ECC

Coding Multi-agent Memory Research DevOps

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A plugin bundle for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other harnesses that adds skills, instincts, persistent memory, security checks, and research-first

Plugin

Harness: Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor
Components: skills

From the project's README

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Written by the project's own authors, not by runchr. Snapshot taken 2026-10-29.

Warning

Official sources only. Install ECC only from verified channels: the GitHub repository github.com/affaan-m/ECC, the npm packages ecc-universal and ecc-agentshield, the GitHub App, the plugin slug ecc@ecc, and the project website ecc.tools. Third-party re-uploads and unofficial mirrors are not maintained or reviewed by the project and may contain malware.

Install with Claude Code

Use the guided setup or native plugin commands. Both install the same ecc@ecc plugin. Choose one and do not stack a full manual Claude install on top.

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ECC

Your agent can write code, but ECC gives it a coordinated engineering system and toolbox: it plans before it builds, verifies changes with tests, reviews its own work from a fresh context, remembers what matters, and turns repeated wins into reusable skills and workflows.

plan -> test -> implement -> review -> verify -> remember -> improve

Instead of rebuilding that process in every prompt, you install it once and make it part of how your agent works.

Optimize the context window. Persist everything else.

ECC is MIT-licensed open source. It works best with Claude Code today, has native Codex and Qoder plugin paths, and provides capability-limited adapters for Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini, Zed, GitHub Copilot, Antigravity, Qwen, and other harnesses. See the support status matrix before assuming feature parity.

Access to 71 agents, 311 skills, and 97 legacy command shims, plus hooks, rules, memory, continuous learning, and AgentShield security scanning. The agents are specialized for planning, review, build repair, security, architecture, and domain work.

Included	Count	What it gives you
Agents	71 agents	Planning, review, build repair, security, architecture, and domain work
Skills	311 skills	TDD, research, security, docs, frontend, data, ML, operations, and more
Commands	97 commands	Convenient entry points while ECC moves to a skills-first surface
Hooks and memory	Runtime	Enforcement, session summaries, continuous learning, instincts, and context controls
Rules	Selective	Always-loaded standards you choose by language or project
AgentShield	Included	Scanning for prompts, hooks, MCP config, permissions, secrets, and agent files

Install ECC

Important

ECC 2.2 includes guided package setup for Claude Code, Codex, and Kimi Code. The universal package requires Node.js 18 or newer. Claude plugin setup also requires Git and Claude Code 2.1 or newer on PATH.

Recommended: universal guided setup

For Claude Code plugin setup, updates, scope changes, and hook-profile changes:

npx [email protected] setup

Windows first-time walkthrough

If you are new to command-line tools, use this copy-and-paste path:

Install Node.js 18 or newer, Git, and Claude Code.
Open PowerShell from the Windows Start menu.

Confirm that each prerequisite is available:

node --version
git --version
claude --version

Run the guided installer:
```
npx ecc-universal@2.2.3 setup
```
For a typical personal setup, choose Global user, choose Standard hooks, and confirm.
Start a new Claude Code session and run /plugin list to verify that ecc@ecc is enabled.

This path does not require cloning the repository. If any prerequisite command is not found, install or repair that prerequisite before rerunning ECC setup.

If npm reports a version or cache error, confirm the registry version before retrying:

npm view ecc-universal version

ECC 2.2 supports the same guided setup through modern package runners:

Package runner	Guided setup command
npm / npx	`npx [email protected] setup`
pnpm	`pnpm dlx [email protected] setup`
Yarn 2+	`yarn dlx [email protected] setup`
Bun	`bunx [email protected] setup`

The examples select the published ECC 2.2.3 release, matching this repository's release version. A version pin is not a security audit or an integrity check. Review the release source and registry integrity before running package code; use a reviewed checkout for unreleased changes.

Yarn Classic 1 does not provide yarn dlx; use npx, install the package globally, or upgrade Yarn for a temporary one-shot run.

The wizard inventories the official marketplace and every native Claude install scope before making changes, then installs, updates, or safely moves ecc@ecc to the scope you choose. Rerun the same command whenever you want to update ECC, change scope, or change its hook profile. This setup wizard currently configures the Claude Code plugin; use the multi-harness wizard below for Codex or Kimi Code.

To configure more than one coding agent in one reviewed flow, use the multi-harness wizard:

npx [email protected] install --guided

It lets you select any combination of Claude Code, Codex, and Kimi Code, shows each install channel and destination, preflights every selection before the first write, and asks for one final confirmation.

Harness	Guided install behavior
Claude Code	Native `ecc@ecc` plugin with one `user`, `project`, or `local` scope and an ECC hook profile
Codex	Native Codex marketplace/plugin lifecycle; hook review and trust remain Codex-owned
Kimi Code	Managed project files under `./.kimi-code`; ECC hooks, model/provider settings, and authentication are not configured

For automation, make every provider-specific choice explicit:

npx [email protected] install --guided \
  --harness claude --harness codex --harness kimi \
  --claude-scope local --claude-hooks standard \
  --profile core --yes

Verify the native guided Codex path and managed Kimi path without writing first:

npx [email protected] install --guided --harness codex --dry-run
npx [email protected] install --profile core --target kimi --dry-run

Additional package-name commands are also available through the 2.2 alias:

npx [email protected] consult "security reviews" --target claude
npx [email protected] install --profile minimal --target claude --with capability:machine-learning
npx [email protected] doctor --target kimi

Do not use npx ecc-install --profile minimal --target claude: ecc-install is a binary name inside ecc-universal, not a separately published npm package.

