ECC/AGENTS.md

Everything Claude Code (ECC) — Agent Instructions

This is a production-ready AI coding plugin providing 68 specialized agents, 293 skills, 94 commands, and automated hook workflows for software development.

Version: 2.2.3

Core Principles

1. Agent-First — Delegate to specialized agents for domain tasks
2. Test-Driven — Write tests before implementation, 80%+ coverage required
3. Security-First — Never compromise on security; validate all inputs
4. Immutability — Always create new objects, never mutate existing ones
5. Plan Before Execute — Plan complex features before writing code

Available Agents

Agent	Purpose	When to Use
planner	Implementation planning	Complex features, refactoring
architect	System design and scalability	Architectural decisions
tdd-guide	Test-driven development	New features, bug fixes
code-reviewer	Code quality and maintainability	After writing/modifying code
security-reviewer	Vulnerability detection	Before commits, sensitive code
spec-miner	Brownfield spec extraction	Onboarding brownfield projects to spec-driven development
build-error-resolver	Fix build/type errors	When build fails
e2e-runner	End-to-end Playwright testing	Critical user flows
refactor-cleaner	Dead code cleanup	Code maintenance
doc-updater	Documentation and codemaps	Updating docs
cpp-reviewer	C/C++ code review	C and C++ projects
cpp-build-resolver	C/C++ build errors	C and C++ build failures
fsharp-reviewer	F# functional code review	F# projects
docs-lookup	Documentation lookup via Context7	API/docs questions
go-reviewer	Go code review	Go projects
go-build-resolver	Go build errors	Go build failures
kotlin-reviewer	Kotlin code review	Kotlin/Android/KMP projects
kotlin-build-resolver	Kotlin/Gradle build errors	Kotlin build failures
database-reviewer	PostgreSQL/Supabase specialist	Schema design, query optimization
python-reviewer	Python code review	Python projects
django-reviewer	Django code review	Django apps, DRF APIs, ORM, migrations
django-build-resolver	Django build, migration, and setup errors	Django startup, dependency, migration, collectstatic failures
java-reviewer	Java and Spring Boot code review	Java/Spring Boot projects
java-build-resolver	Java/Maven/Gradle build errors	Java build failures
loop-operator	Autonomous loop execution	Run loops safely, monitor stalls, intervene
harness-optimizer	Harness config tuning	Reliability, cost, throughput
rust-reviewer	Rust code review	Rust projects
rust-build-resolver	Rust build errors	Rust build failures
pytorch-build-resolver	PyTorch runtime/CUDA/training errors	PyTorch build/training failures
mle-reviewer	Production ML pipeline review	ML pipelines, evals, serving, monitoring, rollback
rag-pipeline-reviewer	RAG pipeline review	Retrieval quality, chunking, reranking, RAGAS evaluation coverage
typescript-reviewer	TypeScript/JavaScript code review	TypeScript/JavaScript projects
react-reviewer	React/JSX code review	React component and hook changes
react-build-resolver	React/Vite/Next.js/webpack build errors	React build failures
vue-reviewer	Vue.js Composition API and reactivity review	Vue component, Pinia, and Nuxt changes
swift-reviewer	Swift/iOS code review	Swift code changes
swift-build-resolver	Swift/Xcode/SPM build errors	Swift build failures
flutter-reviewer	Flutter/Dart widget and state review	Flutter app changes
dart-build-resolver	Dart/Flutter build and pub dependency errors	Flutter compilation failures
csharp-reviewer	C#/.NET async patterns, nullability, security	All C# code changes
fastapi-reviewer	FastAPI async correctness, Pydantic, OpenAPI	FastAPI endpoint and schema changes
php-reviewer	PHP/PSR-12, Eloquent, security review	PHP code changes
harmonyos-app-resolver	HarmonyOS ArkTS/ArkUI code and API review	HarmonyOS/OpenHarmony application changes
healthcare-reviewer	Clinical safety, PHI compliance, CDSS accuracy	Healthcare, EMR/EHR application code
a11y-architect	WCAG 2.2 accessibility architecture	Designing UI components, accessibility audits
code-architect	Feature architecture blueprints from codebase patterns	New features needing implementation design
network-architect	Enterprise multi-site network architecture	Complex network design decisions
homelab-architect	Home/small-lab network design	Home infrastructure planning
network-config-reviewer	Router/switch config security and correctness	Network configuration changes
network-troubleshooter	OSI-layer connectivity and routing diagnosis	Network connectivity and routing issues
performance-optimizer	Bottleneck detection, bundle size, memory leaks	Slow code or high resource usage
silent-failure-hunter	Swallowed errors and missing propagation	Code reliability audits
type-design-analyzer	Type encapsulation and invariant design	Type design and invariant reviews
pr-test-analyzer	PR test coverage quality and completeness	Before merging pull requests
code-explorer	Execution path tracing and architecture mapping	Understanding unfamiliar code paths
code-simplifier	Clarity-focused code refinement without behavior change	Post-implementation cleanup
comment-analyzer	Comment accuracy, freshness, and rot risk	Code comment audits
agent-evaluator	5-axis quality scoring for agent output	Evaluating task completion quality
chief-of-staff	Multi-channel communication triage and drafting	Managing email/Slack communication workflows
conversation-analyzer	Extract hook behaviors from session transcripts	Creating hooks from observed patterns
marketing-agent	Campaign planning, copy creation, content calendars	Product launches, marketing campaigns
seo-specialist	Technical SEO audit, structured data, Core Web Vitals	Site audits, meta tag and schema issues
opensource-forker	Fork projects and strip secrets for open-sourcing	Starting an open-source release
opensource-sanitizer	Verify sanitized fork is release-ready	Before any public release
opensource-packager	Generate OSS packaging boilerplate (README, LICENSE, etc.)	Finalizing an open-source release
gan-planner	Expand a prompt into a full product specification	Starting a GAN harness session
gan-generator	Implement features per spec, iterate on evaluator feedback	GAN harness implementation phase
gan-evaluator	Test running application via Playwright and score it	GAN harness evaluation phase

