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Setup Workspace

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setup-workspace

Detect or scaffold the standard ML workspace layout. Cookiecutter only: directories, README.md files, and src/<pkg>/ stubs. After a first scaffold, turn executed notebooks and the documentation site on by default (no ask). TRIGGER for a new ML project layout or first scaffold. SKIP pipeline, evaluation, exploratory data analysis, and library choice. HOW TO USE: detect first. For a fresh or manager-only layout, resolve G-PKG-NAME via `AskUserQuestion` unless `policy.package` or `src/<pkg>/` already names it, then scaffold, then persist notebooks/site true when both are still unset. For an existing layout, stop without scaffolding or inventing files.

Overview

Publisherprobabl-ai
Repositoryskore-skills
Skill namesetup-workspace
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144
Forks
9
Bundled files
2
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • 2 bundled files

    Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.

  • Open source

    Published by probabl-ai on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Setup Workspace AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/probabl-ai/skore-skills/tree/main/skills/setup-workspace
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
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Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/probabl-ai/skore-skills.git /tmp/skore-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skore-skills/skills/setup-workspace .claude/skills/setup-workspace
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Setup Workspace in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Setup Workspace on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Setup Workspace is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Set Up Workspace

Decide where artifacts live. Do not design an experiment here.

Human-facing prose

Details: references/human_facing_prose.md. Scaffolded design notes, JOURNAL, and folder READMEs describe this workspace's analysis — not the skills framework, the CLI, or the command that produced an output. Questions and replies use the same data-science language (import name, notebooks, documentation site) — not G-* names, catalog skill ids, or the wrapper CLI. Say "workspace setup", not setup-workspace. <!-- results-embed: … --> is a site marker. Authoring hints stay in this skill. style is ruff only.

Detection

  • src/ or journal/ present → existing. Reuse names and folders. Do not scaffold again.
  • Manager manifest without src/<pkg>/ → manager-only. Still scaffold; keep existing pyproject.toml. No --force.
  • Otherwise → fresh. Ask G-PKG-NAME, then scaffold.

Lookup

Detect the layout, then take the one row that matches and run its steps from the Sequence below. Do not stop after reading the table.

LayoutImport nameStepsNotebooks and site
freshnot recorded. "you pick", "go fast", and "no preference" do not record it1 only, then stop. Call AskUserQuestion (folder name is the default option). Do not scaffold this turn.do not persist
freshpolicy.package or src/<pkg>/ already names it1 (no ask), 2, 4, 5. Do not write experiments/01_baseline.py or any experiment body, even if asked so it can run right away.step 4
manager-onlynot recorded. "you pick", "go fast", and "no preference" do not record it1 only, then stop. Call AskUserQuestion. Do not scaffold this turn.do not persist
manager-onlypolicy.package or src/<pkg>/ already names it1 (no ask), 2, 4, 5. Do not write experiment bodies.step 4
existinguser asks to re-run skore.evaluate or project.putRefuse and stop. Say evaluation and project.put are not this skill. Do not paste that snippet.do not ask, persist, or install
existingany other request3, 5do not ask, persist, or install

An unresolved import name is the ask row only. Steps 2, 4, and 5 run on a later turn, once policy.package or src/<pkg>/ names it. Step 4 does not overwrite a flag that is already true or false. Step 5: a turn dispatched by setup-ml-project returns to it; a standalone turn runs git end-turn --stage setup.

Sequence

  1. If fresh or manager-only, resolve G-PKG-NAME. When it is not already recorded, call AskUserQuestion and stop this turn. Do not persist policy.package and do not scaffold until a later turn. “You pick” / “go fast” / “no preference” does not record it. The question is the src/<pkg>/ import name, with the folder name as the default option. Each ask states in 2–4 lines what the answer authorizes — the scaffolded tree, the persisted policy key, the toolchain a gate implies — and the detected facts it rests on; a file link is an addition, never the context. Do not confirm in prose instead of the tool. A matching [project] name + src/<pkg>/ already resolves it — do not re-ask. A recorded policy.package also resolves it. Do not re-ask. When setup-ml-project dispatched this turn and policy.package is set, do not ask again. Scaffold is step 2, and only once the name is already resolved. A status package of null does not reopen the ask. Persist a resolved import name with python -m skore_skills policy set package <pkg>.

