feature-init

Create a feature folder for the DAE pipeline — feature.md (the Ready contract), the folder, a branch, and a tracker entry. Checkpoint 1.5.

When to use

Three paths:

• From discuss — receives a feature_intake payload in context (park or promote outcome). No interview.
• Standalone — no payload; run the intake interview.
• Onboarding intake — invoked by onboard (or directly) to formalize work that already exists in the codebase. The feature folder is reverse-engineered from an existing spec / branch / implementation. Enters at status: in-progress or done, not ready.

Detect from-discuss vs standalone by whether a feature_intake payload is present; onboarding intake is signalled by onboard (or an explicit "formalize existing feature" request).

Not for: brand-new ideas worth exploring first (discuss), or editing an existing feature (feature-edit).

Workflow