Initialize a Project

Set up your first project with Manifest.

Initialize a project

Manifest works with both new and existing projects. In your project directory, ask your agent:

Initialize this project in Manifest

The agent will:

• Analyze your codebase structure (if files exist)
• Create a project with appropriate settings
• Associate the current directory

For existing codebases, the agent uses the analysis to suggest initial features based on what's already built.

Multiple repositories

For projects spanning multiple repositories (web/api, microservices), run Manifest from a root directory that contains them all. If you have a directory outside the current working directory, ask the agent to add it:

Add the ../api directory to this project

Next step

Continue to Planning features.