspace-init/scripts/run.py --workspace workspaces/my-run
  • Re-init and overwrite template files (be careful):
    • python .codex/skills/workspace-init/scripts/run.py --workspace workspaces/my-run --overwrite

Troubleshooting

Issue: workspace already exists and files were not overwritten

Fix:

  • This is the default behavior. Re-run with --overwrite only if you want to replace template files.

Issue: you accidentally tried to use the repo root as a workspace

Fix:

  • Always use workspaces/<name>/ (the runner refuses to use the repo root).