# new-modular-project

Initializes fresh Mojo or MAX projects using pixi or uv package managers. It clarifies missing project settings and configures stable or nightly release channels.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2400 installs · ★ 206
- Author: modular
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/modular/skills/tree/HEAD/new-modular-project/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
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## What it does

The skill parses the user prompt to infer project settings automatically. When details like the project name or runtime manager are missing, it asks for the remaining options in a single multiple-choice step. It configures either `pixi` or `uv`. The retired `magic` CLI is ignored in favor of the current `modular` CLI.

Mojo requires a working C linker to compile code. On Linux, that means installing `gcc`, while macOS requires Xcode developer tools. Mojo does not run natively on Windows, so WSL2 is a strict prerequisite there.

The workflow manages stable and nightly channels. MAX defaults to nightly, whereas Mojo defaults to stable. Their release versions do not share identical numbers: stable uses `max` `26.5` alongside `mojo` `1.0.0`. To prevent kernel build failures when pairing them, the skill installs `max-all` or `max[all]`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add modular/skills --skill new-modular-project -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/new-modular-project/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/new-modular-project/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add modular/skills --skill new-modular-project -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/new-modular-project/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add modular/skills --skill new-modular-project -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/new-modular-project/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install modular/skills new-modular-project
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/new-modular-project/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add modular/skills --skill new-modular-project -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/modular/skills --path new-modular-project
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/new-modular-project/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add modular/skills --skill new-modular-project -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/modular/skills/tree/HEAD/new-modular-project/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a Mojo or MAX project using pixi
- configure a virtual environment with uv
- set up Modular nightly or stable channels
- align MAX and Mojo package versions via max-all

## Example prompts
- Create a new Mojo project named test-app using pixi
- Initialize a MAX project with uv on the nightly channel
- Start a new Mojo project from scratch

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: new-modular-project
description: Creates a new Mojo or MAX project. Use when wanting to start a new Mojo or MAX project, initializing the `pixi` or `uv` environment to use Mojo or MAX, or when the user wants to begin a new Mojo or MAX project from scratch.
---

When the user wants to create a new project, first infer as many options as
possible from the user's request (for example, "new Mojo project" means
type=Mojo, "called foo" means name=foo). Then use a structured multiple-choice
prompt (not plain text) to gather only the **remaining unspecified** options in
a single interaction. Do NOT ask about options the user has already provided or
implied. The options to determine are:

- **Project name**: ask if the user hasn't specified one.
- **Type of project**: Mojo or MAX (infer from context if the user said "Mojo
  project" or "MAX project").
- **Environment manager**: `pixi` (recommended) or `uv`.
- **uv project type** (only when the environment manager is `uv`): full uv
  project (`uv init` + `uv add`, recommended) or quick uv environment
  (`uv venv` + `uv pip install`, lighter weight).
- **Channel**: nightly or stable. Default to nightly for MAX projects and
  stable for Mojo projects, and ask only if the user hasn't implied one.

Then follow the appropriate section below (`pixi` or `uv`) to initialize the
project and choose `max` or `mojo` as appropriate. Don't pin a version: each
channel already resolves to the right one.

MAX and Mojo ship together but number their releases differently, so their
version strings don't look alike. On the stable channel, `max` is `26.5`
while `mojo` is `1.0.0`; on nightly they're `26.6.0.dev*` and `1.1.0.dev*`.
That's expected, not a mismatch.

> [!NOTE]
> Mojo and MAX projects use `pixi`. The `magic` CLI is retired; its
> replacement is the `modular` CLI. Don't use or suggest `magic`.

---

## System prerequisites

Mojo requires a C linker for compilation. Install one if not already present:

| OS            | Command                                                    |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ubuntu/Debian | `sudo apt install gcc`                                     |
| Fedora/RHEL   | `sudo dnf install gcc`                                     |
| macOS         | `xcode-select --install`                                   |
| Windows       | Install WSL2 first (see Windows users), then install `gcc` |

**Windows users**: Mojo doesn't run natively on Windows.
Install [WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
(`wsl --install` in PowerShell), then follow the Linux instructions
inside your WSL environment.

---

## Pixi (recommended)

Pixi manages Python, Mojo, and other dependencies in a reproducible
manner inside a controlled environment.

First, determine whether `pixi` is installed. If it isn't available at the
command line, install it using the latest instructions at
<https://pixi.prefix.dev/latest/#installation>.
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