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groove-admin-install

Outcome

All groove backends are installed in dependency order, companion skills and groove skill symlinks are present (first install is not complete without them), AGENTS.md contains the session bootstrap, and the repo is ready for use.

Acceptance Criteria

• Task and memory backends installed (or clearly reported if a step failed)
• Companion skills installed (find-skills, agent-browser, pdf-to-markdown) — required; verify each SKILL.md exists after step 4
• Platform symlinks — .claude/skills/groove* and .cursor/skills/groove* point at .agents/skills/groove* — required on every install run
• User sees a summary of what was installed, including ✓/✗ for companions and symlinks

Steps

Run in order:

1. If .groove/index.md does not exist, run /groove-admin-config --defaults to create it with all defaults (no prompts)
2. Run /groove-utilities-task-install — installs the configured task backend (e.g. beans)
3. Run /groove-utilities-memory-install — creates memory directories
4. Install companion skills (mandatory — do not skip): On first install and every later run, ensure these exist under .agents/skills/. If SKILL.md is missing, run the matching npx skills add command; on transient failure, retry once, then report failure (install is not complete until all three succeed).
   • find-skills (downloaded): test -f .agents/skills/find-skills/SKILL.md or npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills --skill find-skills
   • agent-browser (downloaded): test -f .agents/skills/agent-browser/SKILL.md or npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser --skill agent-browser
   • pdf-to-markdown (embedded): test -f .agents/skills/pdf-to-markdown/SKILL.md or npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill pdf-to-markdown
   • Afterward, verify: test -f each of the three SKILL.md paths — if any missing, stop and report install incomplete (do not claim success).
   • Report each as installed / already-present / failed
5. Sync platform skill directories via symlinks (mandatory — do not skip): Groove skills must be linked into each editor’s skills tree so groove-* commands resolve.
   • Create parent dirs if missing: mkdir -p .claude/skills .cursor/skills (Claude Code expects .claude/skills/; Cursor expects .cursor/skills/)
   • For each directory in .agents/skills/ that starts with groove:
     • Create .claude/skills/<name> as a symlink → ../../.agents/skills/<name>
     • Create .cursor/skills/<name> as a symlink → ../../.agents/skills/<name>
   • Run: mkdir -p .claude/skills .cursor/skills && for skill in .agents/skills/groove*; do name=$(basename "$skill"); ln -sfn "../../.agents/skills/$name" ".claude/skills/$name"; ln -sfn "../../.agents/skills/$name" ".cursor/skills/$name"; done
   • Note: use ln -sfn (no-dereference) — ln -sf on an existing directory symlink follows the symlink and creates a nested symlink inside the target directory
   • Verify: at least one groove-* name exists under .agents/skills/ and matching symlinks exist under .claude/skills/ and .cursor/skills/
   • Report: "✓ platform symlinks updated (.claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/)" or report failure
6. Scaffold hooks and cache directories:
   • Create .groove/hooks/ if it does not exist
   • Create .groove/.cache/ if it does not exist (with a .gitkeep)
   • If .groove/hooks/start.md does not exist, create it with:

     # Hook: Session Start
     
     Runs automatically at the end of `/groove-daily-start`.
     Add items to `## Actions` to automate session-start tasks.
     
     ## Actions
     
     <!-- Add actions here, one per line. Examples:
     - Run `git fetch --all` to refresh remote refs
     - Print "Good morning — groove is ready"
     -->
     

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   • If .groove/hooks/end.md does not exist, create it with:

     # Hook: Session End
     
     Runs automatically at the end of `/groove-daily-end`.
     Add items to `## Actions` to automate session-end tasks.
     
     ## Actions
     
     <!-- Add actions here, one per line. Examples:
     - Run `git push` to push today's commits
     - Print "Session closed — see you tomorrow"
     -->
     

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   • Report hooks: created / already-present
7. Apply git strategy — write .groove/.gitignore from git.* sub-keys in .groove/index.md (see /groove-admin-config for rules)

Constraints

• Read .groove/index.md for tasks.backend and git.* config before running
• If .groove/index.md does not exist, /groove-admin-config is run first (step 1) to create it
• Dependency order for backends must be respected: task → memory → companions
• Each step reports installed / already-present / failed
• AGENTS.md update is additive per section — preserve all other content
• If task or memory install fails, report it clearly and continue — user may still need companions + symlinks
• Steps 4–5 (companion skills + symlinks) are required for a successful install: do not report "install complete" until both steps succeeded. This is intentional: first-time bootstrap must leave skills discoverable in Cursor and Claude Code.
• Companion skills (find-skills, agent-browser, pdf-to-markdown) are hardcoded here, not read from any config file
• Report a final summary (include platform symlinks line):

  ✓ task backend (beans)
  ✓ memory backend — memory dirs ready
  ✓ companion: find-skills
  ✓ companion: agent-browser
  ✓ companion: pdf-to-markdown
  ✓ platform symlinks (.claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/)
  ✓ hooks: .groove/hooks/ ready
  

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