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name: folder-structure
description: "Baseline project folder layout plus type-specific additions. Use when a person asks to install or apply \"Folder Structure\" (FTR-07) in a project, or when working in a project that has it installed."
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# Folder Structure (FTR-07, version 1.0)

> Generated from library record FTR-07 version 1.0, publish 20261102a. Review status: unreviewed. The complete specification is in references/spec.md and is the authority; this file is the operating procedure drawn from it.

## What this does

Baseline project folder layout plus type-specific additions

## When to use this skill

- A person asks to install, apply or update "Folder Structure" (FTR-07) in a project.
- A project's agent instructions list folder-structure as installed and the task touches what it covers.
- Requires first: FTR-06 (skill file-storage-and-transfer).
- Required by: FTR-38 (skill multi-sub-project-awareness), FTR-13 (skill document-tracker-system), FTR-16 (skill brand-setup), FTR-18 (skill legal-preferences).

## Install procedure

Steps run in order. Assess comes first, every question in the Ask step is answered by the person before anything is written, and every write merges additively into the existing project files (read the file first, update an existing section in place, never overwrite).

### Assess first
- List the current project root via Filesystem MCP. Note which baseline folders already exist so you only create what's missing.
- Determine the project type (from Agent Role & Project Identity) so you can add the right type-specific folders.

### Ask, only if needed
Nothing to ask — proceed directly to Write. Show the current structure first, then create only what's missing.

### Write

The full Write payload is in references/write-payload.md. It is applied exactly as written, with the merge rule above.

### Confirm
Confirm: your baseline folder structure is in place and documented in the agent instructions. Want to install another, or is that everything for now?

## Files in this skill

- references/spec.md: the complete specification, unabridged.
- references/write-payload.md: the Write step on its own.