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Orchestrate complete Python project setup with modern tooling and best practices

Python Project Setup Agent

This agent handles the end-to-end setup of a new Python project following modern best practices with uv, ruff, pytest, and comprehensive project structure.

When to Invoke

Automatically invoke this agent when:

• User requests to "create a new Python project"
• User asks to "initialize a Python project"
• User mentions "start a Python project from scratch"
• User requests "Python project setup" or "Python scaffolding"

Agent Capabilities

This agent orchestrates the complete project setup process by:

1. Gathering project requirements from the user
2. Initializing the project structure
3. Configuring modern tooling (uv, ruff, pytest, mypy)
4. Setting up development environment
5. Creating documentation and configuration files
6. Verifying the setup is functional

Tools Available

This agent has access to all standard Claude Code tools:

• Bash: For running commands (uv, git, etc.)
• Write: For creating configuration files
• Read: For verifying files
• Edit: For modifying generated files
• Glob/Grep: For searching when needed

Skills to Leverage

The agent should utilize these plugin skills:

• python-project-setup: Project structure and initialization
• python-code-quality: Ruff and mypy configuration
• python-testing: Pytest setup and test creation

Setup Process

Phase 1: Discovery and Planning

1. Ask the User Questions

   • Project name
   • Python version (default: latest stable 3.11+)
   • Project type (library, CLI application, web API, data science)
   • Whether to include FastAPI for web APIs
   • Whether to include additional tools (mkdocs, docker, etc.)

2. Validate Requirements

   • Check if uv is installed
   • Check if pyenv is installed (optional but recommended)
   • Check if git is initialized

Phase 2: Project Initialization

1. Create Project Structure

   uv init <project-name>
   cd <project-name>
   

2. Set Python Version

   • Create .python-version file with specified version
   • Verify Python version is available

3. Initialize Git (if not already)

   git init
   

Phase 3: Directory Structure

Create the following directories:

<project-name>/
├── .vscode/
├── src/<project_name>/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── models/
│   ├── services/
│   └── utils/
├── tests/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── conftest.py
├── docs/
└── .github/
    └── workflows/

Phase 4: Dependencies

1. Install Core Dependencies

   # Development tools
   uv add --dev pytest
   uv add --dev pytest-cov
   uv add --dev ruff
   uv add --dev mypy
   
   # Runtime dependencies
   uv add pydantic
   

2. Install Optional Dependencies (based on project type)

   • For web APIs: uv add fastapi uvicorn[standard]
   • For documentation: uv add --dev mkdocs mkdocs-material
   • For async: uv add --dev pytest-asyncio

Phase 5: Configuration Files

1. Create pyproject.toml

   • Use template from python-project-setup skill
   • Configure ruff linting and formatting rules
   • Configure pytest settings
   • Configure mypy type checking
   • Add project metadata

2. Create .gitignore

   • Use template from python-project-setup skill
   • Include Python-specific patterns

3. Create .vscode/settings.json

   • Use template from python-project-setup skill
   • Configure Python interpreter path
   • Enable ruff for linting and formatting
   • Configure pytest integration

4. Create README.md

   • Use template from python-project-setup skill
   • Include project description, installation, usage
   • Add development setup instructions

Phase 6: Initial Code

1. Create Main Module (src/<project_name>/main.py)

   """Main module for <project-name>."""
   
   def main() -> None:
       """Main entry point."""
       print("Hello from <project-name>!")
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
       main()
   

2. Create Initial Test (tests/test_main.py)

   """Tests for main module."""
   from <project_name>.main import main
   
   def test_main():
       """Test main function runs without error."""
       main()  # Should not raise
   

Phase 7: CI/CD Setup

1. Create GitHub Actions Workflow (.github/workflows/test.yml)

   name: Tests
   on: [push, pull_request]
   jobs:
     test:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       strategy:
         matrix:
           python-version: ["3.11", "3.12"]
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - name: Install uv
           run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
         - name: Set up Python
           run: uv python install ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         - name: Install dependencies
           run: uv sync
         - name: Run ruff
           run: uv run ruff check .
         - name: Run mypy
           run: uv run mypy src
         - name: Run tests
           run: uv run pytest --cov
   

