> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.packmind.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

## What's Packmind

Packmind is a developer tool that fixes two big problems every AI-native engineer runs into:

### **1️⃣ “What do I even put in these AI instructions?”**

Every tool expects its own inputs:

* **Copilot** → `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, chat modes, reusable prompts
* **Claude** → `CLAUDE.md`, commands, skills
* **Cursor** → `.cursor/rules/*.mdc`
* *(with more formats appearing every month…)*

But your team’s **actual standards aren’t stored anywhere**:

* architecture rules → buried in Slack or Notion
* naming conventions → stuck in your head
* patterns → hiding in PR comments
* best practices → scattered across repos

👉 **Packmind helps you turn all of this into a real engineering playbook**
(standards, commands, skills) so **AI agents finally code *your way*.**

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### **2️⃣ “Why am I copy-pasting this across every repo and every agent?”**

Every repo.
Every assistant.
Different files, different folders, different formats.

Keeping everything in sync is impossible.

👉 **Packmind centralizes your playbook once — and distributes it everywhere**,
generating the exact instruction files each AI tool needs, optimized for context.

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## Getting Started

### Quick Start

1. **[Create your Packmind account](./getting-started/gs-install-cloud)** or **[set up self-hosted](./getting-started/gs-install-self-hosted)**
2. **[Install the CLI](./getting-started/gs-cli-setup)** and authenticate
3. Run `/packmind-onboard` in your AI coding assistant

The `/packmind-onboard` command will guide your AI agent to automatically analyze your codebase and create standards and commands based on the patterns it discovers.

### What Happens During Onboarding

When you run `/packmind-onboard`, the AI agent will:

* 📁 **Scan your repository** — Detect tech stack, frameworks, and coding patterns
* 📝 **Generate standards** — Create up to 5 coding standards from your conventions
* ⚡ **Create commands** — Build up to 5 reusable commands from common workflows
* 📦 **Package everything** — Organize artifacts for easy distribution

All generated items are created as drafts first, giving you a chance to review before publishing.

### Create Individual Artifacts

You can also create standards, commands, and skills individually using the skill `packmind-update-playbook`.

This skill guides your AI agent through a structured creation process.

[Learn more about onboarding →](./getting-started/gs-onboarding)