A specialized initialization tool for solo founders to calibrate their AI agent's behavior, philosophy, and technical stack preferences.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install solo-init
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 solo-init using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Solo-Init Founder Onboarding?
Solo-Init serves as the foundational onboarding mechanism for the Solo Factory ecosystem. It is designed to capture a founder's unique philosophy, risk tolerance, and development preferences, translating them into machine-readable configuration files. By utilizing these Openclaw Skills, developers can ensure their AI agents operate in perfect alignment with their specific vision and architectural standards from day one.
This skill bridges the gap between high-level founder intent and low-level project configuration, creating a personalized Founder Manifesto and a calibrated decision-making framework. It automates the tedious setup of organization-wide defaults, such as Apple Team IDs and GitHub organizations, while scaffolding project-specific principles that guide subsequent AI interactions. Using Openclaw Skills like this ensures a consistent and professional development environment for every new venture.
Solo-Init Founder Onboarding Use Cases
- Initializing a new project workspace for solo development.
- Calibrating an AI agent to match your personal decision-making style and risk profile via Openclaw Skills.
- Setting up organization-wide defaults like bundle IDs, GitHub handles, and Apple Team IDs.
- Defining technical principles and stack preferences for consistent project scaffolding.
- Reconfiguring developer profiles when moving to a new machine or environment.
How Solo-Init Founder Onboarding Works
- The skill checks for existing configurations in the local project directory and the global home directory (~/.solo-factory/).
- It determines the target project path based on provided arguments or the current working directory.
- It conducts a multi-round interview using Openclaw Skills tools to gather data on organization defaults, founder philosophy, and development preferences.
- It processes the gathered answers using predefined generation rules and templates stored in the solo-factory directory.
- It generates the global defaults.yaml file and the local .solo/ directory containing the manifest, STREAM framework, and stack templates.
- It verifies the presence of optional tools like Solograph to enhance the local development experience and provides a summary of the initialized environment.
Solo-Init Founder Onboarding Setup
To get started with this component of Openclaw Skills, ensure your environment is ready for configuration.
# Run the initialization skill within your agent environment
/init [optional-project-path]
# Or use natural language triggers such as:
"set up solo factory"
"onboard me"
Ensure that the solo-factory/templates/ directory is accessible so the skill can pull the necessary blueprints for your configuration files.
Solo-Init Founder Onboarding Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data into global and project-specific layers to ensure consistency across Openclaw Skills workflows:
| Location | File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
~/.solo-factory/ |
defaults.yaml |
Stores global org defaults like GitHub org and Apple Team ID. |
.solo/ |
manifest.md |
Contains the generated founder manifesto and project vision. |
.solo/ |
stream-framework.md |
Defines the calibrated STREAM framework for risk and decision management. |
.solo/ |
dev-principles.md |
Lists developer preferences and coding standards. |
.solo/stacks/ |
*.yaml |
Contains selected technology stack templates for future scaffolding. |
Solo-Init Founder Onboarding Advanced Features
- Intelligent re-run detection that identifies existing Openclaw Skills configurations and offers to update or skip them.
- Multi-agent compatibility by providing a standardized .solo/ directory that other skills (like /scaffold or /validate) can read.
- Support for the STREAM decision-making framework, tailored specifically to the founder's risk tolerance.
- Automated tech stack mapping that copies only the relevant YAML templates based on user interview responses.
- Integration checks for Solograph MCP to enable advanced code graph search capabilities across projects.
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