init-first-agent

init-first-agent is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by nanocoai. Its author describes it as: “Walk the operator through wiring the first NanoClaw agent to a DM channel — resolve the operator's channel identity, select or create the agent, and trigger a welcome DM via the normal delivery path. Use after channel…”. The project has 31k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/init-first-agent`.

What init-first-agent does

Wire the first NanoClaw agent to a channel and verify end-to-end delivery by having the agent DM the operator. Everything the skill does is idempotent — rerunning is safe.

Installation

Add init-first-agent to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/init-first-agent

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for init-first-agent is organised into these sections:

• Prerequisites
• 1. Pick the channel
• 2. Ask for the operator's identity
• 3. Resolve the DM platform id
• 3a. User DMs the bot once (Discord / Slack / Teams / Webex / gChat)
• 3b. Telegram pair-code path (if the user prefers not to DM first)
• 4. Pick the agent group
• 5. Run the init script
• 6. Verify
• Troubleshooting

When to use it

Reach for init-first-agent when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in nanocoai/nanoclaw, an established project with 30,542 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does init-first-agent do?

Walk the operator through wiring the first NanoClaw agent to a DM channel — resolve the operator's channel identity, select or create the agent, and trigger a welcome DM via the normal delivery path. Use after channel credentials are configured and the service is running.

How do I install init-first-agent?

Run git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/init-first-agent in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw before installing.

Is init-first-agent free to use?

Yes. init-first-agent is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does init-first-agent come from?

init-first-agent ships inside nanocoai/nanoclaw, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,542 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.