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smithers init · smithersai | DecimalAI

agent toolingby smithersai

smithers init

smithersai/smithers-init

Source smithersai/smithers ↗License MIT

Install the local Smithers workflow pack into .smithers/. Pass an optional prompt to also launch the create-workflow builder after init. Run `smithers init --help` for usage details.

SkillScore100Maintained

Automatic

Coding pack

Last verified 8/21/2026

What it changes

Passed 22 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 22 without it.

Without skill18%

With skill100%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Uses --agent pi to set the coding agent
Disables skill guidance using --no-skill
Targets home directory pack via --global

and 23 more in the full report

18 fixed4 passed either way0 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +82 pp
Tokens: -4%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -60%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/21/2026v122 of 22 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/smithersai-smithers-init/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/smithersai-smithers-init/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add smithersai-smithers-init, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/smithersai-smithers-init/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add smithersai-smithers-init

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/smithersai-smithers-init/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/smithersai-smithers-init/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/smithersai-smithers-init/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/smithersai-smithers-init.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 18 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 18

Prompt

Write the command to initialize Smithers with a starter template 'python-fastapi' and skip interactive tutorial launch.

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Passes template parameter via --template python-fastapi	Passed	Passed
Disables tutorial session with --no-tutorial	Missed	Passed

case-19 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/21/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md26 linessingle file

smithers init

Install the local Smithers workflow pack into .smithers/. Pass an optional prompt to also launch the create-workflow builder after init.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`prompt`	`string`	no	Optional plain-English task: after init, launch the create-workflow builder with this prompt pre-filled

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--agent`	`string`		Preferred coding agent id (e.g. claude, codex, pi). Skips the interactive agent question.
`--tutorial`	`boolean`	`true`	After install, open a hijacked tutorial session hosted by your preferred agent (interactive init only). Use --no-tutorial to skip.
`--force`	`boolean`	`false`	Overwrite existing scaffold files
`--agentsOnly`	`boolean`	`false`	Only create .smithers/agents/ and leave the rest of the workflow pack untouched
`--install`	`boolean`	`true`	Run `bun install` inside .smithers/ after scaffolding (--no-install to skip)
`--addAgents`	`boolean`	`false`	After scaffolding, launch the interactive `agents add` wizard to register one or more accounts.
`--skill`	`boolean`	`true`	Install the curated `smithers` skill into your detected coding agents (Claude Code, Pi, Codex, OpenCode, Kimi, Amp, Antigravity) and, if a CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md exists, append guidance on when to use smithers.sh workflows. Use --no-skill to skip.
`--global`	`boolean`	`false`	Scaffold the global pack in ~/.smithers (honors SMITHERS_HOME) instead of ./.smithers. Global workflows run from any repo; a repo's local pack takes precedence.
`--updatePrompt`	`boolean`	`true`	In an interactive terminal, when shipped pack files differ from the latest bundled version, ask which to update (warning when a shared component is selected). Use --no-update-prompt to skip the question.
`--template`	`unknown`		Show next steps for a canonical starter template ID after init
`--yes`	`boolean`	`false`	Non-interactive: skip prompts and use defaults (safe for agents and CI). Alias: --non-interactive.
`--nonInteractive`	`boolean`	`false`	Non-interactive: skip prompts and use defaults (safe for agents and CI). Alias: --yes.

Track record

Benchmark

22 / 22

test cases passed, vs 4 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

live_secretremote_code_executionreverse_shelldata_exfiltrationssrf_metadataagent_snoopinganti_refusaldestructive_commandsobfuscated_unicodeunicode_homoglyphopaque_blobsuspicious_urltool_overreachtrigger_abuseprompt_injection_phrasing

IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

smithersai / smithers

.agents/skills/smithers-init/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/3/2026Version v1

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What's inside

smithers init

Arguments

Options

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

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