GRACE is a methodology for disciplined AI-assisted software development. This repository is the Claude Code plugin that distributes the methodology to consuming projects: skills, slash commands, methodology rules, and the templates each stage uses.
Status: under development. GRACE is being actively designed and refined. The methodology, skill set, and plugin layout may change without notice. Anyone who picks this up before a stable release should expect breaking changes — including renamed skills, restructured rule files, and altered install behavior. There is no commitment to backwards compatibility at this stage and no obligation to early users.
- 14 skills surfaced as
/grace:*slash commands in Claude Code:project-start,project-setup,project-definition,business-analysis,change-assessment,design-review,testing-strategy,implementation,validation,operations,retirement,release-planning,risk-management, andinstall. - Methodology rules (
GRACE.mdand six rule files) that the/grace:installskill writes into a consuming project so they load into every conversation. - Templates bundled with the skills that produce artifacts (business analysis, design review, implementation, etc.).
- Version and freshness metadata so consuming projects can tell which methodology version they're running.
Add the marketplace, then install:
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/grace-method/grace-marketplace.git
/plugin install grace@grace-marketplace
After installation, run /grace:install once in any project where you want the methodology rules loaded into every conversation. The skill writes GRACE.md, the rule files, and ensures a single @.claude/GRACE.md anchor line in the project's .claude/CLAUDE.md.
/plugin marketplace update grace-marketplace
After updating, re-run /grace:install in any project where you want the latest rules.
After /grace:install:
| Path in your project | Owner | Update behavior |
|---|---|---|
.claude/GRACE.md |
GRACE | Overwritten on every /grace:install. |
.claude/rules/*.md |
GRACE | Overwritten on every /grace:install. |
.claude/CLAUDE.md |
You | Only the anchor line is managed; everything else is yours. |
MIT. See LICENSE.
The plugin source is built from the GRACE development repository. This repository contains only the built plugin contents; methodology development happens elsewhere.