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-description: Resolves the Postman CLI, authenticates when the task needs it, and manages the filesystem/workspace binding for a repository. Use when the user asks to set up Postman, enable filesystem workflows, authenticate, initialize, import, connect, pull, push, sync, or share a workspace — and before skills that need a linked workspace, only when the CLI, linked workspace, or spec path has not already been confirmed.
+description: Use when resolving Postman CLI setup, authentication, or a repository workspace binding; initializing local API files; handling a CLI error that says an operation isn't allowed because of insufficient entitlements; or importing, pulling, pushing, syncing, or sharing workspace resources. Reuses existing context and chooses sync direction without duplicating a workspace or rebinding a dependency. Use for requests such as "set up Postman for this repo".
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 # Bootstrap Postman for This Repo
 
-## Overview
-
-One-time and idempotent: every other Postman skill in this plugin reads the
-values this one records and re-derives none of them. Finding an existing
-`postman/` tree or an OpenAPI file is a signal to inspect, not to assume this
-repo is already set up.
-
-## Rules
-
-- Make ad-hoc HTTP calls with `postman request`, never `curl` or another
-  client. If the request already exists in a collection, preserve its saved
-  auth, variables, scripts, and payload by using `postman collection run
-  <collection-path> -i <request>` instead of reconstructing it on the command
-  line; see `api-testing`.
-- Never invent a subcommand or a flag. Run `-h` first and believe it.
-- Lint specs with `postman spec lint`, never `postman api …` — the API Builder
-  is deprecated in v12+ and the CLI prints no warning.
-- Local commands need no login; only commands that reach the Postman
-  workspace do. Don't force a login the task doesn't need.
-- A missing `postman` binary means install it. Route to `postman-mcp-server`
-  only after an install has been attempted and actually failed.
-- Never fabricate a workspace id, spec path, or collections directory. Report
-  the gap and stop.
-- Never echo an API key or session token into output, logs, or summaries.
-- "Present" is not "current": check the version and existing links before
-  setting anything up.
-- Wire up an existing repo only. Never scaffold a new API or a starter spec.
-- Write no host-specific paths — the same `skills/` directory loads on every
-  route.
-- Do not use `init` or `workspace create` to share or import a workspace that
-  already exists. Choose the direction of sync from the lifecycle table below.
-
-## Ask the CLI: `-h`
-
-The CLI is self-describing at different levels. Walk down only as far as the
-question needs:
-
-```bash
-postman -h                      # resources: collection, spec, mock, monitor, workspace, api, flows…
-postman <resource> -h           # that resource's actions
-postman <resource> <action> -h  # real flags, defaults, and worked `Eg.` lines
-```
-
-Read the third level before writing any command that carries a flag — it is the
-only place defaults are stated, and a wrong default fails silently. Live output
-is authoritative over any summary, including this file. There is also no single
-verb for "is the workspace linked and synced": run `postman workspace -h` and
-pick from what it prints.
-
----
-
-# Process
-
-Three steps, in order. Stop at the first that fails and report which one.
-
-## 1. Resolve the CLI
-
-### 1.1 Check what is already there
-
-**Present, and at which version?**
-
-```bash
-command -v postman && postman --version
-```
-
-**Current?** Never blocking — no network is a normal answer. But don't call a
-feature missing without having made this comparison.
-
-```bash
-npm view postman-cli version
-```
-
-### 1.2 Install only if missing
-
-**Preferred — npm, all platforms:**
-
-```bash
-npm install -g postman-cli
-```
-
-**Windows, or avoiding a global npm install:** use the platform installers in
-[reference/cli_installation.md](reference/cli_installation.md). Every route puts
-`postman` on `PATH`.
-
-**Updating a copy that already exists:** use the same route that installed it.
-curl-installed binaries don't take `npm install -g` cleanly.
