feat: one-command onboarding — wanderbooks new, install.sh, justfile

wanderbooks new DIR installs the server and GUI if missing, writes the
books dir (AGENTS.md + CLAUDE.md, wanderbooks.toml, justfile, .mcp.json,
.claude/settings.json approving the server), commits, and starts claude
onboarding. install.sh: Rust + cargo install + wanderbooks new in one
line. The tax summary labels its net when accounts are uncategorized.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MtYEaR6M6Ybdhm6X98BWNu

Cargo.lock

@@ -3369,6 +3369,7 @@ checksum = "20870f649af7073d53e38067b2a84312175d56ea15217e1b15bc83506ec50afb"
 name = "ledger-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
  "toml 1.1.8+spec-1.1.0",
 ]

README.md

@@ -57,12 +57,18 @@ See [`plan/STATUS.md`](plan/STATUS.md) for where things stand and
 
 ```bash
 cargo test          # whole suite
-cargo run -p ledger-cli -- init ~/books/acme   # scaffold a books dir: mise.toml + AGENT.md
 cargo run -p ledger-mcp -- --data-dir /tmp/books   # MCP server over stdio
 cargo run -p ledger-gui -- --demo                   # the desktop view, on a demo company
 ```
-Then `cd ~/books/acme`: `mise trust && mise install`, `mise run build`,
+New books, one command (installs Rust and wanderbooks if needed, makes the
-`mise run mcp-add`, and start `claude` — the agent onboards from AGENT.md.
+books dir with the MCP server registered for it, and starts the agent):
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://git.swaits.com/swaits/wanderbooks/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sh -s -- ~/Books/Acme
+```
+
+Already installed: `wanderbooks new ~/Books/Acme`. In a books dir, `just`
+lists the shortcuts (`just gui`, `just agent`, `just backup`).
 
 ## Layout
 
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ crates/ledger-store/   # journal + SQLite projection + blob store
 crates/ledger-mcp/     # MCP server: 64 tools, resources, receipt policy
 crates/ledger-import/  # QBO CSV import, IIF/XLSX export
 crates/ledger-config/  # wanderbooks.toml company settings
+crates/ledger-cli/     # `wanderbooks new`: one-command books dir + agent
 crates/ledger-gui/     # read-only live desktop view (egui)
 docs/                  # requirements, architecture, oracle, parity, glossary
 plan/                  # STATUS.md, roadmap.md

crates/ledger-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-description = "wanderbooks CLI: scaffold new books directories (mise.toml + AGENT.md)."
+description = "wanderbooks CLI: one command from nothing to a working books directory."
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "wanderbooks"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+serde_json = "1"
 toml = "1"
 tempfile = "3"
 

crates/ledger-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -1,59 +1,77 @@
-//! `wanderbooks` CLI — the bootstrap for AI-native bookkeeping.
+//! `wanderbooks` CLI: one command from nothing to talking with your
+//! bookkeeper.
 //!
-//! Usage: `wanderbooks init [DIR] [--force]`
+//! ```text
+//! wanderbooks new [DIR] [--force] [--no-start]   (alias: init)
+//! wanderbooks gui [DIR]
+//! ```
 //!
-//! Scaffolds a new books directory: `mise.toml` (pinned toolchain + tasks),
+//! `new` makes a complete books directory and starts the agent in it:
-//! `AGENT.md` (the agent operating contract), `wanderbooks.toml` (company
+//!
-//! profile, filled in during onboarding), and an empty `books-data/` dir.
+//! 1. Finds `ledger-mcp` and `ledger-gui` next to this binary or on the
-//! From there: `mise trust && mise install`, `mise run build`,
+//!    PATH, and installs them with cargo if they're missing.
-//! `mise run mcp-add`, then start `claude`/`codex` in the dir and let the
+//! 2. Writes `AGENTS.md` (the bookkeeper's operating contract, with a
-//! agent take the onboarding from AGENT.md.
+//!    `CLAUDE.md` that imports it), `wanderbooks.toml`, a `justfile`,
+//!    `.gitignore`, and `books-data/`.
+//! 3. Registers the MCP server for this directory only: `.mcp.json`, plus
+//!    `.claude/settings.json` approving it, so Claude Code loads the tools
+//!    without `claude mcp add` or a prompt.
+//! 4. `git init`s the directory (its history is the archive) and commits.
+//! 5. Starts `claude` in the directory with the onboarding prompt, unless
+//!    `--no-start` or there's no terminal.
 
