speckit-git-initialize

To initialize a Git repository with a safe initial commit, you can run a bootstrap process that stages all changes and commits them. This detects existing repository state to avoid double-initialization and fails fast on errors.

Git initialization duplicates history when repository state detection is skipped. A safe initialization sequence checks Git availability and existing repository status before running, ensuring it skips when already inside a Git repository.

The best way to bootstrap version control in a spec-kit project is to run extension-provided Bash or PowerShell initializer scripts. If unavailable, the system falls back to a generic Git sequence to stage and commit files.

Yes, Git must be available to create an initial commit for repository bootstrapping. The initialization workflow checks Git availability first and skips the setup process entirely if Git is not installed on the system.

Repository initialization scripts skip the setup process when run inside an existing Git repository. The workflow detects the current repository state to avoid double-initialization and only stages changes and commits in fresh template directories.

You should avoid running a Git initialization script when your project is already inside a Git repository or when Git is unavailable. The script fails fast on git init, add, or commit errors to prevent partial repository states.