How to publish on GitHub step by step

🌍 Language pair / Par de idioma

• English: 07-how-to-publish-on-github-step-by-step.md
• Español: ../es/07-como-publicar-en-github-paso-a-paso.md

[!TIP] For startup instructions and prompts, use:

• AI_START_HERE.md
• Prompt matrix
• Validated prompt bank

🗣️ Friendly prompt (copy/paste)

Using https://github.com/juanklagos/spec-driven-development-template, prepare my project to publish on GitHub step by step.
My project is: [describe project].
Do the setup and explain each step in simple language.

Prerequisites

• A GitHub account
• Git installed locally

Step 1: Create repository on GitHub

1. Open GitHub
2. Create a new repository
3. Copy repository URL

Step 2: Initialize local repository

From the template folder:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial template release"

Step 3: Connect to GitHub

git branch -M main
git remote add origin <REPOSITORY_URL>
git push -u origin main

Step 4: Verify visible files

Confirm these files appear on GitHub:

• README.md
• LICENSE
• CONTRIBUTING.md
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• docs/

Step 5: Create first release tag

git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

💡 Quick tips

• Start from a simple one-paragraph project description.
• Ask the AI to confirm the active spec before coding.
• Close every session with validation and a clear next step.

📊 Visual flow

flowchart LR
  A["Project idea"] --> B["Spec approved"]
  B --> C["Plan aligned"]
  C --> D["Tasks prioritized"]
  D --> E["Implementation"]
  E --> F["Validation + Logbook"]