setup-workspace_skill

Overview

This skill organizes your 04-workspace/ folder by creating a simple, practical folder tree and a workspace-map.md that documents how you use each folder. It follows a just-in-time approach: we create only 3–7 folders tailored to your work patterns and adjust as you go. The whole process takes about 5–8 minutes and marks the workspace setup as complete in your user config.

How this skill works

I first read your goals and ask what types of files and projects you work on. Based on your answers, I propose 3–7 essential folders and iterate until you confirm. Once agreed, I create the folders in 04-workspace/, generate or update 04-workspace/workspace-map.md with descriptions and usage notes, and mark the setup completed in your user-config.yaml.

When to use it

• After finishing initial setup-goals as the next recommended step
• When you ask where to save files or how to organize work
• If you create files in wrong locations or mention folder confusion
• When you’ve used Nexus several sessions without configuring a workspace
• When a menu shows workspace_configured: false or you want quick organization

Best practices

• Follow the just-in-time principle: start with 3–5 core folders and add more later
• Name folders by function (clients, projects, research, templates) rather than by date
• Add brief usage notes in workspace-map.md so future you knows where to save things
• Keep personal notes separate from client or project work to avoid accidental sharing
• Revisit and prune the structure periodically as work patterns evolve

Example use cases

• A consultant sets up folders: clients/, proposals/, research/, templates/, personal-notes/
• A researcher creates folders for experiments/, data/, papers/, and notes/ and documents data handling in workspace-map.md
• A designer uses projects/, assets/, deliverables/, and templates/ so handoffs stay consistent
• A small team standardizes 04-workspace/ so every member saves drafts, final deliverables, and resources in the same places