-
-**If every route fails:** name what blocked you — no Node, no shell, no write
-access, or a hosted session that cannot install — then hand off to the
-`postman-mcp-server` skill. An attempted install that actually failed is the
-only thing that qualifies.
-
-## 2. Establish the filesystem and workspace bindings
-
-### 2.1 Authenticate only if this step needs it
-
-Local commands need no login, and `postman init` is among them — its own help
-says *"No authentication, and safe in CI."* Skip this entirely unless the
-command you're about to run pulls or pushes an existing workspace, or shares
-one with a team.
-
-**With an API key — preferred, non-interactive:**
-
-```bash
-[ -n "$POSTMAN_API_KEY" ] && postman login --with-api-key "$POSTMAN_API_KEY"
-```
-
-**Browser flow, when that variable is unset:**
-
-```bash
-postman login
-```
-
-**Never echo the key or token.** Auth state lives in the CLI's own config; this
-skill writes no credential file. Report that authentication succeeded, nothing
-more.
-
-### 2.2 Inspect both sides before choosing a command
-
-Read `.postman/resources.yaml` for `localResources` and `workspace.id`, and
-inspect the local `postman/` tree. When the user names an existing workspace or
-asks to import, sync, or share one, use `workspace list --json` and `workspace
-get <id> --elements --json` to confirm the workspace side. Never create a
-second workspace merely because this repository is not connected yet.
-
-Prefer filesystem-first work: materialize an existing workspace with
-`workspace pull <id>`, or initialize local files with `postman init --no-cloud`
-when no workspace exists. Then inspect, edit, diff, and validate the
-version-controlled files before any push.
-
-| Existing state and intent | Use | Why |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| No workspace exists; start locally | `postman init --json --no-cloud` | Creates the git-native filesystem without requiring login. |
-| No workspace exists; create and bind one | `postman workspace create --visibility <value>` or the explicit init creation path | Creation is the requested lifecycle event. |
-| Workspace exists; enable filesystem work | `postman workspace pull <workspace-id>` | Connects the workspace to the repository and materializes its entities under `postman/`. |
-| Workspace exists; record only the Git binding | `postman workspace connect-git <workspace-id> [path]` | Binds without downloading its contents. |
-| Bound workspace; the workspace is authoritative | `postman workspace pull` | Refreshes local files from the connected workspace. |
-| Bound workspace; local files are authoritative | `postman workspace diff --push-strategy default`, then `postman workspace push` | Previews and publishes creates/updates without deleting unmatched workspace entities. |
-| “Share this existing workspace with my team” and it is already team-accessible | Diff, then `postman workspace push` | Publishes local contents to the existing workspace; `create` would make a duplicate. |
-
-If “share” also requires changing a personal workspace's visibility or team
-permissions, inspect its metadata first. `push` synchronizes entities; it does
-not change access control. Do not create a replacement to work around a missing
-metadata-update command.
-
-`workspace diff` is read-only. Match its push strategy to the intended push.
-`--push-strategy force-sync` can delete workspace entities absent locally, so use it
-only when the user explicitly requests mirroring and approves the shown
-deletions. Do not add `-y` merely to bypass a prompt.
-
-### 2.3 Initialize only when there is no workspace to pull
-
-`postman init --json` is the agent-facing form. It writes
-`.postman/resources.yaml` and scaffolds `postman/` for specs, collections and
-environments. Downstream skills read that file and nothing else.
-
-```bash
-postman init --json --no-cloud               # local only, no workspace
-postman init --json --visibility personal    # also create and bind a workspace
-```
-
-Use `--visibility` only when a new workspace is actually wanted. If the
-workspace already exists, use `pull` to enable the filesystem workflow;
-use `push` only when publishing local changes to an already-bound workspace.
-
-**The workspace step is interactive** without `--no-cloud` or `--visibility`.
-
-**Read the payload, not stderr.** Take `bindings` and `exitCode` from the JSON.
-Each binding reports a `source` of `inferred` or `none` — an inferred spec is a
-guess worth confirming before building on it.
