Multi-language project scaffolding with composable enhancement layers and AGENTS.md built in.

Generates projects pre-configured with lint/format/health/release defaults (JS/TS encode real workspace conventions; other stacks ship clean baselines).

npx @jml6m/skeletor new my-api --template typescript --with-recommended

Current release: v0.2.x on npm (latest).

Run skeletor new my-project for an interactive selector, or pass --template <id>.

Each template declares verifyCommands in template.json — the post-scaffold steps to run locally. CI runs them in the verify-templates job.

# Interactive
npx @jml6m/skeletor new my-project

# TypeScript + recommended enhancement layers
npx @jml6m/skeletor new my-api --template typescript --with-recommended

# Non-interactive — pass --owner when auto-detection cannot run
npx @jml6m/skeletor new my-service --auto --template go --owner acme-corp

• --template <id> — stack to scaffold
• --with-recommended / --with <layers> / --bundle <name> — enhancement layers
• --owner <user> — skips GitHub owner auto-detection
• --description <text> — optional (generic default when omitted)
• --auto — non-interactive; requires --template
• --no-git — skip git init

Interactive prompts use select lists with (recommended) labels. enhance blocks dirty git trees unless --allow-dirty.

Apply during new or later via enhance:

skeletor enhance --add governance,quality-gates
skeletor enhance --list

Layers are recorded in .skeletor/manifest.json.

@clack/prompts drives template selection, owner detection (git remote → package.json → gh CLI), layer prompts, and confirmations.

• Developers pick language + flavor.
• Personal conventions live in JS/TS templates; other stacks start from solid defaults.
• Add templates under templates/<id>/ — auto-discovered by CLI and tests.
• Dependency manifests in templates use .tmpl suffix (see root AGENTS.md).

npm install
npm test                  # fast — generation + contract checks
npm run test:verify       # full — runs each template's verifyCommands (needs toolchains)
npm run lint:encoding

Tag-driven CI publish uses npm Trusted Publishing. See docs/RELEASE.md.

• npm: @jml6m/skeletor
• GitHub: jml6m/skeletor

Feedback welcome via GitHub issues.