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 
-/// Absolute path of the wanderbooks repo checkout this binary was built from.
+/// Where `wanderbooks update` installs from.
-fn repo_root() -> PathBuf {
+const REPO_URL: &str = "https://git.swaits.com/swaits/wanderbooks";
+
+/// The checkout this binary was built from, if it still exists.
+fn repo_root() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let raw = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../..");
-    raw.canonicalize().unwrap_or(raw)
+    let root = raw.canonicalize().ok()?;
+    root.join("crates/ledger-mcp/Cargo.toml")
+        .exists()
+        .then_some(root)
 }
 
-const MISE_TOML: &str = r#"# wanderbooks books dir — provisioned by `mise`.
+const JUSTFILE: &str = r#"# wanderbooks books dir. Run `just` to list recipes.
-# Bootstrap: `mise trust && mise install` then `mise run build && mise run mcp-add`.
+# Day to day you talk to the agent (`just agent`); the recipes are the
+# handful of things you might do yourself.
 
-[tools]
+set shell := ["bash", "-cu"]
-rust = "stable"
 
-[tasks.build]
+# List recipes
-description = "Build ledger-mcp from the wanderbooks repo checkout"
+default:
-dir = "{{REPO}}"
+    @just --list
-run = "cargo build --release -p ledger-mcp"
 
-[tasks.mcp-add]
+# Start a bookkeeping session with the agent
-description = "Register wanderbooks with Claude Code (stdio transport; OS user boundary is the auth)"
+agent:
-run = 'claude mcp add wanderbooks -- "{{REPO}}/target/release/ledger-mcp" --data-dir "{{BOOKS}}/books-data"'
+    claude
 
-[tasks.backup]
+# Open the live, read-only view of these books
-description = "Commit the journal — the git history of this dir is the archive"
+gui:
-run = 'git add -A && (git commit -m "books backup $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" || true)'
+    "@@LEDGER_GUI@@" --data-dir books-data --books-toml wanderbooks.toml
+
+# Commit the journal: the git history of this dir is the archive
+backup:
+    git add -A && (git commit -qm "books backup $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" && echo committed || echo "nothing to commit")
+
+# Update wanderbooks (server, GUI, CLI) to the latest version
+update:
+    cargo install --locked --git @@REPO_URL@@ ledger-cli ledger-mcp ledger-gui
 "#;
 
-const AGENT_MD: &str = r#"# AGENT.md — wanderbooks books dir
+const AGENTS_MD: &str = r#"# AGENTS.md — wanderbooks books dir
 
 This directory is a **wanderbooks** books dir: AI-native double-entry
 bookkeeping. You (the AI agent) are the bookkeeper. The human talks to you;
-you drive the books through the `wanderbooks` MCP server. There is no
+you drive the books through the `wanderbooks` MCP server (registered for
-bookkeeping UI; the numbers you show the human *are* the interface.
+this directory in `.mcp.json`). The humans read the books in the GUI
-
+(`just gui`): read-only and live, so whatever you post appears there within
-## Bootstrap (once, in order)
+a second. Everything else they see, you show them.
-
-1. `mise trust && mise install` — installs the pinned Rust toolchain.
-2. `mise run build` — builds `ledger-mcp` from the wanderbooks repo.
-3. `mise run mcp-add` — registers the server with Claude Code over stdio.
-   (Codex: add the same command + `--data-dir` to your MCP config instead.)
-4. Restart the session so the MCP tools load, then continue below.
 
 ## The MCP contract
 
@@ -66,204 +84,381 @@ bookkeeping UI; the numbers you show the human *are* the interface.
 - **Posted is forever.** Corrections are reversing entries linked to the
   original, never edits, never deletes.
 - **Receipts:** attach with `attach_receipt` and link to the entry. Anything
-  over $25 requires a receipt — the server enforces this, don't argue with it.
+  over the receipt threshold ($25 unless `wanderbooks.toml` says otherwise)
+  requires a receipt — the server enforces this, don't argue with it. One
+  file per receipt: PDF preferred, an image is fine.
 - **Show the numbers.** After every mutation, show the affected balances.
   When the human questions a figure, trace it to journal entries.
 
 ## First run: onboarding
 
 If `books-data/journal.jsonl` is missing or empty, onboard before recording
-anything:
+anything. Keep it conversational; ask a few things at a time.
 