ECC also ships advanced managed adapters for cursor, antigravity, gemini, opencode, codebuddy, joycode, qwen, zed, hermes, and openclaw. Those targets still use their documented ecc install --target ... paths until each adapter has passed the guided collision, update, repair, and uninstall lifecycle matrix. Neither wizard silently installs into every detected harness.

Pick one path only (per harness)

You can use ECC with Claude Code, Codex, and other harnesses at the same time. Choose one install method for each harness:

Recommended default: run the guided Claude plugin setup above
Also supported for Claude Code: use the native plugin commands
Available in release 2.2: guided package setup for Claude Code, Codex, and Kimi Code
Works: Claude Code plugin + Codex native plugin
Works: Claude Code plugin + the legacy Codex sync flow
Avoid: Claude Code plugin + full Claude manual install
Avoid: Codex sync + Codex marketplace plugin

Do not stack install methods. Installing ECC twice into the same harness can duplicate skills, commands, hooks, or configuration; installing it once into multiple harnesses does not.

If you already layered multiple installs and things look duplicated, skip straight to Reset / Uninstall ECC.

Install trouble? Open the short install or runtime problem form, or run ecc feedback. ECC never uploads diagnostics automatically.

Claude Code details

Alternatively, run Claude Code's native plugin commands inside Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC
/plugin install ecc@ecc

The native path installs ECC's skills, agents, commands, and plugin-managed hooks. If you choose it, stop there. Do not also run a full manual install into Claude Code.

Claude Code owns these built-in commands, including their errors when a marketplace, plugin, or conflicting scope already exists. ECC cannot intercept that parser. If either native command reports an existing install or scope conflict, use the 2.2 guided setup or resolve the conflicting Claude plugin scope before retrying; do not layer a manual install on top.

After ECC is installed, /ecc:configure-ecc is the namespaced in-Claude reconfiguration skill. It delegates to the same safe setup flow, but it is available only after the plugin is installed and cannot replace Claude Code's built-in /plugin command during a first install.

Claude Code plugins cannot distribute rules, so add only the rule packs you actually want:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git
cd ECC
mkdir -p ~/.claude/rules/ecc
cp -R rules/common ~/.claude/rules/ecc/
cp -R rules/typescript ~/.claude/rules/ecc/  # replace with your stack

Start with rules/common plus one language or framework pack you actually use. If you install the plugin, do not run ./install.sh --profile full afterward.

Prefer settings.json? Add the marketplace declaratively

Add directly to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "ecc": {
      "source": {
        "source": "github",
        "repo": "affaan-m/ECC"
      }
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "ecc@ecc": true
  }
}

This gives you the same result as the two /plugin commands above.

Naming + migration note (ecc@ecc, affaan-m/ECC, ecc-universal)

ECC has three public identifiers, and they are not interchangeable:

GitHub source repo: affaan-m/ECC
Claude marketplace/plugin identifier: ecc@ecc
npm package: ecc-universal

This is intentional. Anthropic marketplace/plugin installs are keyed by a canonical plugin identifier, so ECC uses ecc@ecc to keep tool names and slash-command namespaces short enough for strict Desktop/API validators. Older posts may still show the former long marketplace identifier; treat that as a legacy alias only. Separately, the npm package stayed on ecc-universal, so npm installs and marketplace installs intentionally use different names.

npm releases are cut per version tag, not per commit, so ecc-universal tracks releases (2.1, 2.2, ...) rather than every push to main. Install from git if you want the bleeding edge.

If your local Claude setup was wiped or reset, that does not mean you need to repurchase anything. Start with node scripts/ecc.js list-installed, then run node scripts/ecc.js doctor and node scripts/ecc.js repair before reinstalling. That usually restores ECC-managed files without rebuilding your setup.

Codex App and CLI

Current Codex releases can install ECC as a native repo-marketplace plugin. The marketplace entry uses the repository root so Codex's cache receives the manifest together with all referenced skills, MCP configuration, hook runtime, scripts, and assets:

codex plugin marketplace add affaan-m/ECC
codex plugin add ecc@ecc
codex plugin list --json
node scripts/codex/check-plugin-cache.js

Both add commands are idempotent. To refresh later, run codex plugin marketplace upgrade ecc followed by codex plugin add ecc@ecc. Codex stores one enabled plugin state in the active CODEX_HOME; it does not offer Claude's user, project, and local scopes. Its native hooks require an explicit trust decision and do not use Claude's four ECC hook profiles. Inside Codex, invoke $configure-ecc for the guided provider-aware flow.

