init

Installation
SKILL.md

Initialize Terse

Get the user fully set up on Terse. Optional argument: $ARGUMENTS (project directory name).

There are two different setups and the user can mean either. Disambiguate before running anything.

Intent the user expressed Run this What it produces
"Set up Terse", "get started", "scaffold a project", "I want to build a job" terse init A new SDK project pointed at Terse Cloud (managed).
"Self-host Terse", "run Terse locally", "run the control plane myself", "install the platform" npx create-terse A Docker-based deployment of the Terse control plane on the user's machine.

If the request is ambiguous, default to terse init (managed) — that's what 95% of new users want — and tell the user how to switch tracks if they actually meant self-hosting.

Reference docs

For anything beyond a vanilla setup, pull the live docs:

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terseai/terse
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May 22, 2026
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