fix(ai-config): update assistant terminology from "general" to "generic"

Author: Marina-L-Stoyanova

packages/cli/lib/commands/ai-config.ts

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function configure(agents: AIAgentTarget[] = [], assistants: AiCodi
 
 const AI_AGENT_CHECKBOX_DEFAULTS: AIAgentTarget[] = ["generic", "claude"];
 
-const AI_ASSISTANT_CHECKBOX_DEFAULTS: AiCodingAssistant[] = ["general"];
+const AI_ASSISTANT_CHECKBOX_DEFAULTS: AiCodingAssistant[] = ["generic"];
 
 const AI_AGENT_CHECKBOX_CHOICES = [
 	{ value: "none", name: "None (skip skills and instructions)" },

packages/cli/lib/commands/new.ts

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ const command: NewCommandType = {
 				type: "string"
 			})
 			.option("agents", {
-				alias: "a",
 				describe: "AI agents/tools to generate configuration files for",
 				choices: [...AI_AGENT_CHOICES, "none"] as string[],
 				type: "array"
@@ -156,15 +155,6 @@ const command: NewCommandType = {
 			cd14: theme
 		});
 
-		const config = projTemplate.generateConfig(argv.name, theme);
-		for (const templatePath of projTemplate.templatePaths) {
-			await Util.processTemplates(templatePath, path.join(process.cwd(), argv.name),
-				config, projTemplate.delimiters, false);
-		}
-
-		Util.log(Util.greenCheck() + " Project Created");
-
-
 		process.chdir(argv.name);
 		const rawAgents = argv.agents as string[] | undefined;
 		const filteredAgents = rawAgents?.filter(a => a !== "none") as AIAgentTarget[] | undefined;
@@ -173,6 +163,14 @@ const command: NewCommandType = {
 		}
 		process.chdir("..");
 
+		const config = projTemplate.generateConfig(argv.name, theme);
+		for (const templatePath of projTemplate.templatePaths) {
+			await Util.processTemplates(templatePath, path.join(process.cwd(), argv.name),
+				config, projTemplate.delimiters, false);
+		}
+
+		Util.log(Util.greenCheck() + " Project Created");
+
 		if (!argv.skipInstall) {
 			process.chdir(argv.name);
 			await PackageManager.installPackages();

packages/core/util/mcp-config.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface McpServerEntry {
 	args: string[];
 }
 
-export const AI_ASSISTANT_CHOICES = ["general", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie"] as const;
+export const AI_ASSISTANT_CHOICES = ["generic", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie"] as const;
 export type AiCodingAssistant = typeof AI_ASSISTANT_CHOICES[number];
 
 interface AssistantMcpConfig {
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ interface AssistantMcpConfig {
 }
 
 export const AI_ASSISTANT_LABELS: Record<AiCodingAssistant, string> = {
-	"general":	".mcp.json (general for Claude Code, VS Code, and other assistants)",
+	"generic":	".mcp.json (generic for Claude Code, VS Code, and other assistants)",
 	"vscode":	"VS Code (GitHub Copilot)",
 	"cursor":	"Cursor",
 	"gemini":	"Gemini",
 	"junie":	"JetBrains Junie",
 };
 
 export const AI_ASSISTANT_MCP_CONFIGS: Record<AiCodingAssistant, AssistantMcpConfig> = {
-	"general":	{ mcpFilePath: ".mcp.json",              rootKey: "mcpServers" },
+	"generic":	{ mcpFilePath: ".mcp.json",              rootKey: "mcpServers" },
 	"vscode":	{ mcpFilePath: ".vscode/mcp.json",      rootKey: "servers" },
 	"cursor":	{ mcpFilePath: ".cursor/mcp.json",       rootKey: "mcpServers" },
 	"gemini":	{ mcpFilePath: ".gemini/settings.json",  rootKey: "mcpServers" },
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const IGNITEUI_MCP_SERVERS: Record<string, McpServerEntry> = {
  * @returns whether the file was modified
  */
 export function addMcpServers(
-	assistant: AiCodingAssistant = "vscode",
+	assistant: AiCodingAssistant,
 	additionalServers?: Record<string, McpServerEntry>
 ): boolean {
 	const { mcpFilePath, rootKey } = AI_ASSISTANT_MCP_CONFIGS[assistant];

packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/ai-config-schema.json

@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@
     "assistants": {
       "type": "array",
       "description": "Coding assistant(s) to configure MCP servers for.",
-      "default": ["general"],
+      "default": ["generic"],
       "items": {
         "type": "string",
-        "enum": ["none", "general", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie"]
+        "enum": ["none", "generic", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie"]
       },
       "x-prompt": {
         "message": "Which coding assistants should MCP servers be configured for?",
         "type": "list",
         "multiselect": true,
         "items": [
           { "value": "none", "label": "None (skip MCP configuration)" },
-          { "value": "general", "label": ".mcp.json (general for Claude Code, VS Code, and other assistants)" },
+          { "value": "generic", "label": ".mcp.json (generic for Claude Code, VS Code, and other assistants)" },
           { "value": "vscode", "label": "VS Code (GitHub Copilot)" },
           { "value": "cursor", "label": "Cursor" },
           { "value": "gemini", "label": "Gemini" },

packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/index_spec.ts

@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
 		});
 
 		it("should write to .mcp.json when assistant is claude-code", async () => {
-			await runner.runSchematic("ai-config", { assistants: ["general"] }, tree);
+			await runner.runSchematic("ai-config", { assistants: ["generic"] }, tree);
 
 			const filePath = "/.mcp.json";
 			expect(tree.exists(filePath)).toBeTruthy();

spec/acceptance/help-spec.ts

@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ describe("Help command", () => {
 																				[boolean]
 				--skip-install, --si  Do not install packages after scaffolding  [boolean]
 				--template            Project template                            [string]
-			-a, --agents               AI agents/tools to generate configuration files for
+				--agents              AI agents/tools to generate configuration files for
 					[array] [choices: "generic", "claude", "copilot", "cursor", "codex",
 											"windsurf", "gemini", "junie", "none"]
 				--assistants          Coding assistant(s) to configure MCP servers for
-					[array] [choices: "general", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie",
+					[array] [choices: "generic", "vscode", "cursor", "gemini", "junie",
 																			"none"]
 
 			Examples:

spec/unit/ai-config-spec.ts

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe("Unit - ai-config command", () => {
 			await aiConfig.default.handler({ _: ["ai-config"], $0: "ig" });
 
 			expect(InquirerWrapper.checkbox).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(GoogleAnalytics.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ t: "event", ea: "agent: generic, claude; assistant: general" }));
+			expect(GoogleAnalytics.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ t: "event", ea: "agent: generic, claude; assistant: generic" }));
 		});
 
 		it("logs skipping and does not post analytics when none is selected", async () => {
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ describe("Unit - ai-config command", () => {
 			spyOn(Util, "canPrompt").and.returnValue(true);
 			spyOn(InquirerWrapper, "checkbox").and.returnValues(
 				Promise.resolve(["claude"]),
-				Promise.resolve(["general"])
+				Promise.resolve(["generic"])
 			);
 
 			await aiConfig.default.handler({ _: ["ai-config"], $0: "ig" });