Agent Orchestration

Use agents proactively without user prompt:

• Complex feature requests → ecc:planner
• Code just written/modified → ecc:code-reviewer
• Bug fix or new feature → ecc:tdd-guide
• Architectural decision → ecc:architect
• Security-sensitive code → ecc:security-reviewer
• Brownfield project onboarding → ecc:spec-miner
• Autonomous loops / loop monitoring → ecc:loop-operator
• Harness config reliability and cost → ecc:harness-optimizer
• RAG/retrieval pipeline changes → ecc:rag-pipeline-reviewer
• Performance bottleneck or slow code → ecc:performance-optimizer
• React/JSX changes → ecc:react-reviewer
• Vue changes → ecc:vue-reviewer
• Swift changes → ecc:swift-reviewer
• C# changes → ecc:csharp-reviewer
• PHP changes → ecc:php-reviewer
• Flutter/Dart changes → ecc:flutter-reviewer
• Healthcare/clinical code → ecc:healthcare-reviewer
• UI component design → ecc:a11y-architect
• Open-source release prep → ecc:opensource-forker → ecc:opensource-sanitizer → ecc:opensource-packager
• Agent output quality check → ecc:agent-evaluator

Use parallel execution for independent operations — launch multiple agents simultaneously.

Security Guidelines

Before ANY commit:

• No hardcoded secrets (API keys, passwords, tokens)
• All user inputs validated
• SQL injection prevention (parameterized queries)
• XSS prevention (sanitized HTML)
• CSRF protection enabled
• Authentication/authorization verified
• Rate limiting on all endpoints
• Error messages don't leak sensitive data

Secret management: NEVER hardcode secrets. Use environment variables or a secret manager. Validate required secrets at startup. Rotate any exposed secrets immediately.

If security issue found: STOP → use security-reviewer agent → fix CRITICAL issues → rotate exposed secrets → review codebase for similar issues.

Coding Style

Immutability (CRITICAL): Always create new objects, never mutate. Return new copies with changes applied.

File organization: Many small files over few large ones. 200-400 lines typical, 800 max. Organize by feature/domain, not by type. High cohesion, low coupling.

Error handling: Handle errors at every level. Provide user-friendly messages in UI code. Log detailed context server-side. Never silently swallow errors.

Input validation: Validate all user input at system boundaries. Use schema-based validation. Fail fast with clear messages. Never trust external data.

Code quality checklist:

• Functions small (<50 lines), files focused (<800 lines)
• No deep nesting (>4 levels)
• Proper error handling, no hardcoded values
• Readable, well-named identifiers

Testing Requirements

Minimum coverage: 80%

Test types (all required):

1. Unit tests — Individual functions, utilities, components
2. Integration tests — API endpoints, database operations
3. E2E tests — Critical user flows

TDD workflow (mandatory):

1. Write test first (RED) — test should FAIL
2. Write minimal implementation (GREEN) — test should PASS
3. Refactor (IMPROVE) — verify coverage 80%+

Troubleshoot failures: check test isolation → verify mocks → fix implementation (not tests, unless tests are wrong).

Development Workflow

1. Plan — Use ecc:planner agent, identify dependencies and risks, break into phases
2. TDD — Use ecc:tdd-guide agent, write tests first, implement, refactor
3. Review — Use ecc:code-reviewer agent immediately, address CRITICAL/HIGH issues
4. Capture knowledge in the right place
   • Personal debugging notes, preferences, and temporary context → auto memory
   • Team/project knowledge (architecture decisions, API changes, runbooks) → the project's existing docs structure
   • If the current task already produces the relevant docs or code comments, do not duplicate the same information elsewhere
   • If there is no obvious project doc location, ask before creating a new top-level file
5. Commit — Conventional commits format, comprehensive PR summaries

Workflow Surface Policy

• skills/ is the canonical workflow surface.
• New workflow contributions should land in skills/ first.
• commands/ is a legacy slash-entry compatibility surface and should only be added or updated when a shim is still required for migration or cross-harness parity.

Git Workflow

Commit format: <type>: <description> — Types: feat, fix, refactor, docs, test, chore, perf, ci

PR workflow: Analyze full commit history → draft comprehensive summary → include test plan → push with -u flag.

Architecture Patterns

API response format: Consistent envelope with success indicator, data payload, error message, and pagination metadata.

Repository pattern: Encapsulate data access behind standard interface (findAll, findById, create, update, delete). Business logic depends on abstract interface, not storage mechanism.

Skeleton projects: Search for battle-tested templates, evaluate with parallel agents (security, extensibility, relevance), clone best match, iterate within proven structure.

Performance

Context management: Avoid last 20% of context window for large refactoring and multi-file features. Lower-sensitivity tasks (single edits, docs, simple fixes) tolerate higher utilization.

Build troubleshooting: Use build-error-resolver agent → analyze errors → fix incrementally → verify after each fix.

Project Structure

agents/          — 68 specialized subagents
skills/          — 293 workflow skills and domain knowledge
commands/        — 94 slash commands
hooks/           — Trigger-based automations
rules/           — Always-follow guidelines (common + per-language)
scripts/         — Cross-platform Node.js utilities
mcp-configs/     — 14 MCP server configurations
tests/           — Test suite

commands/ remains in the repo for compatibility, but the long-term direction is skills-first.

Success Metrics

• All tests pass with 80%+ coverage
• No security vulnerabilities
• Code is readable and maintainable
• Performance is acceptable
• User requirements are met