-1. Ask: company legal name, entity type, owners and equity split, base
+1. Ask: company legal name, entity type (sole proprietorship or
-   currency, fiscal year start.
+   single-member LLC, partnership or multi-member LLC, S corp, C corp),
-2. Set up the chart of accounts: propose a sensible default for the entity
+   owners and their shares, fiscal year start, and whether they want
-   type and let the human adjust, or import one they hand you.
+   accrual or cash basis.
-3. Record opening balances as one balanced opening entry. Verify the trial
+2. Propose a chart of accounts with `books.chart_template` for that entity
-   balance balances before moving on.
+   type and those owners. Walk the human through it, adjust, then import it
-4. Write the answers into `wanderbooks.toml` under `[company]`.
+   with `books.import_chart_csv`. Put the template's settings (members,
-5. If they're migrating from another system, import from wherever the books
+   tax form, close target) in `wanderbooks.toml`.
-   live now — QBO/CSV via `ledger-import`, bank or card CSVs, email receipts,
+3. Fill in `wanderbooks.toml` `[company]`: name, entity type, tax
-   a spreadsheet, whatever they point you at. Diff trial balance, P&L,
+   classification, formation state and date, EIN, address. Don't store
-   balance sheet, and cash flow against the old system **to the cent**
+   SSNs or full account numbers anywhere in this directory.
-   before calling the migration done.
+4. Record opening balances as one balanced opening entry (or the owners'
+   first contributions). Verify the trial balance before moving on.
+5. File the formation documents they have (articles, EIN letter,
+   operating agreement) with `books.file_document`.
+6. If they're migrating from another system, import from wherever the books
+   live now — QBO/CSV, bank or card CSVs, email receipts, a spreadsheet,
+   whatever they point you at. Diff trial balance, P&L, balance sheet, and
+   cash flow against the old system **to the cent** before calling the
+   migration done.
+7. Tell them about `just gui`, then commit with `just backup`.
 
 ## Ongoing
 
 - Every transaction: draft, preview, confirm with the human, post, attach
-  the receipt.
+  the receipt. Tag payments to contractors with their vendor (1099s).
 - `books.digest` is the review surface — "what did you do with my books
   lately." Offer it; don't make the human ask.
 - Reports are pure functions of the journal. If a number looks wrong, the
   journal is the evidence — read it, don't guess.
-- Back up: run `mise run backup` after every session that posted entries.
+- Back up: `just backup` after every session that posted entries. The git
-  The git history of this directory is the archive; the journal file is the
+  history of this directory is the archive; `books-data/journal.jsonl` is
-  system of record and the SQLite database is disposable.
+  the system of record and the SQLite database is disposable.
 "#;
 
+const CLAUDE_MD: &str = "@AGENTS.md\n";
+
 const WANDERBOOKS_TOML: &str = r#"# wanderbooks books dir config. [company] is filled in during onboarding —
 # the agent asks, the human answers, the agent writes it here.
 
 [company]
 name = ""
-entity_type = ""
-owners = ""
 base_currency = "USD"
 fiscal_year_start = "01-01"
 
 [books]
 data_dir = "books-data"
+accounting_basis = "accrual"
 receipt_threshold = "25.00"
 "#;
 
 const GITIGNORE: &str = r#"# The SQLite projection is disposable — it rebuilds from journal.jsonl.
 books-data/wanderbooks.db
 books-data/wanderbooks.db-*
+# Generated exports can always be regenerated from the journal.
+exports/
 "#;
 
+const START_PROMPT: &str = "Hi! These are brand-new books. Please set them up with me.";
+
 fn print_usage() {
-    eprintln!("usage: wanderbooks init [DIR] [--force]");
+    eprintln!("usage: wanderbooks new [DIR] [--force] [--no-start]");
-    eprintln!("  DIR      books directory to create (default: current directory)");
+    eprintln!("       wanderbooks gui [DIR]");
-    eprintln!("  --force  overwrite an existing wanderbooks.toml");
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("  new        make a books directory and start the agent in it (alias: init)");
+    eprintln!("  gui        open the live, read-only view of a books directory");
+    eprintln!("  DIR        the books directory (default: current directory)");
+    eprintln!("  --force    rewrite the scaffold in an existing books directory");
+    eprintln!("  --no-start don't start the agent afterwards");
 }
 
-fn render(template: &str, repo: &str, books: &str) -> String {
+/// A binary next to this one (cargo installs them side by side), else on
-    template
+/// the PATH.
-        .replace("{{REPO}}", repo)
+fn find_binary(name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        .replace("{{BOOKS}}", books)
+    if let Some(dir) = env::current_exe()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|e| e.parent().map(Path::to_path_buf))
+    {
+        let p = dir.join(name);
+        if p.is_file() {
+            return Some(p);
+        }
+    }
+    env::var_os("PATH").and_then(|paths| {
+        env::split_paths(&paths)
+            .map(|d| d.join(name))
+            .find(|p| p.is_file())
+    })
 }
 
