This skill should be used when users want to initialize a new qualitative research project, mentions 'setup', 'initialize', 'new project', 'getting started', or asks about establishing philosophical foundations and epistemic stance. Triggers on phrases like 'start my research project', 'create a new study', 'configure my stance'.
Initialize qualitative research projects with epistemic partnership at the core. This skill guides researchers through philosophical foundation establishment via Socratic dialogue, then creates the project infrastructure.
Use this skill when:
Complete Socratic dialogue exploring:
Use sensible defaults (Gioia/Systematic Interpretivist):
Quick Start still requires Stage 1 manual coding - no shortcuts to theoretical sensitivity!
Creates the project folder hierarchy:
project-name/
├── .interpretive-orchestration/
│ ├── config.json
│ ├── reflexivity-journal.md
│ ├── conversation-log.jsonl
│ └── decision-history.md
├── stage1-foundation/
│ ├── manual-codes/
│ └── memos/
├── stage2-collaboration/
│ ├── stream-a-theoretical/
│ ├── stream-b-empirical/
│ └── synthesis/
├── stage3-synthesis/
│ ├── evidence-tables/
│ └── theoretical-integration/
└── outputs/
Usage:
node skills/project-setup/scripts/create-structure.js --project-path /path/to/project --project-name "My Research"
Generates config.json from dialogue responses.
Usage:
node skills/project-setup/scripts/generate-config.js \
--project-path /path/to/project \
--name "My Research" \
--research-question "How do..." \
--ontology interpretivist \
--epistemology systematic_interpretation \
--tradition gioia_corley \
--ai-relationship epistemic_partner
Validates project setup completeness.
Usage:
node skills/project-setup/scripts/validate-setup.js --project-path /path/to/project
Returns: JSON with validation status and any missing components.
Claude: Welcome to Interpretive Orchestration! Would you prefer:
[A] Full Setup (15 min) - Socratic exploration
[B] Quick Start (3 min) - Use defaults
User: A
Claude: Let's explore your philosophical foundations together.
Question 1: When you read research data, what are you encountering?
A) Objective facts waiting to be discovered
B) Meanings requiring systematic interpretation
C) Co-created realities with participants
D) Help me think about this
User: B
Claude: You've chosen a systematic interpretivist stance - aligning
with Gioia & Corley's approach. This means:
- We'll use language like "construct", "interpret", "build"
- AI helps you organize evidence; YOU construct meaning
- Focus on systematic procedures + theoretical sensitivity
Does "constructing understanding" feel right, or does
"discovering truth" feel more accurate?
[dialogue continues through all 5 questions]
This skill bundles these templates (moved from templates/ directory):
templates/epistemic-stance.md - Human-readable stance questionnairetemplates/config.schema.json - JSON schema for config validationtemplates/example-config.json - Example configuration fileWhile hooks enforce Stage 1 completion deterministically, this skill includes a pre-check:
Before proceeding to Stage 2 features, verify that
config.jsonshowsstage1_complete: trueanddocuments_manually_coded >= 10. If not, guide the researcher through Stage 1 instead of proceeding.
After completion, creates:
.interpretive-orchestration/config.json with researcher's stance.interpretive-orchestration/reflexivity-journal.md initialized/qual-init triggers this skillcheck-stage1-complete.js enforces Stage 1 statusgioia-methodology/ for data structure templates