gh-repo-bootstrap

Automate GitHub repository creation and local project setup by running a bootstrap script that provisions a remote repo, initializes a local folder under ~/projects, configures git remotes, and pushes the initial commit, ensuring a deterministic workflow for individuals or teams.

Yes, you can create both public and private GitHub repos from the command line. The automation script collects the repository name and visibility level as inputs, validates them, and provisions the remote repository accordingly using the gh CLI tool.

Yes, you need the gh CLI and git installed to bootstrap a new repository locally. The tool checks prerequisites and relies on gh for remote repository creation and git for local project initialization, remote configuration, and pushing the initial commit.

The best way to provision a standardized local project skeleton is using a bootstrap script that automatically creates a local folder under ~/projects, initializes the project structure, links the remote repository, and pushes the initial commit to sync the local and remote environments.

The local development bootstrap process for team repository provisioning works by collecting repository metadata, verifying local prerequisites, creating the remote GitHub repo, initializing a matching local project directory under ~/projects, and pushing an initial commit to establish a standardized starting point.

Limitations of using a script to bootstrap local development environments include dependency on the gh CLI and git being pre-installed, restriction of local project creation to the ~/projects directory, and the requirement to validate repository name and visibility inputs before remote provisioning can proceed.