Forge - End-to-End Product Development

Transform ideas into production-ready products with structured SDLC, automated development loops, and comprehensive quality gates.

What is Forge?

Forge is a Claude Code skill that orchestrates:

• Taskmaster MCP - Task management with dependencies
• Compound Engineering - Plan → Work → Review → Codify loop
• Ralph Wiggum - Autonomous iteration until completion

Three Modes

Mode	Maturity	Use When
Inception	0-20%	Starting a new project from an idea
Acceleration	20-80%	Adding structure to existing code
Hardening	80%+	Production-hardening a deployed app

Eight Phases

1. Discovery - PRD, personas, success metrics
2. Architecture - System design, data model, security
3. Planning - Taskmaster tasks with dependencies
4. Development - Working code via Compound + Ralph loops
5. Quality - Tests, security scans, performance
6. Deployment - CI/CD pipelines, environments
7. Observability - Monitoring, logging, alerting
8. Maintenance - Incident response, runbooks, tech debt

Installation

As a Plugin (Recommended)

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add astoj/forge-skill

# Install the plugin
/plugin install forge

Manual Installation

Clone to your Claude Code skills directory:

git clone https://github.com/astoj/forge-skill ~/.claude/skills/forge

Requirements

This skill requires these plugins to be installed:

• Compound Engineering
• Ralph Wiggum (Ralph loop plugin)
• Taskmaster MCP (Task management)

Commands

Command	Purpose
forge:init	Detect project state, recommend mode
forge:inception	Start new product from idea
forge:accelerate	Add structure to existing codebase
forge:harden	Production-harden deployed app
forge:status	Show current phase and progress
forge:next	Execute next recommended action
forge:phase <N>	Run specific phase (1-8)
forge:audit	Full product audit against standards
forge:overnight	Generate autonomous overnight script
forge:docs	Generate/sync SDLC documentation

Quick Start

1. Navigate to your project directory
2. Run forge:init to scan your project
3. Forge will recommend a mode based on maturity
4. Follow the guided workflow through all phases

Example Usage

Starting a new project:

> I have an idea for a SaaS app that helps restaurants manage inventory

Forge activates → runs forge:init → recommends inception mode
→ Begins Phase 1: Discovery

Adding structure to existing code:

> I have a working React app but no tests or docs

Forge activates → runs forge:init → recommends acceleration mode
→ Audits gaps → generates remediation tasks

Running overnight automation:

> Run forge overnight to complete remaining tasks

Forge generates overnight script with Ralph loops
→ User executes script → wakes up to completed work

File Structure

forge/
├── SKILL.md                    # Main entry point
├── modes/                      # Mode-specific workflows
├── phases/                     # Phase-specific workflows
├── references/                 # Integration guides
├── scripts/                    # Python utilities
└── assets/templates/           # SDLC document templates

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.