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Claude Code v2.1.77

Enhanced /init Command [Gradual Rollout]

The /init command has a significantly expanded multi-phase workflow (gated behind the CLAUDE_CODE_NEW_INIT environment variable):

  • Phase 1: Choose between project CLAUDE.md, personal CLAUDE.local.md, or both
  • Phase 2: Codebase exploration (build/test commands, frameworks, project structure)
  • Phase 3: Gap-fill interview with the user, synthesize proposals for hooks/skills/notes
  • Phase 4: Write minimal, high-signal CLAUDE.md
  • Phase 5: Write personal CLAUDE.local.md (added to .gitignore)
  • Phase 6: Suggest and create skills in .claude/skills/
  • Phase 7: Suggest optimizations (GitHub CLI, linting, format-on-edit hooks)
  • Phase 8: Summary with plugin recommendations (skill-creator, frontend-design, playwright)
Evidence

Multi-phase flow (search for "Phase 1: Ask what to set up") and env var gate (search for "CLAUDE_CODE_NEW_INIT")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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