brain-init

The user wants to initialize their Claude Brain sync network.

Parse arguments:

• If arguments contain "--encrypt", enable encryption
• The first non-flag argument is the Git remote URL

Arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS

Steps

1. First, check dependencies by running:

   "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/common.sh" && echo "OK"
   

   If jq and git are missing, tell the user what to install.

2. Validate the remote URL for security:

   source "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/common.sh"
   validate_remote_url "$ARGUMENTS"
   

   If the URL is detected as pointing to a PUBLIC repository, STOP and warn the user:

   • "WARNING: This repository appears to be PUBLIC. Your brain data (memory, skills, settings, and potentially sensitive information) will be visible to anyone."
   • "Please use a PRIVATE repository."
   • Ask the user if they want to continue anyway.

3. Show the user their current brain inventory by running:

   bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/status.sh"
   

4. IMPORTANT: Show the user a security notice before proceeding: Tell the user:

   • "Brain sync will export the following to the Git remote:"
   • " - CLAUDE.md, rules, skills, agents (your instructions and workflows)"
   • " - Auto memory and agent memory (learned patterns from your sessions)"
   • " - Settings (hooks, permissions — NOT env vars)"
   • " - MCP server configurations (command/args only — env vars with API keys are STRIPPED)"
   • " - Keybindings"
   • ""
   • "What is NEVER exported: OAuth tokens, API keys in env vars, ~/.claude.json, session transcripts"
   • ""
   • "Note: Memory files may contain information from your conversations. Review ~/.claude/projects/*/memory/ if concerned."

5. Ask the user to confirm they want to initialize brain sync with the provided remote.

6. Run the initialization sequence:

   # Parse arguments for encryption flag
   ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=false
   REMOTE_URL=""
   for arg in $ARGUMENTS; do
     case "$arg" in
       --encrypt) ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=true ;;
       *) if [ -z "$REMOTE_URL" ]; then REMOTE_URL="$arg"; fi ;;
     esac
   done
   
   # Create brain repo directory
   mkdir -p ~/.claude/brain-repo
   
   # Initialize git repo
   cd ~/.claude/brain-repo
   git init
   git remote add origin "$REMOTE_URL" 2>/dev/null || git remote set-url origin "$REMOTE_URL"
   
   # Create directory structure
   mkdir -p machines consolidated meta
   
   # Initialize meta files
   echo '{"entries":[]}' > meta/merge-log.json
   
   # Set up encryption if requested
   if [ "$ENABLE_ENCRYPTION" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Setting up age encryption..."
   
     # Check if age is installed
     if ! command -v age-keygen &>/dev/null; then
       echo "ERROR: age not found. Install it from https://github.com/FiloSottile/age"
       echo "On macOS: brew install age"
       echo "On Ubuntu/Debian: apt install age"
       exit 1
     fi
   
     # Generate age keypair
     source "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/common.sh"
     IDENTITY_FILE="${HOME}/.claude/brain-age-key.txt"
     RECIPIENTS_FILE="${HOME}/.claude/brain-repo/meta/recipients.txt"
     generate_age_keypair "$IDENTITY_FILE" "$RECIPIENTS_FILE"
   
     echo "Age encryption configured:"
     echo "  Private key: $IDENTITY_FILE"
     echo "  Public key: $RECIPIENTS_FILE"
   fi
   
   # Register this machine (with encryption settings)
   if [ "$ENABLE_ENCRYPTION" = "true" ]; then
     bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/register-machine.sh" "$REMOTE_URL" --encrypt
   else
     bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/register-machine.sh" "$REMOTE_URL"
   fi
   
   # Export initial brain snapshot
   MACHINE_ID=$(cat ~/.claude/brain-config.json | jq -r '.machine_id')
   mkdir -p "machines/${MACHINE_ID}"
   bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/export.sh" --output "machines/${MACHINE_ID}/brain-snapshot.json"
   
   # Copy as initial consolidated brain
   cp "machines/${MACHINE_ID}/brain-snapshot.json" consolidated/brain.json
   
   # Commit and push (specific paths, not -A)
   git add machines/ consolidated/ meta/
   git commit -m "Initialize brain: $(hostname)"
   git branch -M main
   git push -u origin main
   

7. Confirm success and show the user:

   • Their machine ID and name
   • The remote URL
   • Instructions: "Install claude-brain on your other machines and run: /brain-join $ARGUMENTS"
   • Reminder: "Auto-sync is enabled. Brain syncs silently on every session start/end."

If any step fails, show the error and suggest fixes (e.g., create the remote repo first on GitHub).