Open source · MIT · Next.js 16

Bootstrap a Claude Code project in 2 minutes, not 2 hours.

Answer 9 questions. Download a ready-to-use .zip: stack-aware agents, skills, MCPs, design system, security hooks. No account, no paywall, no storage.

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Questions

Guided stepper

Stacks supported

Next, Nest, FastAPI, Go, Rust…

Claude agents

Stack-aware (test, deps…)

MCPs available

Notion, Sentry, Figma…

01 / How it works

Five steps. Zero install.

From the first question to the first useful prompt in Claude Code. No account, no CLI to install, no tracking. Generation runs server-side on Next.js, in memory, per request.

DONE

START

011 200 m, Step 01

Answer the 9 questions

2 minutes max

Name, mode (greenfield or overlay), stack, agents, skills, MCPs, design system, extras, license. Go back at any point, nothing is locked.

9-step stepper
Live validation
No account required

021 800 m, Step 02

The generator customizes

Filtered, never generic

The server reads templates, filters checked agents/skills/MCPs, substitutes your project name, description, colors, license. No file you didn't ask for.

Selection-based filter
Per-stack variants
Name & color substitution

032 600 m, Step 03

You download the zip

Streamed in memory

The .zip is generated on the fly and streamed. Nothing is stored server-side, nothing is sent to a third party (no Anthropic, no OpenAI). The form payload lives only for the HTTP request.

Zero storage
Zero tracking
Zero third party

043 400 m, Step 04

You unzip

Dual-mode install.sh

Greenfield: unzip into an empty folder. Overlay: run install.sh inside an existing repo, it backs up your prior .claude/ and drops the Claude config on top without breaking anything.

Greenfield mode
Overlay mode
Automatic backup

054 200 m, Step 05

You run claude

First prompt suggested

Greenfield: /kickoff initializes the project from scratch. Overlay: /audit maps the existing codebase in 10 minutes. Off you go.

/kickoff (greenfield)
/audit (overlay)
90/10 model routing documented

02 / What you get

Six file families.
All versionable.

Everything in the zip is readable, editable, deletable. No binaries, no lock-in, no Cordée.IA dependency once generated. It's your repo.

Claude agents (stack-aware)

10 agents available. test-writer ships with pytest for FastAPI, testify for Go, Vitest for Next.js. Not a generic template you have to rewrite by hand.

test-writerpr-reviewerchallenger+7 more

Skills (slash commands)

8 reusable skills. /kickoff, /audit, /design-handoff, /release, /standup… Invoke them like slash commands inside Claude Code.

/kickoff/audit/design-handoff+5 more

Rules (conventions)

Per-stack coding rules, git workflow, security (secrets, GDPR, healthcare when applicable). Loaded by Claude Code on every session.

coding-standardsgit-workflowsecurity

Hooks (automations)

pre-edit-secrets blocks .env and credential edits. post-edit-format runs Prettier or Black depending on the file. Native Claude Code hooks.

pre-edit-secretspost-edit-format

MCPs configured

12 MCP servers to choose from: Notion, Sentry, Figma, Playwright, GitHub, Linear, Vercel, Supabase, Stripe, Postgres, Slack, Context7. Checked = configured.

NotionSentryPlaywright+9 more

Design system + extras

DESIGN.md (Cordée granite+copper example, blank 9-section template, or none), .editorconfig, Dockerfile, GitHub Actions CI, .vscode, MIT/Apache/AGPL license.

DESIGN.mdDockerfileCI+3 more

03 / Who it's for

Three main profiles. Plus you, next Saturday.

You start 5+ client projects per year

"I copy-paste my CLAUDE.md from the previous project every single time."

What it solves

Generate a customized starter for each engagement
Client name and brand colors substituted automatically
No drift between projects, the baseline stays consistent

04 / The zip in detail

Eight key files.
Zero magic.

Everything in the zip, in the order you'll meet it when you open the project. No Cordée.IA dependency after generation, delete or modify whatever you want.

Tech specs

Generation< 1 secondStorageNone (in-memory)CostFree, MIT, foreverAccount requiredNone

CLAUDE.md

Claude Code instructions customized with your project name, stack, and description.

.claude/settings.json

Permissions, hooks, env vars, teammateMode auto (compatible with Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.7).

.claude/agents/

The agents you checked. Per-stack variants for test-writer and dependency-updater.

.claude/skills/

The skills you checked (/kickoff, /audit, etc.). Editable markdown.

.claude/rules/

Coding standards, git workflow, security. Loaded on every session.

.mcp.json

The MCP servers you checked, ready to use. OAuth or env-var auth depending on the server.

DESIGN.md

9-section design system (example, blank, or absent, your choice).

install.sh

Dual-mode script: run it to drop the config on top of an existing repo (overlay mode).

05 / Use cases

Six use cases.
One rope.

Cordée.IA is free, open source, MIT. Here's who actually uses it and how. If your case isn't covered, open an issue.

01Indie hacker · Freelancer

Bootstrap a project from scratch

Answer 9 questions, download the .zip, run claude. 2 minutes instead of 2 hours of CLAUDE.md config.

Try the generator

02Team with a legacy repo

Add Claude to an existing project

Overlay mode: install.sh detects your stack (Next, Nest, FastAPI, Go, Rust), backs up your existing .claude/, drops the config without breaking anything.

Try overlay mode

03Teacher · Tech Lead

Run a workshop or class

Generate one starter for 30 students. Distribute the .zip via Moodle or shared drive. Everyone starts on the same footing.

See the scenario

04Conference speaker

Demo Claude Design in a talk

DESIGN.md ready to upload to claude.ai/design. Handoff to Claude Code button. /design-handoff skill scaffolds the Next.js. Full chain in 5 min.

See the example DESIGN.md

05CTO · Tech Lead

Standardize a team

Generate your team's official starter once, push it to a GitHub template repo. Every new project inherits it automatically.

Set up the team template

06New dev · Consultant

Fast onboarding on a legacy

Drop the overlay, run /audit. Claude maps the codebase, lists 5 risky zones, 5 safe zones to start, suggests 3 safe PRs.

Run the overlay

3 additional cases (consulting engagement, hackathon, migration from Cursor) are detailed in USE_CASES.md.Open the generator →

06 / Questions

Honest
answers.

Six questions that come up often. If yours isn't here, open an issue on the repo, we reply within 24h.

Yes. Code is MIT-licensed, the generator is open source, no paywall ever. The repo is public at github.com/jdvot/cordee-ia.

Everything is generated server-side on Next.js, on the fly, in memory. Nothing is stored, nothing is sent to OpenAI or Anthropic. The form payload lives only for the HTTP request, the .zip is streamed directly to your browser.

Yes, it's your repo. Modify, delete, add, force-push. Cordée.IA has zero connection to the project after generation: no phone-home, no tracking, no auto-updates.

The starter is tool-agnostic, the agents and skills work with any tool that reads .md files. But the .claude/ structure, hooks, and settings are optimized for Claude Code first.

The starter recommends Anthropic's 90/10 routing: 90% Sonnet 4.6 for mechanical work (research, doc, deps), 10% Opus 4.7 + xhigh effort for heavy reasoning (challenger, code review, db migrations). Documented in the generated CLAUDE.md.

We don't. The repo is OSS under MIT. It's an asset I use on my own Claude Code engagements and workshops, shared because it can save others time. Not a product to scale.

Ready?

Two minutes
to start your next project.

No account. No paywall. No storage. The .zip is streamed straight to your browser. Close the tab right after, everything you need is in the file.

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Open source · MIT · github.com/jdvot/cordee-ia