prism init

Initialize a new PRISM document with scaffold structure.

Synopsis

prism init [flags]

Description

Creates a new PRISM document with default structure including:

• Metadata section
• Sample metrics for selected domains
• Maturity model with level definitions
• Maturity cells for each domain/stage combination

Flags

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--output	-o	prism.json	Output file path
--domain	-d	(all)	Domain filter: security, operations, or both

Examples

Create Default Document

Create a document with both security and operations domains:

prism init

Output: prism.json

Specify Output Path

prism init -o my-metrics.json

Security-Only Document

Create a document with only security domain metrics and maturity cells:

prism init -d security -o security.json

Operations-Only Document

Create a document with only operations domain metrics and maturity cells:

prism init -d operations -o ops.json

Output Structure

The generated document includes:

{
  "$schema": "https://github.com/grokify/prism/schema/prism.schema.json",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "PRISM Document",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "metrics": [
    // Sample metrics for selected domains
  ],
  "maturity": {
    "levels": [
      // 5-level maturity definitions
    ],
    "cells": [
      // Maturity cells for selected domains × all stages
    ]
  }
}

Notes

• If the output file already exists, it will be overwritten
• Use prism validate after editing to check for errors
• Maturity cells are filtered to only include selected domains