One minute
Install. Then run status.
Four commands. One light. One next step. That is Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.
Commands
Four lines. That is the product.
start → doctor → put files in the right folder
Skills and autopilot come later—when you choose them. Not step two.
What start writes
Rules file. Hook. CI plan.
Preview first
npx arkgate start shows every file and command
it would write. Look before you commit the tree.
Apply the compact setup
--apply writes a compact
ark.config.json, host router, agent guidance,
and a CI plan. No lifecycle install scripts. npm, pnpm, yarn.
Doctor shows the next step
One light: Suggest, Adapt, Enforce, or leftover design work. One primary next action. Stuck? Run doctor. Do #1.
Day-to-day
Keep writing. Placement and the hook protect import rules. Required CI owns the hard merge line. Hook rejects the write vs warning only: hosts.
Next
When doctor is good enough to work.
Required CI on main. Hosts you actually use. Skills later.
Require the merge check
Make arkgate-check --strict-merge a required
status on main. A workflow file alone is not enough.
Wire the hosts
Cursor, Grok, Claude, then required CI.
npx arkgate-check --install-agent-gates --tools cursor,grok,claude
· also codex, antigravity,
opencode.
Go deeper when you need it
Status lights: Use path. Hosts, brownfield, power CLI: Develop path.
Full /ark-* skills are expert depth—not onboarding.