The older scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh path is a deprecated compatibility option for users who intentionally need copied and merged configuration in ~/.codex; it is not required for the native plugin. New sync runs write an ownership manifest so cleanup can preserve modified user files. Run Codex once first so ~/.codex/config.toml exists, then:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git
cd ECC
npm install
bash scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh

To inspect or remove that legacy layer without touching Codex conversations or native plugin caches:

node scripts/ecc.js uninstall --legacy-codex-sync --dry-run
node scripts/ecc.js uninstall --legacy-codex-sync

Pre-manifest installations are handled conservatively: ECC removes its marked AGENTS.md block but preserves copied files it cannot prove it owns and reports them for review.

You can also open the ECC repository directly in Codex for a project-local setup. Codex reads the root AGENTS.md and the trusted project configuration in .codex/ without a global sync. Do not add the native marketplace plugin on top of the sync flow.

For repo navigation, surface ownership, and PR diff packet guidance, read the Codex ECC Navigation Map. See the .codex plugin notes for native lifecycle details.

Qoder CLI and IDE

ECC ships a native Qoder plugin that reuses the canonical skills, agents, 95 legacy command shims, and the pinned chrome-devtools MCP definition. From a reviewed checkout, validate and install it with Qoder CLI:

qoder plugins validate . --strict
qoder plugins install .
qoder plugins list

For Qoder IDE, upload a ZIP of the repository root. The ZIP root must contain .qoder-plugin/ together with skills/, agents/, commands/, hooks/, scripts/, and .mcp.json; uploading only the manifest directory or one SKILL.md omits required resources.

The universal Node.js 18+ requirement applies to Qoder's non-interactive hook environment. The MCP server also requires npx and network access on first use. Qoder receives one reviewed, cross-platform SessionStart bootstrap using QODER_PLUGIN_ROOT and exec-form arguments. ECC does not copy the full Claude hook profile into Qoder: blocking tool hooks, async stop jobs, and Claude-specific matchers remain outside this initial native integration. See the .qoder-plugin notes for the exact boundary.

Other agents and editors

Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini, Zed, Antigravity, Qwen, Hermes, OpenClaw, Kimi, CodeBuddy, JoyCode, Copilot

Clone ECC once, then choose the target that matches your harness:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git
cd ECC

Harness	Install or setup	Notes
Cursor	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target cursor`	Project-local `.cursor/` adapter
OpenCode	`npm install && npm run build:opencode && ./install.sh --profile full --target opencode --enable-hooks`	Builds the plugin payload before the full install
Gemini CLI	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target gemini`	Project-local `.gemini/` config
Zed	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target zed`	Project-local `.zed/` adapter
Antigravity	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target antigravity`	See the Antigravity guide
Qwen CLI	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target qwen`	See the Qwen guide
Hermes	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target hermes`	See the Hermes setup guide
OpenClaw	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target openclaw`	Managed home-directory install
Kimi Code CLI	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target kimi`	Project-local `.kimi-code/` install · Get Kimi Code
CodeBuddy	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target codebuddy`	Project-local `.codebuddy/` install
JoyCode	`./install.sh --profile minimal --target joycode`	Project-local `.joycode/` install
GitHub Copilot	`./install.sh --profile full --target copilot`	Installs skills to `.github/skills/` and agents to `.github/agents/` for Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot support is already included in this repository. .github/copilot-instructions.md provides the instruction layer, .github/prompts/ contains the reusable /plan, /tdd, /security-review, /build-fix, and /refactor prompts, and .vscode/settings.json enables chat.promptFiles. GitHub Copilot CLI additionally discovers the .agents/skills/ subset from a plain clone with no setup; see Platform Support for the full catalog and agents.

For a harness without a native ECC target, use the manual adaptation guide. It explains how to carry a small set of ECC skills and workflow instructions into chat-style tools without pretending hooks or native skill discovery are available.

Cursor installs agent definitions under .cursor/agents/ecc-*.md. Cursor-native loading behavior can vary by Cursor build. ECC does not install root AGENTS.md into .cursor/. The adapter keeps Cursor's context scoped to its native rules and agent surfaces.

Deep per-harness notes (feature parity, hook adapters, limitations) live in Platform Support below.

Advanced Install Options

Low-context install with no hook runtime

Low-context / no-hooks path

Use this when you want ECC's rules, agents, commands, platform config, and core workflows without runtime hooks:

npx [email protected] install --profile minimal --target claude

From a source checkout, the equivalent command is:

./install.sh --profile minimal --target claude

Windows:

.\install.ps1 --profile minimal --target claude

This profile intentionally excludes hooks-runtime.

Claude manual installs place each skill directly under ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/ (or .claude/skills/<skill-name>/ for claude-project) so Claude Code can discover it. When upgrading an older ECC manual install, the installer migrates only nested skills/ecc/ files recorded in ECC install-state. If a flat skill directory is user-owned, ECC preserves it, prints a conflict warning, and keeps any older managed copy tracked for a safe uninstall instead of overwriting user files.

For the normal core profile with hooks disabled:

./install.sh --profile core --without baseline:hooks --target claude
./install.sh --profile core --no-hooks --target claude

Add the hook runtime later only if you want it:

./install.sh --target claude --modules hooks-runtime --enable-hooks

Any install whose profile or modules would materialize the hook runtime requires an explicit decision. Without --enable-hooks or --no-hooks, the installer prints what the hooks can do and stops before writing anything. The guided installer (ecc install --guided) asks for this choice interactively.

