Conductor Scaffolding CLI

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The scaffolding tool to generate spec-driven, portable Gemini Conductor workflows for any AI coding agent.

Get started immediately with:

npm create conductor-flow

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Conductor Scaffolding CLI enables the context-first evolution of spec-driven development by instantly setting up portable workflows compatible with leading AI Coding Assistants, including:

• Opencode
• Claude Code
• Antigravity
• Cursor
• Github Copilot
• Codex
• Windsurf
• Cline
• Kilo Code
• Roo Code
• Qwen Code
• Factory Droid
• Gemini CLI

Originally developed for the Gemini CLI, the Conductor is now decoupled by this project, empowering developers to maintain context, manage tasks, and orchestrate complex features. It serves as a bridge between human intent and AI execution, ensuring "Context is King" in the era of Agentic AI.

✨ Key Features

• Agent-Agnostic Setup: Provide a mechanism to "install" Conductor commands and templates into a project, effectively "enabling" it for consumption by multiple different coding agents.
• Agent-Agnostic Workflows: Switch between agents without losing project context or progress.
• Context Management: Structured artifacts (product.md, tech-stack.md, spec.md, plan.md) keep your AI agent focused and context-aware.
• Spec-Driven Development: Define what you want before asking the AI how to build it.
• Git Ignore Configuration: Automatically configure .gitignore or .git/info/exclude to exclude agent configuration files from version control.
• Easy Initialization: Single command setup with npm create conductor-flow.

🚀 Usage

Interactive Mode (Recommended)

The easiest way to start is to run the interactive setup. It will guide you through configuring your workflow spec, selecting your AI agent, and settings.

npm create conductor-flow

Or if you prefer the shorthand alias:

npx conductor-init

You will be prompted to select your target environment:

? Select your coding agent:
❯ OpenCode (AGENTS.md, .opencode/commands)
  Claude Code (CLAUDE.md, .claude/commands)
  Antigravity (GEMINI.md, .agent/workflows)
  Cursor (AGENTS.md, .cursor/commands)
  Github Copilot (AGENTS.md, .github/prompts)
  Codex (AGENTS.md, .codex/prompts)
  Windsurf (AGENTS.md, .windsurf/workflows)
? Select installation method:
❯ Project (Current Directory)
? Configure git ignore for Conductor files?
  Add to .gitignore
  Add to .git/info/exclude
  Remove existing entries
❯ Don't configure git ignore
? Select template source:
❯ Bundled Templates (Offline) - Use built-in templates, no network required
  Official Repository (Latest) - Fetch latest from official repository
  Custom Repository - Specify your own repository and branch

Template Source Options

The CLI provides three template sources to choose from:

Option	Description	Best For
Bundled Templates	Use built-in templates that are packaged with the CLI. No network required.	Offline usage, quick setup, stable templates
Official Repository	Download the latest templates from the official Conductor repository.	Getting the latest features and updates
Custom Repository	Specify your own Git repository and branch for templates.	Custom workflows, enterprise templates

Non-Interactive Mode (CI/CD)

In CI/CD environments or when stdin is not a TTY, the CLI automatically uses bundled templates without prompting:

• When CI=true environment variable is set
• When running in a non-interactive shell (piped input)

Arguments & Flags

For power users, you can pass arguments directly to skip prompts:

npm create conductor-flow -a claude-code

# Use official repository explicitly
npm create conductor-flow --repo

# Specify a custom template repository and branch
npm create conductor-flow --repo https://github.com/your-org/custom-conductor --branch v2

Common Options

npm create conductor-flow [path] [options]

Positionals:
  path  Directory to install Conductor                   [string] [default: "."]

Options:
  -a, --agent       Specify the coding agent
          [string] [choices: "opencode", "claude-code", "antigravity", "cursor",
        "github-copilot", "codex", "windsurf", "cline", "kilo-code", "roo-code",
                                         "qwen-code", "factory-droid", "gemini"]
  -r, --repo        Git repository URL for templates. Without this flag,
                    interactive template source selection is shown.     [string]
  -b, --branch      Branch name for template repository
                                                      [string] [default: "main"]
  -s, --scope       Installation scope (project or global)
                                         [string] [choices: "project", "global"]
  -g, --git-ignore  Configure git ignore for Conductor files (gitignore: add to
                    .gitignore, exclude: add to .git/info/exclude, none: remove
                    entries)  [string] [choices: "gitignore", "exclude", "none"]
  -f, --force       Force overwrite existing installation
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
      --reset       Clear saved preferences and show all prompts
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
  -h, --help        Show help                                          [boolean]
  -v, --version     Show version number                                [boolean]

Examples:
  npm create conductor-flow                 Install with interactive prompts
  npm create conductor-flow --agent         Install for Claude Code agent
  claude-code
  npm create conductor-flow --repo          Use custom template repository
  https://github.com/user/templates
  npm create conductor-flow --git-ignore    Add Conductor files to .gitignore
  gitignore
  npm create conductor-flow --git-ignore    Add Conductor files to
  exclude                                   .git/info/exclude
  npm create conductor-flow --git-ignore    Remove Conductor entries from git
  none                                      ignore
  npm create conductor-flow --reset         Clear saved preferences and show all
                                            prompts

Configuration Persistence

The CLI remembers your preferences between runs, so you don't have to specify the same options every time.

What's Saved:

• Template source (--repo, --branch)
• Git ignore preference (--git-ignore)

How It Works:

1. On first run, select your preferences interactively or via flags
2. On subsequent runs, saved preferences are automatically applied
3. CLI flags always override saved preferences

Example:

# First run - specify your preferences
npm create conductor-flow --agent claude-code --git-ignore exclude

# Future runs - automatically uses exclude
npm create conductor-flow
# Output: [Config] Using saved git-ignore: exclude

Reset Preferences:

To clear saved preferences and start fresh with all prompts:

npm create conductor-flow --reset

Configuration Location:

Preferences are stored following the XDG Base Directory Specification:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/create-conductor-flow/config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/create-conductor-flow/config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\create-conductor-flow\config.json

3. Shell Completion for Global Installation(Advanced Setup)

Enable tab completion for specific shells (Bash, Zsh) to make using conductor-init easier.

Global Installation

npm install -g create-conductor-flow

Or, if you prefer the shorthand alias:

npm install -g conductor-init

After installation, you can use the conductor-init completion command to generate the completion script.

Zsh (Recommended)

Option 1: Source from file (Best for performance)

Generate the script to a file and source it in your .zshrc:

mkdir -p ~/.config/conductor
conductor-init completion > ~/.config/conductor/completion.zsh
echo 'source ~/.config/conductor/completion.zsh' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Option 2: One-liner

Add this directly to your .zshrc (easiest setup):

echo 'source <(conductor-init completion)' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Bash

Add the completion script to your .bashrc:

conductor-init completion >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

4. Using Conductor with Your Agent

Once installed, you can instruct your AI Agent to perform Conductor tasks using the installed commands. For example:

• /conductor-setup - Initialize the project structure.
• /conductor-newTrack - Start a new feature or bug fix track.
• /conductor-implement - Implement the selected track.
• /conductor-review - Review the completed track work against guidelines and the plan.
• /conductor-revert - Revert previous work.
• /conductor-status - Check the status of current tracks.

Note: The exact invocation syntax depends on your specific agent's slash command or file context capabilities.

🙏 Acknowledgements

This project is inspired by and based on the Conductor and Conductor-for-all.