brain:init SKILL.md skillA
brain:init from coco-research/coco is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add coco-research/coco/brain:init@git:20260914.e75f220Pins git:20260914.e75f220 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- coco-research/coco
- Path
systems/brain/skills/brain-init/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260914.e75f220, committed Sep 14, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 26, 2026
- Size
- 8,018 bytes
- Repository stars
- 629
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when setting up project memory in a new folder or on the first brain:init in a project. Creates project_brain.db, registers the project, and bootstraps it from CLAUDE.local.md, memory files, docs, and emails; safe to re-run.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# /brain:init --- Initialize Project Brain
Sets up a new `project_brain.db` in the current working directory and bootstraps it from existing project knowledge.
## Procedure
### Step 1: Check existing state
Run:
```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/brain/scripts/brain/brain_cli.py info
```
- If **no DB exists** → proceed to Step 2 (full init)
- If **DB exists with project(s)** → skip to Step 3 (scan only). Tell user: "Brain already initialized. Running scan for new/changed files..."
### Step 2: Create the database and project record
Run:
```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/brain/scripts/brain/brain_cli.py init
```
Ask the user:
- **Project name** (e.g., "My Project A", "My Project B")
- **Slug** (short URL-safe identifier, e.g., "my-project-a", "my-project-b")
- **Description** (one-liner)
Then run:
```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/brain/scripts/brain/brain_cli.py add-project "{name}" --slug {slug} --desc "{description}"
```
If the project has sub-scopes (like ProjectA-Phase1 and ProjectA-Phase2 under one umbrella), ask if the user wants multiple project records.
### Step 3: Scan the project folder
Run the scanner to discover what's available:
```bash
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add coco-research/coco/brain:init@sha256:4d26c305d2c13f21The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260914.e75f220, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Apr 26, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026, about one every 142 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260914.e75f220 latest | 2026-09-14 | e75f220 | 8,018 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260426.d53cc6c | 2026-04-26 | d53cc6c | 8,098 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (8018 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
coco-research/coco · 629 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_jfbp53mmnojmb3bk GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=coco-research/coco/brain:init GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/4d26c305d2c13f214feb957d7642794f5d5e2ed76a3cef8f1ab370b3af61fa7a
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