Choose only the components you need

Find the right components first

Ask the packaged advisor which components match your work:

node scripts/ecc.js consult "security reviews" --target claude

It returns matching components, related profiles, and preview/install commands. Use the preview command before installing if you want to inspect the exact file plan.

You can also install explicit skills or capabilities:

./install.sh --target claude --skills tdd-workflow,security-review
node scripts/ecc.js install --profile minimal --target claude --with capability:machine-learning

Manual component-by-component copying also works. Each component is fully independent:

# Just agents
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents
cp agents/*.md ~/.claude/agents/

# Rules directories (common + language-specific)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/rules/ecc
cp -r rules/common ~/.claude/rules/ecc/
cp -r rules/typescript ~/.claude/rules/ecc/   # pick your stack

# Core/general skills only (Claude Code loads skills from direct children
# of ~/.claude/skills; do not nest manual installs under ~/.claude/skills/ecc/)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r .agents/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r skills/search-first ~/.claude/skills/

# Optional: maintained slash-command compatibility during migration
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands
cp commands/*.md ~/.claude/commands/

Retired shims live in legacy-command-shims/. Copy individual files from there only if you still need old names such as /tdd.

Project-local rules instead of global rules

Use project-local rules when ECC's standards should apply to one repository rather than every Claude Code session:

cd your-project
mkdir -p .claude/rules/ecc
cp -R /path/to/ECC/rules/common .claude/rules/ecc/
cp -R /path/to/ECC/rules/typescript .claude/rules/ecc/

Rules are always-loaded context, so begin with common and one pack for the stack you actually use. When copying rules manually, copy the whole language directory (for example rules/common or rules/golang), not the files inside it, so relative references keep working and filenames do not collide.

Fully manual Claude install

Use this only when you are intentionally skipping the plugin path:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git
cd ECC
./install.sh --profile full --enable-hooks

Windows:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git
cd ECC
.\install.ps1 --profile full --enable-hooks

These examples enable the automatic hook runtime. To install without hooks, replace --enable-hooks with --no-hooks.

If you choose this path, stop there. Do not also run /plugin install.

For hand-picked manual installs, Claude discovers skills as direct children of ~/.claude/skills/; do not nest them under ~/.claude/skills/ecc/.

Install hooks

Do not copy the raw repo hooks/hooks.json into ~/.claude/settings.json or ~/.claude/hooks/hooks.json. That file is plugin/repo-oriented; use the installer so hook command paths are rewritten correctly:

bash ./install.sh --target claude --modules hooks-runtime --enable-hooks

That installs the hook scripts under ~/.claude/ and registers the resolved hook entries in ~/.claude/settings.json. Existing user settings and hooks are preserved; ECC-owned entries are tracked by stable ID for idempotent updates and safe uninstall.

If you installed ECC via /plugin install, do not copy those hooks into settings.json. Claude Code v2.1+ already auto-loads plugin hooks/hooks.json, and duplicating them in settings.json causes duplicate execution and cross-platform hook conflicts.

On Windows, Claude's config root is %USERPROFILE%\.claude; install the hook runtime with:

pwsh -File .\install.ps1 --target claude --modules hooks-runtime --enable-hooks

Configure MCPs

Claude plugin installs intentionally do not auto-enable ECC's bundled MCP server definitions. This avoids overlong plugin MCP tool names on strict third-party gateways while keeping manual MCP setup available.

Use Claude Code's /mcp command or CLI-managed MCP setup for live Claude Code server changes; Claude Code persists those choices in ~/.claude.json. For repo-local MCP access, copy desired MCP server definitions from mcp-configs/mcp-servers.json into a project-scoped .mcp.json.

ECC ships exactly one default connector (chrome-devtools); everything else is a skill wrapping a CLI/REST API or an opt-in catalog entry. The rule and the June 2026 audit that retired the previous six defaults live in docs/MCP-CONNECTOR-POLICY.md.

If you already run your own copies of ECC-bundled MCPs, set:

export ECC_DISABLED_MCPS="chrome-devtools"

ECC-managed install and Codex sync flows will skip or remove those bundled servers instead of re-adding duplicates. ECC_DISABLED_MCPS is an ECC install/sync filter, not a live Claude Code toggle.

Important: Replace YOUR_*_HERE placeholders with your actual API keys.

Multi-model commands require additional setup

multi-* commands are not covered by the base plugin/rules install.

To use /multi-plan, /multi-execute, /multi-backend, /multi-frontend, and /multi-workflow, you must also install the ccg-workflow runtime. Choose and review an exact release using the upstream CCG installation guide, then initialize that installed runtime. ECC does not bundle CCG or attest to a compatible, audited CCG release; this guide does not bootstrap an unspecified registry version.

That runtime provides the external dependencies these commands expect, including:

~/.claude/bin/codeagent-wrapper
~/.claude/.ccg/prompts/*

Without ccg-workflow, these multi-* commands will not run correctly.