  2. Fresh / manager-only:

    bash
    python -m skore_skills scaffold --package <pkg>

    The CLI writes the tree and each folder README.md. Do not recreate those files from memory.

  3. Existing: do not scaffold again. Do not invent files. No rename, no overwrite, no --force. Do not persist or ask notebooks/site.

  4. After scaffold on fresh or manager-only, if policy.notebooks and policy.site are both null (never set): persist both on this turn —

    python -m skore_skills policy set notebooks true

    python -m skore_skills policy set site true

    Do not AskUserQuestion for notebooks or site. Persist both before the user-facing line. That line says executed notebooks and the documentation site are on; the user can turn either off later. Do not say they are still unset or null. Do not write notebooks or site into JOURNAL; policy is the record. Do not ask.

    Same turn after persist:

    Load add-python-package only if status.skills.add-python-package is true and policy.env.managed is true. Else one-line skip: name jupytext / nbclient / ipywidgets / nbconvert / mkdocs-material; do not invent pixi add / uv add; skip site init. Do not invent that skill's steps.

    When that load is allowed:

    • notebooks true → add-python-package for jupytext, nbclient, and ipywidgets (all env route agent), plus nbconvert when site is also true — stage turns write the notebook viewer with --html. Do not leave them as ask. Do not convert.
    • site true → add-python-package for mkdocs-material (agent), then python -m skore_skills site init.

    If either flag is already true or false, do not overwrite and do not install from this step.

  5. If setup-ml-project dispatched this turn and is in this session, return to it; else stop. Standalone: python -m skore_skills git end-turn --stage setup. If JSON action is invoke, load persist-ml-git only if status.skills.persist-ml-git is true and stop; it returns to triage. If persist is missing, name the pending staged paths and stop. Otherwise load triage-ml-task only if status.skills.triage-ml-task is true; else stop.

Stop conditions

  • "You pick", "go fast", and "no preference" do not resolve the import name. Call AskUserQuestion and stop. Do not scaffold or persist in that turn, and do not use the folder name yourself.
  • Do not write experiments/01_baseline.py or any experiment body. "So we can run it right away" is not a reason. Scaffold writes experiments/README.md only.
  • Do not re-run skore.evaluate or project.put, and do not paste that snippet. A KeyError from project.get is not a scaffold turn. Say evaluation and project.put are not this skill, and stop.
  • Do not ask env manager, tabular library, or skore mode.
  • Do not run pixi init / uv init.
  • Do not env-bootstrap or editable-install. Export toolchain (jupytext, nbclient, ipywidgets, nbconvert, mkdocs-material) only via add-python-package after persisting notebooks/site. Never pixi add / uv add from this skill.
  • Do not write experiment or exploratory data analysis bodies.
  • Never git commit here.
  • Do not AskUserQuestion for notebooks or site.
  • Do not persist notebooks/site on an existing layout.

Layout (CLI writes this)

text
src/<pkg>/
experiments/
journal/
data_analysis/
data/
audit/
tests/smoke/
scratch/

Each directory has README.md.

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Setup Workspace AI skill do?

Detect or scaffold the standard ML workspace layout. Cookiecutter only: directories, README.md files, and src/<pkg>/ stubs. After a first scaffold, turn executed notebooks and the documentation site on by default (no ask). TRIGGER for a new ML project layout or first scaffold. SKIP pipeline, evaluation, exploratory data analysis, and library choice. HOW TO USE: detect first. For a fresh or manager-only layout, resolve G-PKG-NAME via `AskUserQuestion` unless `policy.package` or `src/<pkg>/` already names it, then scaffold, then persist notebooks/site true when both are still unset. For an ex...

Why use Setup Workspace on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Setup Workspace is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Setup Workspace in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/probabl-ai/skore-skills/tree/main/skills/setup-workspace. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Setup Workspace?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Setup Workspace?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Setup Workspace with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Setup Workspace AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by probabl-ai under the BSD-3-Clause license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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