espalier-initlisted

# Espalier Init Discover the actual patterns, conventions, and architecture of an existing codebase, then generate a structured constraint system that ensures AI agents produce code matching those standards. ## When to Use - "Set up Espalier for this project" - "Create Espalier structure for my codebase" - "Make AI code production-ready for this repo" - "Build agent constraints for this project" - "/espalier-init" ## Philosophy > When an agent makes an error, engineer its elimination — not with prompt tweaks, but with files, rules, automated checks, and system structure. **Core insight:** The problem isn't model intelligence. It's that models don't know the unwritten rules — patterns every experienced developer on the team knows but nobody documented. This skill **discovers** those rules from the code itself, then encodes them as machine-enforceable constraints. Like an espalier trains a fruit tree to grow along a wall, this skill trains your AI coder to grow along the patterns already in your codebase. ## File Layout of This Skill ``` espalier-init/ ├── SKILL.md # this file — overview + phase index ├── templates/ # markdown templates emitted into target project │ ├── rules/ # → espalier/rules/ in target │ ├── skills/ # → espalier/skills/<name>/SKILL.md │ ├── agents/ # → espalier/agents/ in target │ ├── agent.md # → espalier/agent.md (orchestr