Astra review requires the Codex CLI

/astra-review sends Claude-written code to GPT-6-Astra for an independent cross-provider review. It runs the locally installed Codex CLI with your ChatGPT login (codex login); no OpenAI API key is needed, and API keys in your environment are not forwarded. Invoking the command is your consent to send that diff to OpenAI. Setup, scopes, push gating, and troubleshooting are in the Astra Review Guide.

Reset, repair, or uninstall

Reset / Uninstall ECC

If you installed from the universal package, run these commands from the same project directory used for installation:

npx [email protected] list-installed
npx [email protected] doctor
npx [email protected] repair
npx [email protected] uninstall --dry-run
npx [email protected] uninstall

From a source checkout, inspect the managed state before reinstalling:

node scripts/ecc.js list-installed
node scripts/ecc.js doctor
node scripts/ecc.js repair
node scripts/ecc.js uninstall --dry-run

For a direct source-checkout uninstall:

node scripts/uninstall.js --dry-run
node scripts/uninstall.js

If you are leaving, the uninstall command prints an optional 20-second feedback form. It is a public GitHub issue, never blocks uninstall, and ECC does not upload diagnostics. You can also run ecc feedback at any time to see the problem, feedback, and feature routes.

Plugin users should remove the plugin from Claude Code, then delete only the rule folders they manually copied and no longer want. ECC only removes files recorded in its install-state. It does not claim unrelated files in your harness directories.

If you stacked methods, clean up in this order:

Remove the Claude Code plugin install.
Run the ECC uninstall command from the project directory that contains the managed install-state.
Delete any extra rule folders you copied manually and no longer want.
Reinstall once, using a single path.

Start Using ECC

Start with the workflow you need, not the full catalog.

What you are doing	Start here
Building a feature	`/ecc:plan "describe the feature"`, then `tdd-workflow`
Fixing a bug	Reproduce it with a failing test, then use `tdd-workflow`
Reviewing new code	`/code-review` for a fresh-context review
Repairing a build	`/build-fix`
Cleaning a codebase	`/refactor-clean`
Checking context pressure	`/context-budget`
Ending a long session	`/save-session` or `/learn-eval`
Resuming later	`/resume-session`
Auditing agent config	`/security-scan` with a reviewed scanner, or installed `agentshield scan --path .`

Plugin commands and manual commands

Claude Code plugin commands use the namespaced form:

/ecc:plan "Add authentication"

Manual installs may expose the shorter compatibility form:

/plan "Add authentication"

Skills are the primary workflow surface. Commands remain convenient entry points and compatibility shims. Check what is installed with:

/plugin list ecc@ecc

Which agent should I use?

Skills are the canonical workflow surface; maintained slash entries stay available for command-first workflows.

I want to...	Use this surface	Agent used
Plan a new feature	`/ecc:plan "Add auth"`	planner
Design system architecture	`/ecc:plan` + architect agent	architect
Write code with tests first	`tdd-workflow` skill	tdd-guide
Review code I just wrote	`/code-review`	code-reviewer
Fix a failing build	`/build-fix`	build-error-resolver
Run end-to-end tests	`e2e-testing` skill	e2e-runner
Find security vulnerabilities	`/security-scan`	security-reviewer
Remove dead code	`/refactor-clean`	refactor-cleaner
Update documentation	`/update-docs`	doc-updater
Review Go code	`/go-review`	go-reviewer
Review Python code	`/python-review`	python-reviewer
Review F# code	(invoke `fsharp-reviewer` directly)	fsharp-reviewer
Review TypeScript/JavaScript code	(invoke `typescript-reviewer` directly)	typescript-reviewer
Develop HarmonyOS apps	(invoke `harmonyos-app-resolver` directly)	harmonyos-app-resolver
Audit database queries	(auto-delegated)	database-reviewer
Review production ML changes	`mle-workflow` skill + `mle-reviewer` agent	mle-reviewer

Common workflows

Slash forms below are shown where they remain part of the maintained command surface. Retired short-name shims such as /tdd and /eval live in legacy-command-shims/ for explicit opt-in only.

Starting a new feature:

/ecc:plan "Add user authentication with OAuth"
                                              -> planner creates implementation blueprint
tdd-workflow skill                            -> tdd-guide enforces write-tests-first
/code-review                                  -> code-reviewer checks your work

Fixing a bug:

tdd-workflow skill                            -> tdd-guide: write a failing test that reproduces it
                                              -> implement the fix, verify test passes
/code-review                                  -> code-reviewer: catch regressions

Preparing for production:

/security-scan                                -> security-reviewer: OWASP Top 10 audit
e2e-testing skill                             -> e2e-runner: critical user flow tests
/test-coverage                                -> verify 80%+ coverage

Self-Hosted Models and Custom Endpoints

ECC works through each harness's normal configuration, so you can use an official provider, a compatible custom API endpoint or model gateway, or a self-hosted model without changing ECC's workflows.

For Claude Code, ECC does not hardcode Anthropic-hosted transport settings. Minimal gateway example:

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://your-gateway.example.com
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=your-token
claude

If your gateway remaps model names, configure that in Claude Code rather than in ECC. ECC's hooks, skills, commands, and rules are model-provider agnostic once the claude CLI is already working. See Anthropic's LLM gateway documentation and model configuration documentation.

Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway using separate compute and serving setup. If you need GPU capacity, Itô is ECC's preferred compute sponsor; any GPU provider works. The sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, ecc ito find invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.

Self-host Kimi with ECC + Itô compute

The Kimi Code harness and the model-serving layer are separate. ECC configures the agent harness; you bring an API endpoint (get a Kimi API key) or self-host an open-weight Kimi model on your own GPU capacity. This adapter is verified against Kimi Code 0.31.x (@moonshot-ai/kimi-code):

1. Get GPU capacity
_{Use Itô or any GPU provider.}

2. Serve Kimi
_{Expose the chosen checkpoint through a compatible endpoint.}

3. Run Kimi Code with ECC
_{Install project instructions and skills, then start Kimi Code.}

Configure the endpoint with Kimi Code's official provider guide, then install ECC:

bash ./install.sh --target kimi --profile minimal
node scripts/ecc.js doctor --target kimi
kimi

Kimi Code discovers the installed .kimi-code/AGENTS.md instructions and .kimi-code/skills/ workflows natively; project-level .agents/skills/ is also an official discovery location. ECC safely merges project MCP entries into .kimi-code/mcp.json and does not change the user-level ~/.kimi-code/config.toml. Kimi Code supports native hooks, but ECC's current managed-project adapter does not configure them, so this installer does not offer Kimi hook profiles. The installer dry-run and regression suite verify that every managed Kimi write stays inside the project-local .kimi-code/ root.

Itô compute CLI bridge

ecc ito delegates to the separately installed canonical Itô client; ECC does not maintain a second API client. ecc ito login [--no-browser] performs device authorization, opens the Itô verification page by default, and persists a device token in macOS Keychain; --no-browser suppresses the page handoff. ECC itself does no browser automation. ecc ito auth is validation-only and rejects --no-browser. The available operations are ecc ito login, ecc ito auth, ecc ito find, ecc ito status, and the separately gated ecc ito evals. The matching MCP tools remain ito_auth, ito_find, and ito_status; ito_auth validates existing credentials and node qualification is CLI-only.

The ito-compute-cli package is currently unpublished. Build it locally from the Itô runtime repo (private while the desk hardens; design partners get access) under cli/ito-compute-cli, run npm ci and npm run check, then set ECC_ITO_CLI_EXECUTABLE to that build's absolute dist/bin/ito.js path. Login never inherits ITO_API_KEY; auth, find, and status forward ITO_API_KEY directly when configured, and ITO_AUTH_MODE=legacy is not required. ecc ito logout revokes the current device credential and retains its local copy if remote revocation cannot be confirmed. Device tokens use macOS Keychain by default; explicit file fallback must retain owner-only directory/file permissions. ECC does not discover this credential-bearing client through PATH. See the ito-compute skill for the full RFQ authority and MCP setup contract.

find submits a live authenticated RFQ. It does not reserve capacity. evals requires both ITO_ENABLE_SIXTYTWO_LIVE=1 and --live-sixtytwo, a separately installed sixtytwo-cli==0.3.33, an explicit node list, and an existing absolute configuration directory. It cannot rent, launch, recover, repair, or purchase. ECC exposes no quote lock, purchase, workload, or inference path, and it never replaces a missing client or failed live call with a local result.

What's New

Current release: 2.2.3 (2026-10-01). Highlights of the 2.2 line:

Guided, manifest-driven setup across Claude Code, Codex, and Kimi Code, with install-state ownership, doctor, repair, and uninstall.
Native Antigravity install, a thin Pi adapter, and the packed-artifact release gate tested on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Plan Canvas browser review, the unified memory vault (ecc memory), and the Itô compute skill family.

Full history: CHANGELOG.md. Per-release notes and evidence live under docs/releases/.

v2.0.0: The Agent Harness Operating System (Jun 2026)

Stable graduation of the 2.0 line: control-pane substrate, worktree lifecycle service, the orch-* orchestrator family, and the Discord community. Notes: docs/releases/2.0.0/release-notes.md.

What's Inside

ECC/
|-- agents/           # 71 specialized subagents for delegation
|-- skills/           # 311 reusable workflows loaded on demand
|-- commands/         # 97 maintained slash-command shims
|-- rules/            # opt-in common and language standards
|-- hooks/            # runtime automation and enforcement
|-- scripts/          # install, repair, sync, orchestration, and checks
|-- .claude-plugin/   # Claude Code marketplace manifest
|-- .codex/           # Codex reference configuration and agent roles
|-- .opencode/        # OpenCode plugin, commands, and instructions
|-- .cursor/          # Cursor rules and hook adapter
|-- docs/             # public setup, architecture, and operating guides

The root is the source of truth. Platform adapters package or map these same workflows instead of maintaining separate copies.

