Automate the creation of project structures and boilerplate for web apps, APIs, mobile, and CLI tools using best-practice configurations.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install project-scaffold
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install project-scaffold using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Project Scaffold?
The Project Scaffold skill is a foundational tool within Openclaw Skills designed to eliminate the manual overhead of starting new software projects. It provides standardized, industry-standard directory structures and initial configurations for a variety of ecosystems, ensuring that developers and AI agents start every project with a robust and scalable foundation.
Whether you are building a modern web application, a high-performance API, or a cross-platform CLI tool, this skill automates the complex parts of setup so you can focus on writing logic. By leveraging Openclaw Skills for scaffolding, you ensure consistency across your codebase while adhering to platform-specific best practices from the very first commit.
Project Scaffold Use Cases
- Initializing a new Next.js web application with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.
- Setting up a Python backend using FastAPI and uv for package management.
- Bootstrapping a mobile application structure for SwiftUI development.
- Generating the core directory and binary wrappers for a Node.js or Python CLI tool.
- Creating the manifest and source structure for a modern browser extension.
How Project Scaffold Works
- Analyze the user intent to identify the required project type such as Web, API, Mobile, CLI, or Extension.
- Select the corresponding decision tree and directory structure based on the specific project ecosystem.
- Execute initialization commands to generate core files and install necessary dependencies.
- Generate standardized configuration files including .gitignore, linting rules, and README.md.
- Initialize a local Git repository and perform an initial commit to establish a clean development history.
Project Scaffold Setup
To get started with this skill in your environment, ensure you have the necessary runtimes installed (Node.js, Python, or Swift). Use the following commands based on your target project as part of the Openclaw Skills workflow:
For Next.js apps:
npx create-next-app@latest my-app --typescript --tailwind --eslint --app --src-dir
cd my-app && npm install
For FastAPI backends:
mkdir my-api && cd my-api
uv init && uv pip install fastapi uvicorn
For CLI tools, initialize your package manager and then apply the directory structure provided by Openclaw Skills.
Project Scaffold Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data based on the chosen environment. Here is a summary of the common directory structures generated by these Openclaw Skills:
| Project Type | Key Directories | Config Files |
|---|---|---|
| Web App (Next.js) | /src/app, /src/components, /public |
tailwind.config.ts, tsconfig.json |
| API (FastAPI) | /app/routers, /app/models, /tests |
pyproject.toml, requirements.txt |
| CLI Tool | /src, /bin, /tests |
package.json, tsconfig.json |
| Browser Ext | /src/popup, /src/options, /icons |
manifest.json |
All projects include a universal .gitignore to exclude node_modules, pycache, and environment files.
Project Scaffold Advanced Features
- Automated Git initialization and first-commit management for immediate version control.
- Standardized linting setup with ESLint or Ruff to maintain code quality from the start.
- Intelligent .gitignore generation tailored to the specific language and framework used.
- Integrated test runner verification by creating a basic sample test file during scaffold.
- Cross-platform support for mobile, web, and desktop CLI development environments using Openclaw Skills.
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