# First commit

A step of the [Cloud application](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/cloud-application) tree on Gradus, in the Environment setup area: First commit to first deploy.

Page: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/cloud-application/step/first-commit

Initialize a git repository, make the first commit and push it to a remote. Every other step builds on this one. Before it, install git and Claude Code: the Bootstrapping an environment tree walks through that.

Leads to: [Pick a language](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/cloud-application/step/pick-language), [Brainstorm the idea](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/cloud-application/step/product-idea).

## Prompt for your AI assistant

```
Initialize a git repository in this folder, write a short README describing the project's purpose and make an initial commit. Create a matching remote repository (GitHub or similar) and push the commit to it.
```

Every step of the tree: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/cloud-application/llms.txt