# research-init

> Claude/Codex skill by [@nidrissi](https://omgskills.com/library/nidrissi/index.md) · 14 stars · Updated 2026-10-08

Set up, plan a retrofit of, substantially revise, or migrate an AI-assisted mathematical research repository's agent architecture: AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, live status/history, workflow files and their authority structure, including moving a flat research log into program indexes. Use only on an explicit request. Do not use for an ordinary research attempt, closing out one named program or phase, or a read-only project retrospective.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/nidrissi/mathbox /tmp/mathbox && ln -s /tmp/mathbox/skills/research-init ~/.claude/skills/research-init
```

## From README

Mathematical research repository initializer Configure a durable project layer; use installed Mathbox workflows rather than regenerating them locally. Keep stable rules in instructions, recurring procedures in skills, mutable facts in records and deterministic enforcement in code. Non-negotiable behavior Run only on explicit request. A migration plan is read-only. Inspect before asking for safely discoverable facts; ask at most five material questions together. Present a reviewable file plan before writing unless immediate execution is already authorized. Do not re-request authority for routine work in scope. Even when authorized, obtain review of a legacy-history mapping and any authority-ambiguous replacement before applying it. Preserve substantive existing material and unrelated work; expose conflicts and a reviewable diff. Never invent commands, status, conventions, paths or permissions. Do not commit, push, dependencies, upload or contact others without authority.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/nidrissi/mathbox/skills/research-init/
- GitHub: https://github.com/nidrissi/mathbox
- Author: [@nidrissi](https://omgskills.com/library/nidrissi/index.md)

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