/mf:setup — bootstrap ~/.mindfunnel/

Seed the user's personal ~/.mindfunnel/ directory with the editable scaffolding the other mindfunnel skills depend on. Run once per machine. Idempotent: if ~/.mindfunnel/ already looks complete, say so and stop.

Important

1. Never overwrite. Every target file is created only if it doesn't already exist. The user may have already edited SOUL.md — destroying it is unacceptable.
2. Templates live at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/. That environment variable is set by Claude Code when this skill runs. Do not hard-code a path; always use the variable.
3. CLAUDE.md inside ~/.mindfunnel/ is a symlink to AGENTS.md in the same directory. This is the standard convention; both names point at the same content.

Instructions

Step 1: Ensure ~/.mindfunnel/ exists

mkdir -p "$HOME/.mindfunnel"

Step 2: Seed the three template files (non-destructive)

For each pair below, copy from the bundled template to the target only if the target is absent.

Template	Target
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/AGENTS.md	~/.mindfunnel/AGENTS.md
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/SOUL.md	~/.mindfunnel/SOUL.md
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/PROJECT.md	~/.mindfunnel/PROJECT.md.example

Note the asymmetry: PROJECT.md lands as PROJECT.md.example in ~/.mindfunnel/ because the live PROJECT.md belongs in each project, not in the shared scaffolding. The .example suffix makes that intent obvious.

Shell form (avoid clobbering):

cp -n "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/AGENTS.md"  "$HOME/.mindfunnel/AGENTS.md"
cp -n "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/SOUL.md"    "$HOME/.mindfunnel/SOUL.md"
cp -n "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/PROJECT.md" "$HOME/.mindfunnel/PROJECT.md.example"

cp -n is "no-clobber"; it silently skips an existing target. That is the desired behavior.

Step 3: Create the CLAUDE.md symlink

ln -sfn AGENTS.md "$HOME/.mindfunnel/CLAUDE.md"

-f replaces a broken or pre-existing symlink, -n prevents following an existing CLAUDE.md symlink into its target when forcing. Safe because we're only ever symlinking to AGENTS.md in the same directory.

Step 4: Report

Emit a short summary, ≤ 10 lines, listing for each target: created, already present (skipped), or symlinked. Example:

~/.mindfunnel/
  AGENTS.md          created
  SOUL.md            created
  PROJECT.md.example already present
  CLAUDE.md          symlinked → AGENTS.md

If everything was already present, say so in one line and skip the table:

~/.mindfunnel/ is already set up. Nothing to do.

Step 5: Point the user at SOUL.md

On a fresh install (anything was created), close with:

Edit ~/.mindfunnel/SOUL.md to describe who you are, how you work, and what to avoid. This file is private — it's not checked into any project — and it shapes how Claude Code collaborates with you across every project. Then run /mf:prime from a project root to prime it for the mindfunnel workflow.

On a no-op run, skip this paragraph.

Examples

Example 1: Fresh machine, first install

~/.mindfunnel/
  AGENTS.md          created
  SOUL.md            created
  PROJECT.md.example created
  CLAUDE.md          symlinked → AGENTS.md

Followed by the "edit SOUL.md" hint.

Example 2: Re-run after everything's in place

~/.mindfunnel/ is already set up. Nothing to do.

Example 3: User deleted SOUL.md and re-ran setup

~/.mindfunnel/
  AGENTS.md          already present
  SOUL.md            created
  PROJECT.md.example already present
  CLAUDE.md          symlinked → AGENTS.md

Anti-patterns

• Don't overwrite SOUL.md — or any other target — under any circumstance. The user's edits are sacred.
• Don't hard-code /home/<user>/repositories/.../templates/. Always use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}; the cache path changes on every update.
• Don't create files inside the plugin cache (${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}). That directory is discarded and recreated on plugin update. Only read from it.
• Don't touch per-project files. /mf:setup only writes inside ~/.mindfunnel/. Per-project work is /mf:prime's job.