genesis-architect Skill

How to use genesis-architect Skill

pip install genesis-architect-pro
export GENESIS_PRO_LICENSE=<your-key>
genesis upgrade   # check status

{
  "name": "genesis-architect",
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "description": "The only scaffolder that verifies its sources before building. Scans 15-20 real GitHub repos, mines their Issues for pitfalls, and generates a research-backed scaffold with validated citations.",
  "author": "Maio Eshet",
  "license": "MIT",
  "categories": [
    "scaffolding",
    "research",
    "architecture"
  ],
  "triggers": [
    "genesis init",
    "I want to build",
    "scaffold",
    "new project",
    "start building",
    "create a tool",
    "make a CLI",
    "bootstrap"
  ],
  "tools_required": [],
  "optional_mcps": [
    "github-mcp",
    "exa",
    "firecrawl"
  ],
  "fallback": "web-search",
  "install": {
    "claude_code": "git clone https://github.com/maioio/genesis-architect ~/.claude/skills/genesis-architect",
    "skills_sh": "npx skills add maioio/genesis-architect",
    "cursor": "Copy SKILL.md to .cursor/rules/genesis-architect.md",
    "codex": "git clone https://github.com/maioio/genesis-architect ~/.codex/skills/genesis-architect"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/maioio/genesis-architect",
  "quality_score": "78/100 (measured), see evals/quality_rubric.md"
}

What is genesis-architect Skill?

genesis-architect is a Python AI agent skill for Cursor, VS Code, Codex with npx, uvx/pip, git clone. Research-first project scaffolding for Claude Code. Mines GitHub Issues for production failures before writing a single file. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Key capabilities

• Reusable instructions support
• Includes SKILL.md support
• Shell commands support
• Browser use support
• Spreadsheet work support
• Document generation support
• Anthropic provider support

Available tools

Technical details

Install or run genesis-architect using npx. Check maioio/genesis-architect for the latest setup command.

• Built for Python
• Built for Node.js
• Built for Go
• Built for Rust
• Install or run with npx
• Install or run with uvx/pip
• Install or run with git clone
• Works with Cursor

Requirements and access

Security and permissions

Review permissions before connecting any MCP server to an agent. Pay special attention to whether it can read local files, write data, call external services, or perform destructive actions.

When to use genesis-architect Skill

• Use it for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references.
• Use it for agent skills workflows.
• Use it for coding workflows.
• Use it for data workflows.
• Use it for cursor users.

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