+/// Install the server and GUI with cargo: from this checkout when there is
+/// one, else from the repo.
+fn install_binaries() -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
+    cmd.args(["install", "--locked"]);
+    match repo_root() {
+        Some(root) => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Installing ledger-mcp and ledger-gui from {} (a few minutes, once)…",
+                root.display()
+            );
+            // `--path` takes one crate at a time.
+            for c in ["ledger-mcp", "ledger-gui"] {
+                let ok = Command::new("cargo")
+                    .args(["install", "--locked", "--path"])
+                    .arg(root.join("crates").join(c))
+                    .status()
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        format!("can't run cargo: {e} (install Rust from https://rustup.rs)")
+                    })?
+                    .success();
+                if !ok {
+                    return Err(format!("cargo install of {c} failed"));
+                }
+            }
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        None => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Installing ledger-mcp and ledger-gui from {REPO_URL} (a few minutes, once)…"
+            );
+            cmd.args(["--git", REPO_URL, "ledger-mcp", "ledger-gui"]);
+        }
+    }
+    let ok = cmd
+        .status()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("can't run cargo: {e} (install Rust from https://rustup.rs)"))?
+        .success();
+    if ok {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("cargo install failed".into())
+    }
+}
+
+fn binaries() -> Result<(PathBuf, PathBuf), String> {
+    if let (Some(m), Some(g)) = (find_binary("ledger-mcp"), find_binary("ledger-gui")) {
+        return Ok((m, g));
+    }
+    install_binaries()?;
+    match (find_binary("ledger-mcp"), find_binary("ledger-gui")) {
+        (Some(m), Some(g)) => Ok((m, g)),
+        _ => Err(
+            "installed, but ledger-mcp/ledger-gui aren't on the PATH; add ~/.cargo/bin to it"
+                .into(),
+        ),
+    }
+}
+
+fn json_string(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::from("\"");
+    for c in s.chars() {
+        match c {
+            '"' => out.push_str("\\\""),
+            '\\' => out.push_str("\\\\"),
+            '\n' => out.push_str("\\n"),
+            c if (c as u32) < 0x20 => out.push_str(&format!("\\u{:04x}", c as u32)),
+            c => out.push(c),
+        }
+    }
+    out.push('"');
+    out
+}
+
+/// `.mcp.json`: the wanderbooks server for this directory only.
+fn mcp_json(ledger_mcp: &Path, books: &Path) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{{\n  \"mcpServers\": {{\n    \"wanderbooks\": {{\n      \"command\": {},\n      \"args\": [\"--data-dir\", {}]\n    }}\n  }}\n}}\n",
+        json_string(&ledger_mcp.to_string_lossy()),
+        json_string(&books.join("books-data").to_string_lossy())
+    )
+}
+
+/// `.claude/settings.json`: approve this directory's server, and its tools,
+/// so the first session starts working instead of asking. The server still
+/// previews every posting for the human to confirm.
+const CLAUDE_SETTINGS: &str = r#"{
+  "enabledMcpjsonServers": ["wanderbooks"],
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": ["mcp__wanderbooks"]
+  }
+}
+"#;
+
 /// `git init` the dir unless already inside a repo; commit the scaffold.
 /// Failures are warnings, not errors — the scaffold is what matters.
 fn git_bootstrap(dir: &Path) {
-    let inside = Command::new("git")
+    let git = |args: &[&str]| {
-        .args(["rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"])
+        Command::new("git")
+            .args(args)
             .current_dir(dir)
             .output()
-        .is_ok_and(|o| o.status.success());
+            .is_ok_and(|o| o.status.success())
-    if !inside {
+    };
-        let init_ok = Command::new("git")
+    if !git(&["rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"]) && !git(&["init", "-q"]) {
-            .arg("init")
+        eprintln!("warning: git init failed; skipping the first commit");
-            .current_dir(dir)
-            .output()
-            .is_ok_and(|o| o.status.success());
-        if !init_ok {
-            eprintln!("warning: git init failed; skipping scaffold commit");
         return;
     }
-    }
+    if !git(&["add", "-A"]) {
-    let add = Command::new("git")
+        eprintln!("warning: git add failed; skipping the first commit");
-        .args(["add", "-A"])
-        .current_dir(dir)
-        .output();
-    if !add.is_ok_and(|o| o.status.success()) {
-        eprintln!("warning: git add failed; skipping scaffold commit");
         return;
     }
-    let _ = Command::new("git")
+    // Use the person's identity when they have one; fall back so a fresh
-        .args([
+    // machine still gets a first commit.
+    let has_identity = git(&["config", "user.email"]);
+    let mut args = Vec::new();
+    if !has_identity {
+        args.extend([
             "-c",
             "user.name=wanderbooks",
             "-c",
             "user.email=wanderbooks@localhost",
-            "commit",
+        ]);
-            "-m",
+    }
-            "init: wanderbooks books dir scaffold",
+    args.extend(["commit", "-qm", "init: wanderbooks books dir"]);
-        ])
+    git(&args);
-        .current_dir(dir)
-        .output();
 }
 