Annotated component catalog

ECC/
|-- .claude-plugin/   # Plugin and marketplace manifests
|   |-- plugin.json         # Plugin metadata and component paths
|   |-- marketplace.json    # Marketplace catalog for /plugin marketplace add
|
|-- agents/           # 71 specialized subagents for delegation
|   |-- planner.md           # Feature implementation planning
|   |-- architect.md         # System design decisions
|   |-- tdd-guide.md         # Test-driven development
|   |-- code-reviewer.md     # Quality and security review
|   |-- security-reviewer.md # Vulnerability analysis
|   |-- build-error-resolver.md
|   |-- e2e-runner.md        # Playwright E2E testing
|   |-- refactor-cleaner.md  # Dead code cleanup
|   |-- doc-updater.md       # Documentation sync
|   |-- docs-lookup.md       # Documentation/API lookup
|   |-- chief-of-staff.md    # Communication triage and drafts
|   |-- loop-operator.md     # Autonomous loop execution
|   |-- harness-optimizer.md # Harness config tuning
|   |-- cpp-reviewer.md      # C++ code review
|   |-- cpp-build-resolver.md # C++ build error resolution
|   |-- fsharp-reviewer.md   # F# functional code review
|   |-- go-reviewer.md       # Go code review
|   |-- go-build-resolver.md # Go build error resolution
|   |-- python-reviewer.md   # Python code review
|   |-- database-reviewer.md # Database/Supabase review
|   |-- typescript-reviewer.md # TypeScript/JavaScript code review
|   |-- java-reviewer.md     # Java/Spring Boot code review
|   |-- java-build-resolver.md # Java/Maven/Gradle build errors
|   |-- kotlin-reviewer.md   # Kotlin/Android/KMP code review
|   |-- kotlin-build-resolver.md # Kotlin/Gradle build errors
|   |-- harmonyos-app-resolver.md # HarmonyOS/ArkTS app development
|   |-- ruby-reviewer.md     # Ruby/Rails code review
|   |-- rust-reviewer.md     # Rust code review
|   |-- rust-build-resolver.md # Rust build error resolution
|   |-- pytorch-build-resolver.md # PyTorch/CUDA training errors
|   |-- mle-reviewer.md      # Production ML pipeline, eval, serving, and monitoring review
|
|-- skills/           # Workflow definitions and domain knowledge
|   |-- coding-standards/           # Language best practices
|   |-- clickhouse-io/              # ClickHouse analytics, queries, data engineering
|   |-- backend-patterns/           # API, database, caching patterns
|   |-- frontend-patterns/          # React, Next.js patterns
|   |-- frontend-slides/            # HTML slide decks and PPTX-to-web presentation workflows
|   |-- article-writing/            # Long-form writing in a supplied voice without generic AI tone
|   |-- content-engine/             # Multi-platform social content and repurposing workflows
|   |-- market-research/            # Source-attributed market, competitor, and investor research
|   |-- osint-investigation/        # OSINT methodology: competing hypotheses, falsification, visual and evidence verification
|   |-- investor-materials/         # Pitch decks, one-pagers, memos, and financial models
|   |-- investor-outreach/          # Personalized fundraising outreach and follow-up
|   |-- continuous-learning/        # Legacy v1 Stop-hook pattern extraction
|   |-- continuous-learning-v2/     # Instinct-based learning with confidence scoring
|   |-- iterative-retrieval/        # Progressive context refinement for subagents
|   |-- strategic-compact/          # Manual compaction suggestions (Longform Guide)
|   |-- tdd-workflow/               # TDD methodology
|   |-- security-review/            # Security checklist
|   |-- eval-harness/               # Verification loop evaluation (Longform Guide)
|   |-- verification-loop/          # Continuous verification (Longform Guide)
|   |-- videodb/                    # Video and audio: ingest, search, edit, generate, stream
|   |-- golang-patterns/            # Go idioms and best practices
|   |-- golang-testing/             # Go testing patterns, TDD, benchmarks
|   |-- cpp-coding-standards/       # C++ coding standards from C++ Core Guidelines
|   |-- cpp-testing/                # C++ testing with GoogleTest, CMake/CTest
|   |-- django-patterns/            # Django patterns, models, views
|   |-- django-security/            # Django security best practices
|   |-- django-tdd/                 # Django TDD workflow
|   |-- django-verification/        # Django verification loops
|   |-- laravel-patterns/           # Laravel architecture patterns
|   |-- laravel-security/           # Laravel security best practices
|   |-- laravel-tdd/                # Laravel TDD workflow
|   |-- laravel-verification/       # Laravel verification loops
|   |-- python-patterns/            # Python idioms and best practices
|   |-- python-testing/             # Python testing with pytest
|   |-- quarkus-patterns/           # Java Quarkus patterns
|   |-- quarkus-security/           # Quarkus security
|   |-- quarkus-tdd/                # Quarkus TDD
|   |-- quarkus-verification/       # Quarkus verification
|   |-- rails-patterns/             # Rails architecture patterns
|   |-- springboot-patterns/        # Java Spring Boot patterns
|   |-- springboot-security/        # Spring Boot security
|   |-- springboot-tdd/             # Spring Boot TDD
