init

Set up doraval together with the Agent Journal and configure which coding agent doraval should use when enriching journal entries.

Usage

doraval init [options]

init performs several one-time steps. The interactive CLI now clearly labels them:

Journal setup – repository, project name, and fetching.
Agent configuration – choose and configure your coding agent (Claude, Cursor, etc.).
Eval configuration – optional model for dora eval.

Details:

Ensures the GitHub CLI (gh) is available and authenticated.
Prompts for (or accepts via flags/env) your journal repository.
Prompts for a project name (defaults to the current directory).
Configures a coding agent command and prompt template so that doraval journal add can automatically enrich entries with tags and rationale.
Creates local cache directories under ~/.doraval/.
Fetches the relevant journal files from GitHub.

Flag	Description
`-r, --repo`	Journal repository (owner/name). Smart default from git remote or gh account. Env: `DORAVAL_JOURNAL_REPO`
`-p, --project`	Project name (defaults to basename of current directory)
`--refresh`	Re-fetch journal files even if the project is already registered

doraval journal init --repo yourname/yourname.md --project my-project

Or with environment variables:

DORAVAL_JOURNAL_REPO=yourname/yourname.md \
DORAVAL_PROJECT=my-project \
doraval init

Use the journal commands to work with your decisions:

See the Agent Journal concept page for the broader picture.