SimpleClaude

SimpleClaude

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A practical minimalist AI assistant framework that transforms complex AI interactions into natural conversations. Comes with a set of user-commands, sub-agents, hooks, and utilities designed for real-world software development tasks. Completely dogfooded by its creator for building production software in the workplace and for personal projects. Expect frequent updates, enhancements, and breaking changes.

Installation

Option 1: Direct from GitHub (Recommended)

Install SimpleClaude plugins directly from the commandline:

claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude
claude plugin install sc-core
claude plugin install sc-hooks
claude plugin install sc-output-styles
claude plugin install sc-extras
claude plugin install sc-skills
claude plugin install sc-refactor

**What's included:**

• sc-core: Intent-based commands and specialized agents for planning, implementation, exploration, and review
• sc-hooks (optional): Auto-formatting and lint checks on stop, plus tool monitoring (steers GitHub WebFetch to the gh CLI)
• sc-output-styles (optional): Curated output styles — personality-driven (Linus, Austen, Lovelace, Ousterhout, Starfleet, Mayo Clinic) and structured formats (HTML, JSON, Markdown, Semantic Markdown, YAML)
• sc-extras (optional): Utility commands for root cause analysis, claim verification, adversarial analysis, and context wizards
• sc-skills (optional): Mermaid diagrams, codebase pattern detection, hypothesis testing, Socratic thinking, file querying, frontend design, image generation, and comman