The complete two-phase Init Mode protocol the Squad coordinator runs when no team exists yet in the current repo. Phase 1 = propose the team (no files created, wait for user confirm). Phase 2 = create .squad/ scaffolding, casting state, .gitattributes for merge drivers, and the always-on built-ins (Scribe, Ralph, Rai, Fact Checker).
Install
npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill coordinator-init-modenpx skills add github/gh-aw --skill coordinator-init-mode -a claude-code -gnpx skills add github/gh-aw --skill coordinator-init-mode -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/github/gh-aw.git --path .squad/templates/skills/coordinator-init-modegh skill install github/gh-aw coordinator-init-modegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/gh-aw /tmp/github__gh-aw
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/github__gh-aw/.squad/templates/skills/coordinator-init-mode ~/.claude/skills/coordinator-init-mode # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/github__gh-aw/.squad/templates/skills/coordinator-init-mode ~/.agents/skills/coordinator-init-mode # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode