init-profile

Copies one of the curated presets in profiles/ into the user's ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml, with safeguards against overwriting an existing profile and a follow-up validate-profile invocation.

Available presets (see profiles/README.md):

• profiles/adhd.yaml
• profiles/audhd.yaml
• profiles/burnout-recovery.yaml
• profiles/dyslexic.yaml
• profiles/dyspraxia.yaml
• profiles/educator-semester.yaml
• profiles/low-stimulation.yaml
• profiles/ocd.yaml
• profiles/student-university.yaml
• profiles/profile.minimal.yaml (no neurotype-specific defaults)

Design rationale: docs/decisions/0004-profile-schema-design.md — every preset embodies "lived-experience-led defaults" rather than starting from an empty file.

When to use

• First-time setup on a new device.
• Resetting a profile that has drifted into an unreadable state.
• Trying a different preset (e.g. switching from adhd to audhd after a

diagnostic update).

What it does

1. Resolves the target path: NEURODOCK_PROFILE env var, else

~/.neurodock/profile.yaml.

1. If a profile already exists at the target, refuses to overwrite unless

--force is passed. With --force, copies the prior file to ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml.bak.<timestamp> first.

1. Copies the chosen preset verbatim, then runs profile validate against

the new file as a self-check.

1. Prints the resolved path and a one-line confirmation of which preset was

used.

How to invoke

pnpm --filter @neurodock/cli run --silent dev profile init --preset adhd

Force overwrite (with backup):

pnpm --filter @neurodock/cli run --silent dev profile init --preset audhd --force

Custom destination:

pnpm --filter @neurodock/cli run --silent dev profile init --preset ocd --path ./my-profile.yaml

Output format

preset: profiles/adhd.yaml
target: ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml
backup: ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml.bak.20260523T091422  (only with --force)
validate: ok

Exit 0 on success, 1 if the target exists and --force was not passed, 2 if validation failed against the freshly copied preset (treat as a bug in the preset itself).

Limitations

• The profile init subcommand is not yet present in

packages/cli/src/commands/profile.ts at time of writing. Until it lands, manually copy with cp profiles/<preset>.yaml ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml and then run the validate-profile skill. Track this as a CLI gap.

• Presets are snapshots, not live links. Editing a preset after init does

not update the user's profile.

• No prompting / interactive picker — pass --preset explicitly.

Voice

Treat the install as a quiet operation. A noisy welcome banner is the opposite of what an ND user needs at minute zero with a new tool. One line in, one line out.