Starter Kits

protoLabs ships two starter kits for common project types. Each kit includes a pre-configured project scaffold, a .automaker/CONTEXT.md agent context file, and a board pre-loaded with initial features.

Available kits

Kit	Stack	Use case
Docs	Astro + Starlight + Tailwind CSS 4	Documentation sites, API references, knowledge bases
Portfolio	Astro + React + Tailwind CSS 4	Personal sites, marketing pages, project showcases

Scaffold a starter

Via CLI:

npx create-protolab

Select a kit type when prompted. The CLI copies the starter into the current directory, substitutes your project name, and creates initial board features.

Via UI:

Open the New Project dialog in the protoLabs Studio board. Select a kit type from the template dropdown. The UI runs the same scaffold logic as the CLI.

What the scaffold creates

Every kit scaffold produces:

• A ready-to-run project directory with all dependencies listed
• .automaker/CONTEXT.md — loaded into every agent prompt for that project
• .automaker/coding-rules.md — stack-specific coding conventions
• .github/workflows/ci.yml — CI pipeline targeting Cloudflare Pages
• A set of initial board features (configure CI, write README, add first content, etc.)

Run npm install inside the scaffolded directory before starting the dev server.

Next steps

• Create a documentation site
• Create a portfolio site