Claude Code Starter Kit; Bootstrap a complete intent-driven engineering workspace

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Try It Yourself (5-Minute Bootstrap)

Create a new repo, then add a markdown file named initial_scaffold.md and paste in the bootstrap_intent_project.v1.yaml intent from this article.

Initialize Claude Code in the repo (claude init or open the folder in your Claude Code environment), then run the intent by prompting Claude to execute the scaffold with your inputs (project name, language, deployment target).

Claude will generate the full directory structure, baseline intent (B1), shared intent library, observability layer, and your first registry entry—giving you a complete, runnable starting point for your team in minutes instead of hours.

Create this as markdown file- maybe starthere.md

intent:

name: bootstrap_intent_project

version: 1.0.0

description: >

Bootstrap a complete intent-driven engineering workspace including Claude Code configuration,

full directory structure, baseline intent, shared intent library, observability layer,

and initial registry entry.

author: learnteachmaster

maturity: Level 3 (Engineered)

inputs:

project_name:

type: string

example: "weather-intent-app"

project_description:

type: string

example: "Intent-driven weather application scaffold"

primary_language:

type: string

enum: [java, python, typescript]

deployment_target:

type: string

enum: [local, aws, kubernetes]

outputs:

workspace_initialized:

type: boolean

baseline_created:

type: boolean

registry_entry_created:

type: boolean

success_criteria:

- workspace_structure_exists

- claude_code_runs

- baseline_intent_valid

- registry_entry_present

- observability_present

execution_boundaries:

- must_create_full_directory_structure

- must_generate_required_markdown_files

- must_generate_required_yaml_files

- must_include_observability_layer

- must_not_skip_registry_entry

on_failure:

- log_error

- retry

executor:

type: claude_code

mode: orchestration