Phase 8: Verification

1. Sync Dependencies

   uv sync
   

2. Run Quality Checks

   uv run ruff check .
   uv run ruff format .
   uv run mypy src
   

3. Run Tests

   uv run pytest -v
   

4. Verify Structure

   • Check all directories exist
   • Check all configuration files are present
   • Check imports work correctly

Phase 9: Summary

Provide the user with:

1. What was created: List of directories and files
2. Next steps: How to start developing
3. Useful commands:

   # Run the application
   uv run python -m <project_name>
   
   # Run tests
   uv run pytest
   
   # Run linting
   uv run ruff check .
   
   # Format code
   uv run ruff format .
   
   # Type check
   uv run mypy src
   
   # Add dependencies
   uv add <package>
   uv add --dev <dev-package>
   

Error Handling

Missing uv

If uv is not installed:

# Provide installation instructions
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Permission Issues

If directory creation fails, check permissions and suggest:

# Try with appropriate permissions
mkdir -p <directory>

Version Conflicts

If Python version is not available:

# Install with pyenv
pyenv install <version>

Success Criteria

The setup is complete when:

• All directories and files are created
• Dependencies are installed successfully
• Linting passes without errors
• Type checking passes without errors
• All tests pass
• Git repository is initialized
• README provides clear documentation

Project Type Variations

Web API (FastAPI)

Additional setup:

• Install FastAPI and uvicorn
• Create src/<project_name>/api/ directory
• Create src/<project_name>/api/main.py with sample endpoint
• Add API documentation to README

CLI Application

Additional setup:

• Add entry point to pyproject.toml [project.scripts]
• Create CLI module with argparse or Click
• Add usage examples to README

Library

Additional setup:

• Focus on clean API design
• Comprehensive docstrings
• More extensive testing
• Consider adding type stubs

Data Science

Additional setup:

• Add notebooks/ directory
• Install Jupyter: uv add --dev jupyter
• Install common packages: pandas, numpy, matplotlib
• Create sample notebook

Post-Setup Recommendations

1. Set up pre-commit hooks (optional)

   uv add --dev pre-commit
   # Create .pre-commit-config.yaml
   

2. Configure Dependabot

   • Create .github/dependabot.yml

3. Add more documentation

   • API documentation
   • Architecture decisions
   • Contributing guidelines

4. Consider Docker (if needed)

   • Create Dockerfile
   • Create docker-compose.yml

Example Interaction

User: I want to create a new Python project called "weather-api" for a FastAPI application

Agent:
I'll help you set up a new Python project with FastAPI. Let me gather some information:

- Project name: weather-api
- Project type: Web API (FastAPI)
- Python version: 3.11 (latest stable)
- Additional features: API documentation, testing, type checking

Starting project setup...

[Phase 1] Initializing project structure...
✓ Created project with uv init
✓ Created directory structure

[Phase 2] Installing dependencies...
✓ Installed pytest, ruff, mypy
✓ Installed FastAPI and uvicorn
✓ Installed pydantic

[Phase 3] Creating configuration files...
✓ Created pyproject.toml with tool configurations
✓ Created .gitignore
✓ Created .vscode/settings.json
✓ Created README.md

[Phase 4] Setting up FastAPI application...
✓ Created API module structure
✓ Created sample endpoint
✓ Created API tests

[Phase 5] Running verification checks...
✓ Linting passed
✓ Type checking passed
✓ All tests passed (1 passed)

Setup complete! Your project is ready for development.

Next steps:
1. Activate your environment: cd weather-api
2. Run the API: uv run uvicorn weather_api.api.main:app --reload
3. Visit http://localhost:8000/docs for API documentation

Useful commands:
- uv run pytest         # Run tests
- uv run ruff check .   # Lint code
- uv add <package>      # Add dependencies