init

Installation
SKILL.md

Scaffold a new Pipecat project by collecting configuration from the user and running pipecat init in non-interactive mode.

Arguments

/init [<target-dir>]
  • <target-dir> (optional): Directory to create the project in. Defaults to a new directory named after the project. Use . for the current directory.

Prerequisites

Check if pipecat is installed by running pipecat --version. If not installed, tell the user to install it with uv tool install pipecat-ai-cli and stop.

Discover Available Options

Before asking the user any questions, run pipecat init --list-options to get the current valid values for all fields. The output is JSON:

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Mar 5, 2026
init — pipecat-ai/skills