Skill · App builder
The skill /hub:create loads to turn natural language into a working scaffold. It handles detection, stack selection, template matching, and agent handoff.
When it activates
Automatically, whenever /hub:create or hub:project-planner decides to scaffold a greenfield app. You rarely invoke it directly.
What it teaches
The skill has four sub-references, each loaded when relevant:
- project-detection — empty folder vs. existing repo, framework fingerprints, monorepo markers.
- tech-stack — pick Next.js vs. Nuxt vs. SvelteKit based on prompt + existing config.
- scaffolding — 13 built-in templates: Next.js static/SaaS/fullstack, Nuxt, Astro, Flutter, React Native, Electron, Chrome extension, Express API, FastAPI, Turborepo, CLI tool.
- agent-coordination — the hand-off order: planner → db → backend → frontend → devops.
The template picker
When you run /hub:create a SaaS with auth and billing, the skill maps:
match:
keywords: SaaS, auth, billing
signals: no framework declared → default to Next.js (team's primary)
template: nextjs-saas
extras: Prisma (from stack), Resend (from prompt implies email), StripeThe chosen template is a directory of TEMPLATE.md instructions, not a pre-built repo. The scaffolding step writes files based on those instructions so each scaffold matches your prompt — not a frozen cookiecutter.
Example: what it refuses
Running /hub:create in a folder that already has package.json triggers a refusal:
This folder already contains a Next.js project (package.json detected).
/hub:create is for greenfield. For changes to an existing app, use:
/hub:enhance <change to make>
or
/hub:plan <what to add>Where it lives
skills/app-builder/ — SKILL.md plus 4 sub-references and a templates/ folder with one directory per supported stack. Add a new template by dropping a TEMPLATE.md into templates/<name>/ and adding a keyword map to tech-stack.md.
Pro tips
- Name your stack in the prompt if you care. “using Astro + Svelte” beats “static site.”
- Mention constraints upfront: “no Prisma, we use Drizzle” saves a rework.
- Contribute a template if yours isn't in the 13. PRs welcome.
Next steps
- /hub:create — the command.
- Project planner — the agent that drives app-builder.
- Contributing — add a template.