-/// Scaffold a books directory. Returns the dir on success.
+/// Write the books directory. Returns it, canonical.
-fn init(dir: &Path, force: bool) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+fn scaffold(
+    dir: &Path,
+    force: bool,
+    ledger_mcp: &Path,
+    ledger_gui: &Path,
+) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|e| format!("cannot create {}: {e}", dir.display()))?;
     let dir = dir
         .canonicalize()
         .map_err(|e| format!("cannot resolve {}: {e}", dir.display()))?;
-
+    if dir.join("wanderbooks.toml").exists() && !force {
-    let marker = dir.join("wanderbooks.toml");
-    if marker.exists() && !force {
         return Err(format!(
-            "{} is already a books dir (wanderbooks.toml exists); use --force to overwrite",
+            "{} is already a books dir (wanderbooks.toml exists); use --force to rewrite the scaffold",
             dir.display()
         ));
     }
-
+    let justfile = JUSTFILE
-    let repo = repo_root();
+        .replace("@@LEDGER_GUI@@", &ledger_gui.to_string_lossy())
-    let repo_s = repo.to_string_lossy();
+        .replace("@@REPO_URL@@", REPO_URL);
-    let books_s = dir.to_string_lossy();
+    let mut files: Vec<(&str, String)> = vec![
-
+        ("justfile", justfile),
-    let files: &[(&str, String)] = &[
+        ("AGENTS.md", AGENTS_MD.to_string()),
-        ("mise.toml", render(MISE_TOML, &repo_s, &books_s)),
+        ("CLAUDE.md", CLAUDE_MD.to_string()),
-        ("AGENT.md", AGENT_MD.to_string()),
-        ("wanderbooks.toml", WANDERBOOKS_TOML.to_string()),
         (".gitignore", GITIGNORE.to_string()),
+        (".mcp.json", mcp_json(ledger_mcp, &dir)),
     ];
+    // The company profile is the person's data: never overwrite it.
+    if !dir.join("wanderbooks.toml").exists() {
+        files.push(("wanderbooks.toml", WANDERBOOKS_TOML.to_string()));
+    }
     for (name, content) in files {
         fs::write(dir.join(name), content).map_err(|e| format!("cannot write {name}: {e}"))?;
     }
+    fs::create_dir_all(dir.join(".claude")).map_err(|e| format!("cannot create .claude: {e}"))?;
+    fs::write(dir.join(".claude/settings.json"), CLAUDE_SETTINGS)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("cannot write .claude/settings.json: {e}"))?;
     fs::create_dir_all(dir.join("books-data"))
         .map_err(|e| format!("cannot create books-data: {e}"))?;
-    fs::write(dir.join("books-data").join(".gitkeep"), "")
+    fs::write(dir.join("books-data/.gitkeep"), "")
         .map_err(|e| format!("cannot write .gitkeep: {e}"))?;
-
     git_bootstrap(&dir);
     Ok(dir)
 }
 
