Getting Started

1. Unzip Your Vibe Kit

Unzip bootstrap.zip wherever you want your new project to live, and rename the folder to match your project. Use Finder / File Explorer, or:

unzip bootstrap.zip -d ~/my-project

The kit ships guideline files and skills for every major AI coding tool (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot). You don't need to sort through them — your AI will.

2. Open It and Ask Your AI to Read the Steering Docs

Open the folder in VS Code (or your editor of choice), launch your AI coding tool inside it, and ask:

"Read the project steering docs and then give me a list of the skills I have available."

Your AI will pick up the guideline files automatically, summarize the rules it's now following, and list the skills it found (they'll be named /jgl-*). If any skills are sitting in the wrong folder for your tool, the steering docs will tell your AI to flag them and help you move them into the right place — just follow its lead.

3. Initialize Your Project

Now tell the AI to set things up:

"Initialize a git repo, create a .gitignore, and set up a basic project structure for a React web app with TypeScript and Vite."

The AI will initialize git, scaffold your project, and set up Vitest for testing because the guidelines tell it to.

4. Describe Your App and Start Building

"I want to build a recipe sharing website where users can post recipes, search by ingredient, and save favorites. Start with the basic layout and a homepage."

The AI will create files, install dependencies, and get you a working starting point.