code-simplifier

The framework provides specialized AI agents for different aspects of development. These are defined for use in Claude Code, and not every tool supports sub-agents like this. Some agents have dependencies on external CLI tools (e.g., peer-review-validator requires Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, or Q Developer CLI for consulting external AI systems).

• code-simplifier - Reviews code for complexity reduction and maintainability improvements
• design-critic - Provides critical review of design documents and architecture proposals (now using Sonnet model for improved efficiency)
• efficiency-optimizer - Analyzes code for performance optimization opportunities
• peer-review-validator - Validates decisions by consulting with at least two external AI systems (Gemini, Codex, or Q Developer) to ensure balanced perspective
• pre-push-code-reviewer - Critically reviews unpushed commits before pushing to ensure code quality and spec adherence
• research-agent - Conducts research and generates structured reports (stolen from @sammcj)
• ui-ux-reviewer - Evaluates user interfaces for usability and accessibility improvements

The framework includes Claude Code skills for the complete feature development workflow (detailed in [spec-workflow](spec-workflow.md)):

Starwave Skills (Spec-Driven Development):

• starwave:creating-spec - Main entry point that orchestrates the complete spec-driven workflow. Assesses scope, routes to appropriate workflow, and guides through all phases with built-in review gates.
• starwave:smolspec - Lightweight specification for minor changes (<80 LOC, 1-3 files)
• starwave:requirements - Generate and refine feature requirements in EARS format
• starwave:design - Create design documents based on approved requirements
• starwave:tasks - Convert designs into actionable implementation task lists

Implementation Skills:

• next-task - Execute the next group of tasks from the implementation plan
• make-it-so - Implement all remaining tasks from the spec automatically

Utility Skills:

• catchup - Get up to speed on branch changes by analyzing commits and modified files (inspired by [Shrivu Shankar](https://blog.sshh.io/p/how-i-use-every-claude-code-feature))
• commit - Format, stage, and commit changes with proper changelog management
• release-prep - Prepare the project for a new release with quality checks and documentation updates
• rune - Manages hierarchical task lists using the rune CLI tool. Provides efficient task creation, status tracking, phase organization, and batch operations for atomic updates.

Skills are invoked using slash commands (e.g., /starwave:creating-spec, /commit) and provide structured workflows with built-in approval gates.

The recommended way to start a new feature is with /starwave:creating-spec, which will:

1. Assess the scope of your feature
2. Route to either smolspec (small changes) or full spec workflow
3. Guide you through requirements → design → tasks phases
4. Offer to create a feature branch when planning is complete

Then implement using /next-task and commit with /commit.

Each phase requires explicit user approval before proceeding to ensure quality and alignment.

All Claude Code configuration files are organized under the claude/ directory:

• claude/CLAUDE.md - User-level instructions that guide AI behavior
• claude/agents/ - Specialized AI agents for different development tasks
• claude/skills/ - Skills for the development workflow (invoked via slash commands)
• claude/rules/ - Additional rules and references:

- claude/rules/language-rules/ - Language-specific coding guidelines (e.g., Go patterns)

- claude/rules/references/ - Reference documentation formats

Feature work is organized in specs/{feature_name}/ directories containing:

• requirements.md - Feature requirements in EARS format
• design.md - Design document
• tasks.md - Implementation task checklist
• decision_log.md - Decisions and rationales

The copilot/prompts/ directory contains prompt files for GitHub Copilot users. These prompts mirror the command functionality and can be used directly in GitHub Copilot:

• requirements.prompt.md - Requirements gathering prompt
• design.prompt.md - Design document creation prompt
• tasks.prompt.md - Task planning prompt
• next-task.prompt.md - Next task execution prompt
• commit.prompt.md - Commit formatting and changelog management prompt
• pr-prep.prompt.md - Pull request preparation prompt
• design-critic.chatmode.md - Design critique chat mode prompt

The scripts/ directory contains helper scripts for AI-assisted development:

• sync-claude.sh - Syncs all configuration files from claude/ to ~/.claude/ by creating symlinks

To set up your global Claude Code configuration, run:

```bash

./scripts/sync-claude.sh

```

This creates symlinks from ~/.claude/ pointing to the files in this repository's claude/ directory, keeping your configuration centralized and version-controlled.

This framework is designed to work with various AI coding tools including Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cline.

For CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows, you can use the included GitHub Action to set up Claude configuration in your workflows. This action symlinks all configuration directories to ~/.claude/ so Claude Code can access your custom agents, commands, language rules, scripts, and skills.

Basic Usage

```yaml

steps:

- name: Setup Claude Configuration

uses: ArjenSchwarz/agentic-coding/.github/actions/setup-claude@main

```

What It Does

The action automatically:

1. Checks out the agentic-coding repository
2. Creates symlinks from the repository's claude/ directory to ~/.claude/:

- claude/agents/ → ~/.claude/agents

- claude/skills/ → ~/.claude/skills

- claude/rules/ → ~/.claude/rules

- claude/CLAUDE.md → ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

Advanced Usage

You can customize the action behavior with inputs:

```yaml

steps:

- name: Setup Claude Configuration

uses: ArjenSchwarz/agentic-coding/.github/actions/setup-claude@main

with:

ref: 'develop' # Use a different branch or tag

checkout-path: '.my-claude-config' # Custom checkout path

```

Complete Example

```yaml

name: CI with Claude Code

on:

push:

branches: [main]

jobs:

build:

runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:

- name: Checkout repository

uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Setup Claude Configuration

uses: ArjenSchwarz/agentic-coding/.github/actions/setup-claude@main

- name: Run Claude Code

run: |

# Your Claude Code commands here

# All custom agents, commands, etc. are now available

claude --print "Analyze this codebase"

```

See [.github/actions/setup-claude/README.md](.github/actions/setup-claude/README.md) for complete documentation.

The claude/CLAUDE.md file contains user-level instructions that guide AI behavior when working with this framework. Key guidelines include:

• Emphasis on simplicity and understandable code
• Avoiding hyperbolic language and sycophantic responses
• Feature-based development using the specs directory structure
• Language-specific rules (e.g.,