Automated Project Onboarding

Clone a repository and automatically execute all setup instructions from the README.

Example

Ask: "Clone https://github.com/user/awesome-project and follow the README setup"

Jazz will:

1. Clone the repository to your preferred directory
2. Detect the tech stack (Node.js, Python, etc.)
3. Search for setup instructions in README/docs
4. Install dependencies (npm install, pip install, etc.)
5. Create .env file from .env.example and prompt for missing keys
6. Run initialization scripts if needed
7. Verify the setup by running tests
8. Summarize what was configured and next steps

Setup

Create an agent with shell and file management tools:

jazz agent create
# Name: project-setup
# Tools: Shell, File Management

Usage

jazz agent chat project-setup

Then ask Jazz to set up a project. Jazz will:

• Clone the repository
• Read and parse setup instructions
• Execute setup steps with your approval
• Ask before running potentially dangerous commands (migrations, etc.)
• Verify the setup

Example Output

You: Clone https://github.com/user/awesome-project and follow the README setup

Agent: ✓ Repository cloned to ./awesome-project

Found setup instructions:
1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Copy .env.example to .env
3. Run database migrations: npm run migrate
4. Start dev server: npm run dev

Should I execute these steps?

You: yes, but ask before running migrations

Agent: [Executes steps 1-2]

✓ Dependencies installed (234 packages)
✓ Created .env from .env.example

⚠️ About to run: npm run migrate
This will modify your database.

Proceed? (yes/no)

You: yes

Agent: ✓ Migrations completed (applied 12 migrations)

✓ Setup complete! Ready to develop!

More Examples

• "Set up this repo for local development"
• "Clone and configure the project from this URL"
• "Follow the setup instructions in the README"

Tips

• Jazz will ask for approval before running potentially dangerous commands
• You can specify which steps to skip or require approval for
• Jazz detects the tech stack automatically
• Setup instructions are parsed from README, docs, or setup scripts