+fn is_terminal() -> bool {
+    use std::io::IsTerminal;
+    std::io::stdin().is_terminal() && std::io::stdout().is_terminal()
+}
+
+/// Replace this process with `claude` in the books dir, onboarding.
+fn start_agent(dir: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let Some(claude) = find_binary("claude") else {
+        println!(
+            "Claude Code isn't installed. Install it, then run `claude` in {}.",
+            dir.display()
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    println!("Starting your bookkeeper…");
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(claude);
+    cmd.arg(START_PROMPT).current_dir(dir);
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
+        let err = cmd.exec();
+        Err(format!("can't start claude: {err}"))
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    {
+        cmd.status()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("can't start claude: {e}"))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn new(dir: &Path, force: bool, start: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let (ledger_mcp, ledger_gui) = binaries()?;
+    let dir = scaffold(dir, force, &ledger_mcp, &ledger_gui)?;
+    println!("Books ready in {}", dir.display());
+    println!("  just gui     the live, read-only view of the books");
+    println!("  just agent   a session with your bookkeeper");
+    println!("  just backup  commit the journal");
+    if start && is_terminal() {
+        start_agent(&dir)?;
+    } else {
+        println!("Next: cd {} && claude", dir.display());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn gui(dir: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let gui = find_binary("ledger-gui")
+        .ok_or("ledger-gui isn't installed; run `wanderbooks new` or `just update`")?;
+    let status = Command::new(gui)
+        .arg("--data-dir")
+        .arg(dir.join("books-data"))
+        .arg("--books-toml")
+        .arg(dir.join("wanderbooks.toml"))
+        .status()
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    if status.success() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("ledger-gui exited with an error".into())
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
-    let args = env::args().skip(1);
     let mut dir: Option<PathBuf> = None;
     let mut force = false;
+    let mut start = true;
     let mut cmd: Option<String> = None;
-
+    for arg in env::args().skip(1) {
-    for arg in args {
         match arg.as_str() {
             "--help" | "-h" => {
                 print_usage();
                 return;
             }
             "--force" => force = true,
+            "--no-start" => start = false,
             s if s.starts_with('-') => {
                 eprintln!("unknown flag: {s}");
                 print_usage();
                 std::process::exit(2);
             }
+            s if cmd.is_none() => cmd = Some(s.to_string()),
+            s if dir.is_none() => dir = Some(PathBuf::from(s)),
             s => {
-                if cmd.is_none() {
-                    cmd = Some(s.to_string());
-                } else if dir.is_none() {
-                    dir = Some(PathBuf::from(s));
-                } else {
                 eprintln!("unexpected argument: {s}");
                 print_usage();
                 std::process::exit(2);
             }
         }
     }
-    }
-
-    match cmd.as_deref() {
-        Some("init") => {
     let dir = dir.unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."));
-            match init(&dir, force) {
+    let result = match cmd.as_deref() {
-                Ok(d) => {
+        Some("new") | Some("init") => new(&dir, force, start),
-                    println!("initialized books dir: {}", d.display());
+        Some("gui") => gui(&dir),
-                    println!("next:");
-                    println!("  cd {}", d.display());
-                    println!("  mise trust && mise install");
-                    println!("  mise run build && mise run mcp-add");
-                    println!("then start claude (or codex) here and follow AGENT.md");
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    eprintln!("error: {e}");
-                    std::process::exit(1);
-                }
-            }
-        }
         _ => {
             print_usage();
             std::process::exit(2);
         }
+    };
+    if let Err(e) = result {
+        eprintln!("error: {e}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
     }
 }

crates/ledger-cli/tests/init.rs

@@ -1,82 +1,123 @@
-//! Integration tests for `wanderbooks init`: the scaffold lands complete,
+//! Integration tests for `wanderbooks new`: one command lands a complete
-//! the TOML parses, re-init is refused without `--force`.
+//! books dir with the MCP server registered for it, the TOML and JSON
+//! parse, and re-running is refused without `--force` (which never
+//! touches the company profile).
 
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 
 fn bin() -> PathBuf {
     PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_wanderbooks"))
 }
 
-fn run_init(dir: &std::path::Path, extra: &[&str]) -> (bool, String) {
+/// Stand-ins for the installed binaries, so tests never run cargo install.
-    let mut cmd = Command::new(bin());
+fn fake_bins(tmp: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-    cmd.arg("init").arg(dir);
+    let dir = tmp.join("bin");
-    for e in extra {
+    fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
-        cmd.arg(e);
+    for b in ["ledger-mcp", "ledger-gui"] {
+        fs::write(dir.join(b), "#!/bin/sh\n").unwrap();
     }
-    let out = cmd.output().expect("run wanderbooks");
+    dir
+}
+
+fn run(tmp: &Path, args: &[&str]) -> (bool, String) {
+    let path = format!(
+        "{}:{}",
+        fake_bins(tmp).display(),
+        std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_default()
+    );
+    let out = Command::new(bin())
+        .args(args)
+        .arg("--no-start")
+        .env("PATH", path)
+        .output()
+        .expect("run wanderbooks");
     let mut s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).into_owned();
     s.push_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr));
     (out.status.success(), s)
 }
 
