carlannaberg/claudekit provides a toolkit to enhance the Claude Code AI assistant, offering smart guardrails, workflow automation, and real-time error prevention. It targets developers using Claude Code, aiming to improve coding efficiency, safety, and output quality by integrating specialized AI subagents and robust pre-emptive checks.

How It Works

Claudekit acts as an intermediary layer, augmenting Claude Code's capabilities with a suite of custom commands, hooks, and AI subagents. Its core approach involves leveraging multiple specialized agents that operate in parallel for tasks like code review, research, and spec implementation. Key features include real-time error detection (e.g., blocking type errors, running tests immediately), advanced security analysis for sensitive file access, and an intelligent Git checkpoint system for easy state restoration. This multi-agent, real-time feedback loop aims to catch issues proactively, rather than relying on post-hoc debugging.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Installation: Install globally via npm, yarn, or pnpm: npm install -g claudekit.
• Prerequisites: Node.js 20+ and a Claude Code Max plan for optimal token usage.
• Setup: Initialize in a project using claudekit setup.
• Documentation: Full documentation is available via the project's GitHub repository.

Highlighted Details

• Instant Codebase Navigation: Claude automatically maps and understands the project structure, enabling direct code access without manual searching.
• Comprehensive Code Review: Employs 6 parallel agents focused on architecture, security, performance, testing, quality, and documentation for in-depth analysis.
• Real-time Error Prevention: Includes TypeScript guardrails, linting, test execution on changes, and advanced bash security analysis to prevent sensitive file access.
• AI Subagents: Offers specialized agents for research, code review, testing, database interaction, and framework-specific tasks, enhancing AI reasoning and task execution.
• Git Checkpoint System: Automatically saves the project state, allowing users to restore previous versions with a simple command.

Maintenance & Community

The project is maintained by "claudekit contributors," with contribution guidelines provided in CONTRIBUTING.md. No specific community channels (like Discord/Slack) or public roadmaps are detailed in the README.

Licensing & Compatibility

The project is released under the MIT license, which is permissive and generally compatible with commercial use and closed-source linking.

Limitations & Caveats

Optimal functionality and token usage are dependent on a Claude Code Max plan. The toolkit is primarily designed to integrate with and enhance the Claude Code environment.