bobbin-ai 0.25.2

Local-first context injection engine for AI coding agents
---
title: init
description: Initialize bobbin in the current repository
tags: [cli, init]
status: draft
category: cli-reference
related: [getting-started/quick-start.md, cli/index.md]
commands: [init]
feature: init
source_files: [src/cli/init.rs]
---

# init

Initialize Bobbin in a repository. Creates a `.bobbin/` directory with configuration, SQLite database, and LanceDB vector store.

## Usage

```bash
bobbin init [PATH]
```

## Examples

```bash
bobbin init              # Initialize in current directory
bobbin init /path/to/repo
bobbin init --force      # Overwrite existing configuration
```

## Options

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--force` | Overwrite existing configuration |