+fn new(tmp: &Path, books: &Path, extra: &[&str]) -> (bool, String) {
+    let mut args = vec!["new", books.to_str().unwrap()];
+    args.extend(extra);
+    run(tmp, &args)
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn scaffold_lands_complete() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let books = tmp.path().join("acme-books");
-    let (ok, _) = run_init(&books, &[]);
+    let (ok, out) = new(tmp.path(), &books, &[]);
-    assert!(ok, "init should succeed");
+    assert!(ok, "new should succeed: {out}");
-    for f in ["mise.toml", "AGENT.md", "wanderbooks.toml", ".gitignore"] {
+    for f in [
+        "justfile",
+        "AGENTS.md",
+        "CLAUDE.md",
+        "wanderbooks.toml",
+        ".gitignore",
+        ".mcp.json",
+        ".claude/settings.json",
+    ] {
         let p = books.join(f);
         assert!(p.exists(), "{f} exists");
         assert!(!fs::read_to_string(&p).unwrap().is_empty(), "{f} non-empty");
     }
     assert!(books.join("books-data").is_dir(), "books-data dir exists");
+    assert!(books.join(".git").is_dir(), "fresh dir gets git init");
+    let log = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["log", "--oneline"])
+        .current_dir(&books)
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
     assert!(
-        books.join(".git").is_dir(),
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&log.stdout).contains("init"),
-        "fresh dir gets git init for the journal archive"
+        "scaffold committed"
     );
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn mise_toml_parses_and_names_repo_and_books() {
+fn the_server_is_registered_for_this_dir() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let books = tmp.path().join("b");
-    let (ok, _) = run_init(&books, &[]);
+    assert!(new(tmp.path(), &books, &[]).0);
-    assert!(ok);
+    let books = books.canonicalize().unwrap();
-    let raw = fs::read_to_string(books.join("mise.toml")).unwrap();
+    let mcp: serde_json::Value =
-    let doc: toml::Value = toml::from_str(&raw).expect("mise.toml parses");
+        serde_json::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(books.join(".mcp.json")).unwrap()).unwrap();
-    assert!(doc.get("tools").is_some(), "[tools] present");
+    let server = &mcp["mcpServers"]["wanderbooks"];
-    let tasks = doc.get("tasks").expect("[tasks] present");
+    assert!(server["command"].as_str().unwrap().ends_with("ledger-mcp"));
-    for t in ["build", "mcp-add", "backup"] {
+    assert_eq!(
-        assert!(tasks.get(t).is_some(), "task {t} present");
+        server["args"],
+        serde_json::json!(["--data-dir", books.join("books-data").to_string_lossy()])
+    );
+    let settings: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(books.join(".claude/settings.json")).unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        settings["enabledMcpjsonServers"],
+        serde_json::json!(["wanderbooks"])
+    );
+    // The justfile opens this dir's books in the GUI.
+    let just = fs::read_to_string(books.join("justfile")).unwrap();
+    assert!(just.contains("ledger-gui\" --data-dir books-data"));
+    for recipe in ["agent:", "gui:", "backup:", "update:"] {
+        assert!(just.contains(recipe), "justfile has {recipe}");
     }
-    // The build task must point at the repo checkout; mcp-add at the books dir.
+    assert_eq!(
-    let build_run = tasks["build"]["run"].as_str().unwrap();
+        fs::read_to_string(books.join("CLAUDE.md")).unwrap().trim(),
-    assert!(
+        "@AGENTS.md"
-        build_run.contains("cargo build"),
-        "build runs cargo: {build_run}"
-    );
-    let mcp_run = tasks["mcp-add"]["run"].as_str().unwrap();
-    assert!(
-        mcp_run.contains("ledger-mcp") && mcp_run.contains("books-data"),
-        "mcp-add wires the server to this books dir: {mcp_run}"
-    );
-    let books_s = books.to_string_lossy();
-    assert!(
-        mcp_run.contains(books_s.as_ref()),
-        "mcp-add references the books dir path"
     );
+    let toml: toml::Value =
+        toml::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(books.join("wanderbooks.toml")).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(toml["books"]["data_dir"].as_str(), Some("books-data"));
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn agent_md_carries_the_contract() {
+fn agents_md_carries_the_contract() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let books = tmp.path().join("b");
-    let (ok, _) = run_init(&books, &[]);
+    assert!(new(tmp.path(), &books, &[]).0);
-    assert!(ok);
+    let md = fs::read_to_string(books.join("AGENTS.md")).unwrap();
-    let md = fs::read_to_string(books.join("AGENT.md")).unwrap();
     for phrase in [
         "preview",
         "Posted is forever",
@@ -84,26 +125,39 @@ fn agent_md_carries_the_contract() {
         "receipt",
         "journal.jsonl",
         "onboard",
+        "chart_template",
         "to the cent",
+        "just gui",
     ] {
-        assert!(md.contains(phrase), "AGENT.md mentions {phrase:?}");
+        assert!(md.contains(phrase), "AGENTS.md mentions {phrase:?}");
     }
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn reinit_refused_without_force() {
+fn rerun_refused_without_force_and_never_clobbers_the_profile() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let books = tmp.path().join("b");
-    assert!(run_init(&books, &[]).0);
+    assert!(new(tmp.path(), &books, &[]).0);
-    let (ok, out) = run_init(&books, &[]);
+    let (ok, out) = new(tmp.path(), &books, &[]);
-    assert!(!ok, "second init without --force fails");
+    assert!(!ok, "second new without --force fails");
     assert!(out.contains("--force"), "error points at --force: {out}");
-    let (ok, _) = run_init(&books, &["--force"]);
+    fs::write(
-    assert!(ok, "second init with --force succeeds");
+        books.join("wanderbooks.toml"),
+        "[company]\nname = \"Acme LLC\"\n",
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let (ok, _) = new(tmp.path(), &books, &["--force"]);
+    assert!(ok, "second new with --force succeeds");
+    assert!(
+        fs::read_to_string(books.join("wanderbooks.toml"))
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains("Acme LLC"),
+        "--force rewrites the scaffold, never the company profile"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn init_inside_existing_repo_skips_git_init() {
+fn init_is_an_alias_and_respects_an_existing_repo() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let books = tmp.path().join("b");
     fs::create_dir_all(&books).unwrap();
@@ -115,8 +169,7 @@ fn init_inside_existing_repo_skips_git_init() {
             .unwrap()
             .success()
     );
-    let (ok, _) = run_init(&books, &[]);
+    let (ok, out) = run(tmp.path(), &["init", books.to_str().unwrap()]);
-    assert!(ok);
+    assert!(ok, "{out}");
-    // Still a valid repo (we didn't nest another one) and scaffold landed.
     assert!(books.join("wanderbooks.toml").exists());
 }

