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Install: claude install-skill vindm/dotclaude
# `/dotclaude:init` — Layer 6 meta-orchestrator
## v2 context (read first — added 2026-05-21)
In v1.1, dotclaude introduced **`/dotclaude:bootstrap`** as the headline 7-layer setup command. Bootstrap walks project identity → architecture → process discipline → quality bar → knowledge graph → domain kits (this IS Layer 6) → maintenance, authoring `CLAUDE.md` + `docs/` + `.claude/` together.
**`/dotclaude:init` is the v1 entry-point — preserved, now positioned as Layer-6-only.** Use it when:
- You already have a `CLAUDE.md` authored by hand and don't want bootstrap to touch it.
- You want incremental Layer 6 setup on a partial-brownfield project (some `.claude/` artifacts exist; you want to extend them).
- The project doesn't need the upstream layers yet (early prototype; you want design discipline before deciding on long-term architecture).
**Use `/dotclaude:bootstrap` instead when**: greenfield project, no `CLAUDE.md`, want comprehensive AI dev infrastructure setup (~25–45 min wall-clock for typical 1–5 domain projects). See [README.md](../../README.md) §"How bootstrap works" for the full 7-layer walkthrough.
The two commands are complementary, not competing:
- `/dotclaude:bootstrap` = full hierarchical setup (Layers 1–7).
- `/dotclaude:init` = Layer 6 only (this skill).
For an even more targeted setup, the user can invoke a single domain skill directly:
- `/dotclaude:design` — UI / IA / a11y / visual quality discipline ⭐
- `/dotclaude:coding` — file size, code review