Create Aptos Project Skill

Purpose

Scaffold new Aptos projects using npx create-aptos-dapp. This is the mandatory first step when a user wants to build any new Aptos app, dApp, or project — regardless of how they phrase it.

ALWAYS

1. Use npx create-aptos-dapp to scaffold — NEVER create projects from scratch manually
2. Ask the user about project type, framework, and network before scaffolding
3. Verify .env is in .gitignore before any git operations
4. Use the same network for both create-aptos-dapp and aptos init
5. Follow the full Build a dApp workflow after scaffolding (contracts, tests, audit, deploy, frontend)

NEVER

1. Skip scaffolding — even for "simple" projects, always start with create-aptos-dapp
2. Create project structure manually — the boilerplate template handles this