setup

Personal Assistant Setup (v2)

Set up Elle with native rules delivery, context system, and default Claude Code settings.

Step 1: Set Default Settings

Read current settings:

cat ~/.claude/settings.json

If the file doesn't exist or is empty, create it with the content below. If the file exists, merge the fields below into the existing settings (you MUST preserve other settings).

{
  "outputStyle": "personal-assistant:Personal Assistant",
  "statusLine": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "INPUT=$(cat); STYLE_NAME=$(echo \"$INPUT\" | jq -r '.output_style.name // \"default\"'); STYLE_PLUGIN=$(echo \"$INPUT\" | jq -r '.output_style.plugin // \"\"'); MODEL=$(echo \"$INPUT\" | jq -r '.model.display_name // \"default\"'); STYLE_DISPLAY=\"$STYLE_NAME\"; PLUGINS=$(ls -1d ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/*/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' '); TOOLS=$(uv tool list 2>/dev/null | grep -c ' v[0-9]' || echo 0); CC_MCPS=$(cat ~/.claude/mcp.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.mcpServers | length // 0' || echo 0); PROJ_MCPS=$(cat .mcp.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.mcpServers | length // 0' || echo 0); MCPL_MCPS=$(mcpl list 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^[[:space:]]*\\[' || echo 0); MCPS=$((CC_MCPS + PROJ_MCPS + MCPL_MCPS)); if [ \"$CC_MCPS\" -eq \"$MCPL_MCPS\" ]; then MCPS=$((CC_MCPS + PROJ_MCPS)); fi; COST=$(echo \"$INPUT\" | jq -r '.cost.total_cost_usd // 0'); TIME=$(echo \"$INPUT\" | jq -r '.cost.total_duration_ms // 0'); if [ \"$TIME\" -lt 60000 ]; then SECS=$((TIME / 1000)); TIME_DISPLAY=\"${SECS}s\"; elif [ \"$TIME\" -lt 3600000 ]; then MINS=$((TIME / 60000)); SECS=$(((TIME % 60000) / 1000)); TIME_DISPLAY=\"${MINS}m ${SECS}s\"; else HOURS=$((TIME / 3600000)); MINS=$(((TIME % 3600000) / 60000)); TIME_DISPLAY=\"${HOURS}h ${MINS}m\"; fi; printf \"%s | %s\\n%s Plugins | %s UV | %s MCPs\\n\\$%.2f | %s\" \"$STYLE_DISPLAY\" \"$MODEL\" \"$PLUGINS\" \"$TOOLS\" \"$MCPS\" \"$COST\" \"$TIME_DISPLAY\""
  }
}

Dedup Notification Hooks

Check if the user's ~/.claude/settings.json already has Stop or Notification sound hooks:

cat ~/.claude/settings.json | python3 -c "
import sys, json
d = json.load(sys.stdin)
hooks = d.get('hooks', {})
has_stop = bool(hooks.get('Stop'))
has_notif = bool(hooks.get('Notification'))
print(f'Stop hooks: {has_stop}, Notification hooks: {has_notif}')
"

If the user already has Stop and/or Notification sound hooks in settings.json, the plugin's hooks.json will also register them -- this causes duplicate sounds. Inform the user and offer to remove the duplicates from settings.json (the plugin hooks.json will handle them).

Step 2: Initialize Context System

Check if context already exists

ls ~/.claude/.context/ 2>/dev/null

• If the directory exists: Context is already set up. Do NOT overwrite it. CRITICAL: Do NOT proceed with the copy if the directory already exists!
• If the directory doesn't exist: Proceed with setup below.

Fresh Install (only if directory doesn't exist)

cp -r ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/context-template/ ~/.claude/.context/

Verify

ls ~/.claude/.context/

You should see: CLAUDE.md, context-update.md, core/

Step 3: Generate elle-core.md

Create the rules directory and generate the derived rules file:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/rules
uv run python ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/sync-context/scripts/sync_context.py

Verify

cat ~/.claude/rules/elle-core.md

You should see a compact file with Identity, Communication Preferences, Rules, Active Projects, and Loading Full Context sections.

Step 4: Onboarding

"Now that Elle is set up, I'd love to get to know you better so I can be truly helpful. Would you like to spend a few minutes telling me about yourself?" </REQUIRED>

If YES: Run /personal-assistant:onboard, which will populate context files. After onboarding, run /sync-context to update elle-core.md with the new information.

If NO: Let them know they can run /personal-assistant:onboard anytime, then skip to "After Setup".

After Setup

Let the user know:

• Elle is now set up and personalized
• Context is loaded natively via ~/.claude/rules/elle-core.md (no per-message overhead)
• SessionStart hook checks for upcoming events proactively
• Context survives compaction automatically
• Run /sync-context after significant context changes to keep rules current
• Run /context-health periodically to audit data quality
• Run /evolve after Claude Code updates to check for new capabilities