crates/ledger-gui/src/pages/reports.rs

@@ -773,9 +773,14 @@ fn tax(b: &Books, s: NaiveDate, e: NaiveDate) -> Table {
     sec(&mut t, "Income", &ts.income);
     sec(&mut t, "Cost of goods sold", &ts.cost_of_goods);
     sec(&mut t, "Deductions", &ts.deductions);
+    let net = if ts.uncategorized.is_empty() {
+        "Net"
+    } else {
+        "Net of categorized accounts"
+    };
     t.row(
         Kind::Grand,
-        "Net",
+        net,
         vec![Cell::of(ts.book_net()), Cell::of(ts.tax_net())],
     );
     if !ts.uncategorized.is_empty() {

install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# wanderbooks installer. One line on a new machine:
+#
+#   curl -fsSL https://git.swaits.com/swaits/wanderbooks/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sh -s -- ~/Books/Acme
+#
+# Installs Rust if needed, then the wanderbooks CLI, MCP server, and GUI
+# (into ~/.cargo/bin), then — given a directory — makes your books there and
+# starts the agent. Without a directory it just installs.
+set -eu
+
+REPO="https://git.swaits.com/swaits/wanderbooks"
+
+say() { printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n' "$*"; }
+
+if ! command -v cargo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    say "Installing Rust (rustup)…"
+    curl -fsSL https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+fi
+
+say "Installing wanderbooks (a few minutes, once)…"
+cargo install --locked --git "$REPO" ledger-cli ledger-mcp ledger-gui
+
+if ! command -v just >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    say "Installing just (for the books dir's shortcuts)…"
+    cargo install --locked just
+fi
+
+if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    say "Claude Code isn't installed: see https://claude.com/claude-code"
+fi
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    # Hand the terminal to the agent when there is one.
+    if [ -t 1 ] && [ -e /dev/tty ]; then
+        exec "$HOME/.cargo/bin/wanderbooks" new "$@" </dev/tty
+    fi
+    exec "$HOME/.cargo/bin/wanderbooks" new "$@" --no-start
+fi
+say "Done. Make your books with: wanderbooks new ~/Books/YourCompany"

plan/STATUS.md

@@ -267,3 +267,10 @@ interface is MCP, not a cloned GUI. The first storage + MCP slice is done
   balance series and history, P&L by interval, flows), ledger-config
   (extracted from ledger-mcp; full profile, cash_accounts). Fonts: Inter
   with tnum frozen in and private-use glyphs removed (Phosphor icons).
+- 2026-10-12: One-command onboarding. `wanderbooks new DIR` installs the
+  server and GUI if missing, writes AGENTS.md (+ CLAUDE.md importing it),
+  wanderbooks.toml, a justfile (agent, gui, backup, update), .gitignore,
+  .mcp.json (the server registered for that dir only) and
+  .claude/settings.json (approved, no prompt), commits, and starts claude
+  with the onboarding prompt. `install.sh` does Rust + cargo install +
+  `wanderbooks new` in one line. mise is no longer part of the scaffold.