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description: Initialize specclaw in this project. Creates the .specclaw/ directory, generates config.yaml from the template, and sets up the project dashboard. Run once per project before any other specclaw command.
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# specclaw init

1. Ask for a project name and one-line description if not given, then run `specclaw-init . "<name>" "<description>"`. It writes `flow: lean`, lean defaults and `.specclaw/mock/index.html`. It refuses if `.specclaw/` exists; never overwrite.
2. Suggest tracking `.specclaw/` in git.
3. Next step: `/specclaw:propose`. Change 001 draws the minimal mock of the whole app.