DevFlow - Agentic Development Toolkit

A collection of Claude Code plugins designed to enhance developer workflows with structured processes for specification, implementation, and review.

Installation

Option 1: Install All Plugins

npx devflow-kit init

Option 2: Install Specific Plugins

# List available plugins
npx devflow-kit list

# Install specific plugin(s)
npx devflow-kit init --plugin=implement
npx devflow-kit init --plugin=implement,review

Option 3: Native Plugin (When Available)

/plugin install dean0x/devflow-implement
/plugin install dean0x/devflow-review

Scopes

• --scope user (default) - Install for all projects (~/.claude/)
• --scope local - Install for current project only (.claude/)

Plugins

Plugin	Command	Description
devflow-specify	/specify	Interactive feature specification with clarification gates
devflow-implement	/implement	Complete task lifecycle with team-based exploration and planning
devflow-review	/review	Adversarial code review with team debate and consensus
devflow-resolve	/resolve	Process review issues - fix or defer to tech debt
devflow-debug	/debug	Competing hypothesis debugging with agent teams
devflow-self-review	/self-review	Self-review workflow (Simplifier + Scrutinizer)
devflow-catch-up	/catch-up	Context restoration from status logs
devflow-devlog	/devlog	Development session logging
devflow-core-skills	(auto)	Auto-activating quality enforcement skills

Commands

/specify

Guides you through defining a feature with three mandatory gates:

1. Understanding Gate - Confirm the feature idea is understood
2. Scope Gate - Validate priorities and boundaries
3. Acceptance Gate - Confirm success criteria

Creates a GitHub issue with well-defined requirements ready for /implement.

/implement

Executes a single task through the complete development lifecycle:

1. Exploration - Agent team explores codebase with debate on findings
2. Planning - Agent team designs approach with adversarial challenge
3. Implementation - Write the code on a feature branch
4. Validation - Run build, typecheck, lint, and tests
5. Refinement - Simplify and review for quality
6. Alignment Check - Shepherd↔Coder direct dialogue validates alignment

Creates a PR when complete.

/review

Performs adversarial code review where reviewers debate findings:

• Security, Architecture, Performance, and Quality perspectives
• Conditional: TypeScript, React, Accessibility, Database, Dependencies, Documentation
• Reviewers challenge each other's findings with evidence
• Findings classified by consensus: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW confidence

Provides actionable feedback with severity levels, confidence, and specific fixes.

/debug

Investigates bugs using competing hypotheses with an agent team:

1. Hypothesis Generation - Identify 3-5 plausible explanations
2. Parallel Investigation - Each agent investigates one hypothesis
3. Adversarial Debate - Agents try to disprove each other's theories
4. Convergence - Root cause is the hypothesis that survives scrutiny

Produces a root cause analysis report with confidence level.

/resolve

Processes issues from /review:

• Validates each issue is real (not false positive)
• Assesses risk of fixing (low vs high)
• Fixes low-risk issues immediately
• Defers high-risk issues to tech debt backlog

/catch-up

Restores context at the start of a session:

• Reads recent status logs
• Summarizes current project state
• Recommends next actions

/devlog

Documents session state before ending:

• Captures decisions made
• Records problems encountered
• Notes current progress
• Creates searchable history in .docs/status/

Auto-Activating Skills

The devflow-core-skills plugin provides quality enforcement skills that activate automatically:

Skill	Triggers When
commit	Staging files, creating commits
pull-request	Creating PRs
test-design	Writing or modifying tests
code-smell	Implementing features
input-validation	Creating API endpoints
typescript	Working in TypeScript codebases
react	Working with React components
accessibility	Creating UI components, forms, interactive elements
frontend-design	Working with CSS, styling, visual design

Working Memory

DevFlow automatically preserves session context across restarts, /clear, and context compaction — zero ceremony required.

Three shell hooks run behind the scenes:

Hook	When	What
Stop	After each response	Updates .docs/WORKING-MEMORY.md with current focus, decisions, and progress. Throttled — skips if updated <2 min ago.
SessionStart	On startup, /clear, resume, compaction	Injects previous working memory + fresh git state as system context. Warns if memory is >1h stale.
PreCompact	Before context compaction	Backs up git state to JSON. Bootstraps a minimal working memory from git if none exists yet.

Working memory is per-project — scoped to each repo's .docs/ directory. Multiple sessions across different repos don't interfere.

Documentation Structure

DevFlow creates project documentation in .docs/:

.docs/
├── reviews/{branch}/         # Review reports per branch
├── design/                   # Implementation plans
├── status/                   # Development logs
│   ├── {timestamp}.md
│   └── INDEX.md
├── CATCH_UP.md               # Latest summary
├── WORKING-MEMORY.md         # Auto-maintained by Stop hook
└── working-memory-backup.json # Pre-compact git state snapshot

Workflow

Starting a Session

Session context is restored automatically via Working Memory hooks — no manual steps needed. For a deeper review of recent history:

/catch-up    # Review previous state and get recommendations

Implementing a Feature

/specify     # Define the feature with clarification gates
/implement   # Execute the full lifecycle

Debugging an Issue

/debug "login fails after session timeout"
/debug #42   # Investigate from GitHub issue

Before Creating a PR

/review      # Adversarial review with team debate
/resolve     # Fix low-risk issues, defer high-risk to backlog

Ending a Session

Working memory is saved automatically. For a more detailed session record:

/devlog      # Document decisions and state for next session

CLI Reference

Command	Description
npx devflow-kit init	Install all plugins
npx devflow-kit init --plugin=<names>	Install specific plugin(s)
npx devflow-kit list	List available plugins
npx devflow-kit uninstall	Remove DevFlow

Init Options

Option	Description
--plugin <names>	Comma-separated plugin names (e.g., implement,review)
--scope <user|local>	Installation scope (default: user)
--override-settings	Replace existing settings.json
--verbose	Show detailed output
--skip-docs	Skip creating .docs/ structure

Uninstall Options

Option	Description
--scope <user|local>	Uninstall scope (default: user)
--keep-docs	Preserve .docs/ directory

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/dean0x/devflow.git
cd devflow
npm install
npm run build
node dist/cli.js init

Support

Report issues at https://github.com/dean0x/devflow/issues

License

MIT