diff --git a/.tasks/STATUS.md b/.tasks/STATUS.md
index fad2ca5..23fa8f8 100644
--- a/.tasks/STATUS.md
+++ b/.tasks/STATUS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ _Updated: 2026-04-28_
 
 ## Done
 
+### project-bootstrap: include `active-platform` trigger in CLAUDE.md template
+- [x] Add `we're on Windows` line to `assets/CLAUDE.md.template`
+- [x] Update embedded preview in `SKILL.md` Step 5 (with note about Linux/macOS substitution)
+- [x] Backfill the line in this repo's own `CLAUDE.md`
+- [x] Rebuild + reinstall `project-bootstrap.skill`
+
 ### active-platform skill
 - [x] Draft `skills/active-platform/SKILL.md` (RU+EN triggers, default=Windows/PowerShell, palette=Win/Linux/mac)
 - [x] Fixed `build.sh` PS arg-passing bug (single-quotes were leaking into `-Names` value)
diff --git a/.wiki/source/active-platform-decision.md b/.wiki/source/active-platform-decision.md
index bd8f3e7..af3a74d 100644
--- a/.wiki/source/active-platform-decision.md
+++ b/.wiki/source/active-platform-decision.md
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ Full spec: [`skills/active-platform/SKILL.md`](../../skills/active-platform/SKIL
 - **Cross-repo:** installed into `~/.claude/skills/`, applies in every session regardless of project.
 - **Iterable:** lives in this repo's `skills/` so we can edit + reinstall as we learn what triggers and exceptions actually happen in practice.
 
+## Wired into `project-bootstrap`
+
+The default platform should travel with every new project we create. Updated `project-bootstrap` so its `CLAUDE.md.template` adds a fifth trigger line: `we're on Windows`. That line is one of `active-platform`'s recognized switches, so any project bootstrapped from now on starts pinned to Windows / PowerShell. If the user is bootstrapping on a Linux/macOS host, the `SKILL.md` Step 5 note tells them to swap the line for `we're on Linux` / `we're on macOS`.
+
+Backfilled the same line into this repo's own `CLAUDE.md` (which was created from the old template).
+
 ## Open questions to revisit
 
 - Are the trigger phrases comprehensive enough? Add real-world examples as they come up.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 6c25120..b984a6c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ talk like a caveman
 use superpowers
 use project wiki
 use task management system
+we're on Windows
diff --git a/dist/project-bootstrap.skill b/dist/project-bootstrap.skill
index ade028d..057e108 100644
Binary files a/dist/project-bootstrap.skill and b/dist/project-bootstrap.skill differ
diff --git a/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md b/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
index 682de92..5d1cd0b 100644
--- a/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
@@ -161,8 +161,14 @@ talk like a caveman
 use superpowers
 use project wiki
 use task management system
+we're on Windows
 ```
 
+The `we're on Windows` line activates the `active-platform` skill and pins the
+project's default platform to Windows / PowerShell — so generated commands and
+README quick-starts use PS-native syntax. Bootstrapping on a Linux or macOS
+host? Substitute `we're on Linux` or `we're on macOS` instead.
+
 ---
 
 ## Step 6 — Commit
diff --git a/skills/project-bootstrap/assets/CLAUDE.md.template b/skills/project-bootstrap/assets/CLAUDE.md.template
index 6c25120..b984a6c 100644
--- a/skills/project-bootstrap/assets/CLAUDE.md.template
+++ b/skills/project-bootstrap/assets/CLAUDE.md.template
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ talk like a caveman
 use superpowers
 use project wiki
 use task management system
+we're on Windows