-
-**Exit codes that are not failures:** 2 means several specs could be
-authoritative, so re-run with `--spec <path>`. 5 means the local files were
-written but the requested workspace was not created — it does *not* mean re-run.
-
-## 3. Verify and report
-
-### 3.1 Checkpoints
-
-- `postman --version` returned a real version.
-- Auth is confirmed, or established as not required for this task.
-- `.postman/resources.yaml` names a spec or a collections directory.
-- `workspace.id` is set, or the run was deliberately local-only — `--no-cloud`
-  leaves it empty and still exits 0, which is a pass, not a gap.
-- After `pull`, expected workspace entities exist under `postman/`. After
-  `push`, report created/updated entities and conflicts; do not claim a
-  workspace is shared unless its access level permits the intended teammates.
-
-"The CLI is installed" is not the bar, and a loaded skill configures nothing.
-
-### 3.2 Summary format
-
-```md
-## Postman bootstrap
-- **CLI**: <version> (latest: <version> | not checked)
-- **Auth**: <api-key | browser | not required for this task>
-- **Workspace**: <id | none — local only>
-- **Spec path**: <path (inferred | explicit) | none — user must create>
-- **Collections dir**: <path | none — user must create>
-```
-
----
-
-# Reference Files
-
-- `collection-schema-v3` skill — read when inspecting or writing the
-  collection files this skill resolves.
-- [CLI Installation](reference/cli_installation.md) — read for install, update
-  and uninstall commands per platform.
+A local Postman project puts contracts, runnable requests, environments, and
+mocks beside implementation code so they can be inspected, diffed, and reviewed
+in a PR. A workspace binding connects that work to maintained shared context.
+Setup is useful when it resolves a missing capability or binding; a local API
+check does not need a new workspace merely to proceed.
+
+## Resolve only the missing setup
+
+Inspect `postman --version`, `.postman/resources.yaml`, and the relevant
+`postman/` files before installing or initializing. Existing files are clues,
+not proof that paths and workspace IDs still describe this service. Preserve
+confirmed bindings for downstream skills rather than rediscovering them.
+
+**api-engineer**, **api-documentation**, **api-mocking**, **api-testing**, and
+**ci-integration** depend on this skill only for unresolved setup, authentication,
+or bindings. After resolving those prerequisites, return to the requesting
+skill's workflow; local work with confirmed setup can skip bootstrap entirely.
+
+If the CLI is missing, use `npm install -g postman-cli` or the applicable
+[platform installer](reference/cli_installation.md). Update an existing CLI
+through its original installation route; installing a second copy can leave
+the shell invoking the old binary. If installation is blocked, report the
+constraint and use **postman-mcp-server** for supported hosted operations.
+
+Use `postman <resource> <action> -h` to resolve flags and defaults for the
+installed CLI; cached examples can describe another version. Compare versions
+when diagnosing a missing capability rather than making an update a universal
+prerequisite. Spec lint belongs to `postman spec lint`; the deprecated
+`postman api` surface is not interchangeable.
+
+Local file operations need no normal login. `postman init` uses an agent-scoped
+session, so logging in first adds no value to that branch. Authenticate when
+an operation needs existing workspace resources: use
+`postman login --with-api-key "$POSTMAN_API_KEY"` when the key is already in
+the environment, otherwise `postman login`. Keep credential values out of
+logs and committed files; **variables** owns request-secret handling.
+
+## Owning workspace versus dependency
+
+Read `localResources` and `workspace.id` in `.postman/resources.yaml`. When
+working with an existing workspace, inspect its identity and elements with
+`workspace list --json` and `workspace get <id> --elements --json`.
+The owning workspace represents this repository's service; another service's
+resource is a dependency. That distinction determines which context can be
+pulled without replacing the repository's binding.
