Agent skills
rd-setup
Get a repo and a machine ready for Radial. CLI, sign-in, team, config, agent instructions, and the skill pack.
rd-setup takes a repo from nothing to ready: the radial CLI on PATH, a
signed-in session, a chosen team, and the conventions written down where both
your agent and your teammates can see them. Every step is idempotent, so
running it on a repo that is already set up is the cheapest way to check.
Set this repo and this machine up for Radial, the keyboard-first issue tracker, so the rest of the rd-* skills work in Claude Code and Codex.
When to use it
First time in a repo, on a new machine, or when another skill stops because it
cannot resolve the team key. Not for filing or planning work: those are
/rd-issues and /rd-plan.
What it asks you
As little as it can. If radial team list returns exactly one team it uses it
without asking. If it returns several it shows you the table and asks which one
this repo files into. If it returns none it asks for a name and a key. It asks
once more before adding the MCP server config, because MCP is optional: the
skills drive the CLI, and MCP only pays off for a hosted agent with no shell.
What it writes
.radial/config.json with your team key, and .radial/.gitignore so plans and
prototypes stay out of git while wrappers and config stay in. A short Radial
block in CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md naming the team and the two CLI rules that
bite. Then the skill pack, into your agent directories. It touches no issue in
Radial.
Extension points
| Hook | What a section here adds |
|---|---|
extra-checks | Preconditions this team needs: an SSO reminder, a required key scope, a proxy setting |
extra-config | More to write once the team is chosen: a default project, a label convention, a CODEOWNERS entry |
after-setup | Follow-ups once the pack is installed: install a wrapper, open a first issue, post to chat |
A worked wrapper
---
name: acme-setup
description: Acme's setup rules on top of rd-setup — SSO, the shared project, the on-call note.
extends: rd-setup
---
Read rd-setup first, then apply the sections below at their hooks.
## extra-checks
- Acme uses SSO. If `radial whoami` reports a credential from `RADIAL_KEY`,
stop and say: personal keys are for CI only, sign in with `radial auth`.
- Refuse to continue on a scope below `write`; name the scope you saw.
## extra-config
- Write `"project": "Platform"` into `.radial/config.json` alongside the team.
- Add the on-call rota link to the Radial block in `CLAUDE.md`.
## after-setup
- Open a first issue titled "Set up <repo> in Radial" and close it, so the team
shows up in the activity feed.What it never does
It never writes to .env or any secret file: a credential goes through
radial auth or RADIAL_KEY. It never creates a team without asking, and
never picks between several for you. It never rewrites an existing Radial block
in your CLAUDE.md beyond adding a line that is missing; your wording stays.