speckit-git-initialize

To automatically initialize a Git repository, run the provided script from your project root; it creates the repository and performs a deterministic initial commit to establish a baseline state without manual Git commands.

If a Git repository already exists, the initialization script handles it gracefully by preventing overwrites and safely skipping repository creation without throwing errors or disrupting your existing version control state.

Yes, Git must be available on your system. The initialization workflow includes safety checks that confirm Git availability and will handle a missing installation gracefully without proceeding with repository creation.

You need to initialize a new Git repository with a baseline commit during project initialization workflows when starting a new project, requiring a deterministic initial commit to safely begin version control tracking.

The safest way to set up version control is using a deterministic initialization process that creates a new Git repo only when missing, preventing overwrites while safely handling pre-existing repositories and establishing a baseline commit.