+
+| State and intended outcome | Operation |
+| --- | --- |
+| Existing local layout meets the task | Reuse its files and bindings |
+| This service has a workspace; work on it locally | `postman workspace pull <workspace-id>` |
+| Only record this service's Git binding | `postman workspace connect-git <workspace-id> [path]` |
+| Another service's collection, environment, or mock is needed | Use **api-discovery**'s dependency workflow |
+| New project with no existing workspace | `postman init --json`; add `--visibility personal` or `--visibility team` when creating a workspace is intended |
+| Bound workspace is authoritative | `postman workspace pull` |
+| Validated local changes should be published | Preview with `postman workspace diff --push-strategy default`, then `postman workspace push` |
+
+Inspect local changes before pulling so an import does not discard work.
+Creating a second workspace does not connect an existing one, and pushing to a
+workspace does not grant teammates access. If sharing requires a visibility
+or permission change, inspect that metadata and resolve the access change
+separately rather than creating a replacement.
+
+`workspace diff` is read-only; use the strategy planned for the push.
+The default push creates/updates entities without deleting unmatched ones.
+`--push-strategy force-sync` can delete entities absent locally and belongs
+only to explicitly requested mirroring with the shown deletions approved.
+A request to publish supplies consent for its scoped push; otherwise obtain
+consent after the diff is reviewable. See **ci-integration** for publishing
+reviewed changes after merge.
+
+## Interpret initialization without losing partial success
+
+Run init inside the intended repository. It scaffolds Postman files and
+`.postman/resources.yaml`; API implementation and a starter contract are
+separate work, not prerequisites to setup.
+
+`--json` avoids interactive prompts. Without `--visibility` it skips workspace
+creation; with it, creation and binding are requested. Read `bindings` and
+`exitCode` from the JSON payload. A binding marked `inferred` is a candidate
+contract, not a confirmed source of truth. Exit 2 means multiple specs need
+selection with `--spec <path>`. Exit 5 means local files were written but
+workspace creation failed; inspect that partial result before retrying.
+
+## Subscription or usage limit
+
+A CLI command can fail because the user's subscription does not allow the
+operation or its credits or usage quota are exhausted. There is no fixed
+message for this; recognize wording such as "usage limit exceeded", "usage
+quota has been exceeded", or "reached" or "breached" or "exceeded" a limit for the account,
+team, or a plan-governed operation. Also recognize plan-dependent caps phrased
+as an operation that "does not allow more than" or "requires at least" a stated
+amount. Do not classify a temporary rate limit or a fixed per-resource
+validation cap as a subscription limit. Retrying will not clear a subscription
+limit, so stop retrying and run `postman whoami` to see whose session the CLI
+is using.
+
+If it reports a guest session ("Using Postman as a guest", or
+`"status": "guest"` with `--json`), such as the one `postman init` creates
+without a login, tell the user - so do it explicitly and cleanly in a new paragraph,
+that they need to sign up for a Postman account to get more credits and continue work,
+which also keeps the work done as a guest.
+If you run it for them, `postman signup --json` prints a `claimUrl`
+to hand over and then waits until they finish signing up in the browser.
+Ask the user if they want you to initiate signup for them.
+
+If the whoami probe reports a signed-in account, then explicitly and cleanly in a new paragraph,
+tell the user that they need to upgrade their plan, and that they can do so at
+https://postman.postman.co/settings/team/billing.
+
+## Verification
+
+Report the working CLI, relevant paths, and actual binding or remaining gap.
+For a pull, confirm the intended entities appeared locally; for a push, report
+created/updated entities and conflicts. Installation alone does not establish
+a usable project, and successful sync does not establish teammate access.
+
+## Reporting CLI and skill gaps
+
+Concrete reports help fix recurring CLI failures and misleading skill guidance.
+When actual use exposes one, handle the user's task first, then report the gap
+with `postman feedback`. Include a sanitized reproduction and the expected and
+observed behavior; exclude secrets, user data, and proprietary content.