new-workspace

Provision Filesystem-Organiser Workspace

Creates a new workspace for organising filesystem content. This plugin's commands (/filesystem-organiser:fs-scan, /filesystem-organiser:gdrive-organize, etc.) are globally available once installed — this skill only provisions the data scaffold (CLAUDE.md, context/, logs/, etc.) that those commands read from and write to.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS is parsed as:

• First positional: workspace name (kebab-case, used as directory and GitHub repo name). Required.
• Second positional (optional): target parent path. Defaults to ~/repos/github/my-repos.
• --variant=<local|gdrive> (optional): which scaffold to copy. Default: local. Use gdrive for Google Drive organisation via rclone.
• --local-only (optional): skip GitHub repo creation and push. Default: create a public GitHub repo and push.
• --private (optional): create the GitHub repo as private. Default: public.

Examples

/filesystem-organiser:new-workspace downloads-cleanup
/filesystem-organiser:new-workspace my-gdrive --variant=gdrive
/filesystem-organiser:new-workspace scratch-area --local-only

Procedure

1. Parse arguments

Extract workspace name, target parent path, variant, and flags from $ARGUMENTS. If workspace name is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding.

2. Resolve the scaffold path

The bundled scaffold lives at ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. Confirm it exists. If the variant isn't local or gdrive, tell the user which variants are available.

3. Read ambient facts

Read ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md if it exists. Extract OS, locale, timezone, and user identity facts. These will personalise the workspace's CLAUDE.md at step 6.

4. Create the workspace directory

mkdir -p <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
cp -r ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. <target-parent>/<workspace-name>/

Do not copy any .claude/ tree. The plugin's primitives are global.

5. Personalise CLAUDE.md

Open the new workspace's CLAUDE.md and:

• Replace any placeholder identity with the facts from step 3.
• Add a short header noting the workspace name and variant.
• If ambient facts include OS/locale, embed them so downstream commands can skip re-asking.

6. Prompt for workspace-specific facts

Ask the user only for facts this plugin can't infer:

• Local variant: the target directory to organise (write into CLAUDE.md as ORGANISER_TARGET).
• Gdrive variant: the rclone remote name (write into CLAUDE.md as GDRIVE_REMOTE). Remind the user to run /filesystem-organiser:rclone-configure after provisioning if they haven't set up rclone yet.

7. Initialise git and (optionally) publish

cd <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial workspace from filesystem-organiser plugin"

Unless --local-only is set:

gh repo create <workspace-name> --<public|private> --source=. --push

Use --public by default, --private if flag was passed.

8. Print next steps

Tell the user:

• Workspace path.
• Variant chosen.
• Which plugin commands apply (/filesystem-organiser:fs-scan for local; /filesystem-organiser:gdrive-status, /filesystem-organiser:gdrive-organize etc. for gdrive).
• If gdrive variant and rclone not configured: suggest /filesystem-organiser:rclone-install then /filesystem-organiser:rclone-configure.
• Reminder that the workspace is data — they can delete/move it freely without losing the plugin's commands.

Notes

• The scaffold path must be resolved via ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/ (not ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} — that variable isn't exported in skill bash injection, only in hooks/MCP).
• Never copy .claude/commands/, .claude/agents/, or .claude/skills/ into the new workspace. If the user wants workspace-local overrides, they can add them manually later.
• Don't hard-code any personal paths or identifiers here — everything comes from user memory or prompts.