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name: symbi-init

description: Initialize a Symbiont-governed project. Creates agent definitions, Cedar policies, and configuration files. Use when setting up a new project with AI agent governance or adding Symbiont to an existing project.

---

# Initialize Symbiont Project

Set up a governed agent project in the current directory.

## Steps

1. Check if `symbiont.toml` already exists. If so, ask before overwriting.

2. Create the directory structure:

```

agents/ # Agent DSL definitions

policies/ # Cedar policy files

```

3. Create `symbiont.toml` with sensible defaults:

```toml

[runtime]

security_tier = "tier1" # Docker isolation

log_level = "info"

[policy]

engine = "cedar"

enforcement = "strict"

[schemapin]

mode = "tofu" # Trust-On-First-Use

```

4. Create a starter agent at `agents/assistant.dsl`:

```symbiont

metadata {

version = "1.0.0"

description = "Default governed assistant"

}

agent assistant(input: Query) -> Response {

capabilities = ["read", "analyze"]

policy default_access {

allow: read(input) if true

deny: write(any) if not approved

audit: all_operations

}

with memory = "session" {

result = process(input)

return result

}

}

```

5. Create a starter Cedar policy at `policies/default.cedar`:

```cedar

// Default: allow read operations, require approval for writes

permit(

principal,

action == Action::"read",

resource

);

forbid(

principal,

action == Action::"write",

resource

) unless {

principal.approved == true

};

```