|   |-- springboot-verification/    # Spring Boot verification
|   |-- configure-ecc/              # Interactive installation wizard
|   |-- security-scan/              # AgentShield security auditor integration
|   |-- java-coding-standards/      # Java coding standards
|   |-- jpa-patterns/               # JPA/Hibernate patterns
|   |-- postgres-patterns/          # PostgreSQL optimization patterns
|   |-- nutrient-document-processing/ # Document processing with Nutrient API
|   |-- database-migrations/        # Migration patterns (Prisma, Drizzle, Django, Go)
|   |-- api-design/                 # REST API design, pagination, error responses
|   |-- deployment-patterns/        # CI/CD, Docker, health checks, rollbacks
|   |-- docker-patterns/            # Docker Compose, networking, volumes, container security
|   |-- e2e-testing/                # Playwright E2E patterns and Page Object Model
|   |-- content-hash-cache-pattern/ # SHA-256 content hash caching for file processing
|   |-- cost-aware-llm-pipeline/    # LLM cost optimization, model routing, budget tracking
|   |-- regex-vs-llm-structured-text/ # Decision framework: regex vs LLM for text parsing
|   |-- swift-actor-persistence/    # Thread-safe Swift data persistence with actors
|   |-- swift-protocol-di-testing/  # Protocol-based DI for testable Swift code
|   |-- search-first/               # Research-before-coding workflow
|   |-- skill-stocktake/            # Audit skills and commands for quality
|   |-- liquid-glass-design/        # iOS 26 Liquid Glass design system
|   |-- foundation-models-on-device/ # Apple on-device LLM with FoundationModels
|   |-- swift-concurrency-6-2/      # Swift 6.2 Approachable Concurrency
|   |-- mle-workflow/               # Production ML data contracts, evals, deployment, monitoring
|   |-- perl-patterns/              # Modern Perl 5.36+ idioms and best practices
|   |-- perl-security/              # Perl security patterns, taint mode, safe I/O
|   |-- perl-testing/               # Perl TDD with Test2::V0, prove, Devel::Cover
|   |-- autonomous-loops/           # Autonomous loop patterns: sequential pipelines, PR loops, DAG orchestration
|   |-- plankton-code-quality/      # Write-time code quality enforcement with Plankton hooks
|   |-- codehealth-mcp/             # Optional CodeScene Code Health MCP skill (opt-in)
|   |-- docs/examples/project-guidelines-template.md  # Template for project-specific skills
|
|-- commands/         # Maintained slash-entry compatibility; prefer skills/
|   |-- plan.md             # /plan - Implementation planning
|   |-- code-review.md      # /code-review - Quality review
|   |-- build-fix.md        # /build-fix - Fix build errors
|   |-- refactor-clean.md   # /refactor-clean - Dead code removal
|   |-- quality-gate.md     # /quality-gate - Verification gate
|   |-- learn.md            # /learn - Extract patterns mid-session (Longform Guide)
|   |-- learn-eval.md       # /learn-eval - Extract, evaluate, and save patterns
|   |-- checkpoint.md       # /checkpoint - Save verification state (Longform Guide)
|   |-- setup-pm.md         # /setup-pm - Configure package manager
|   |-- go-review.md        # /go-review - Go code review
|   |-- go-test.md          # /go-test - Go TDD workflow
|   |-- go-build.md         # /go-build - Fix Go build errors
|   |-- skill-create.md     # /skill-create - Generate skills from git history
|   |-- instinct-status.md  # /instinct-status - View learned instincts
|   |-- instinct-import.md  # /instinct-import - Import instincts
|   |-- instinct-export.md  # /instinct-export - Export instincts
|   |-- evolve.md           # /evolve - Cluster instincts into skills
|   |-- prune.md            # /prune - Delete expired pending instincts
|   |-- pm2.md              # /pm2 - PM2 service lifecycle management
|   |-- multi-plan.md       # /multi-plan - Multi-agent task decomposition
|   |-- multi-execute.md    # /multi-execute - Orchestrated multi-agent workflows
|   |-- multi-backend.md    # /multi-backend - Backend multi-service orchestration
|   |-- multi-frontend.md   # /multi-frontend - Frontend multi-service orchestration
|   |-- multi-workflow.md   # /multi-workflow - General multi-service workflows
|   |-- sessions.md         # /sessions - Session history management
|   |-- test-coverage.md    # /test-coverage - Test coverage analysis
|   |-- update-docs.md      # /update-docs - Update documentation
|   |-- update-codemaps.md  # /update-codemaps - Update codemaps
|   |-- python-review.md    # /python-review - Python code review
|-- legacy-command-shims/   # Opt-in archive for retired shims such as /tdd and /eval
|   |-- tdd.md              # /tdd - Prefer the tdd-workflow skill
|   |-- e2e.md              # /e2e - Prefer the e2e-testing skill
|   |-- eval.md             # /eval - Prefer the eval-harness skill
|   |-- verify.md           # /verify - Prefer the verification-loop skill
|   |-- orchestrate.md      # /orchestrate - Prefer dmux-workflows or multi-workflow
|
|-- rules/            # Always-follow guidelines (copy to ~/.claude/rules/ecc/)
|   |-- README.md            # Structure overview and installation guide
|   |-- common/              # Language-agnostic principles
|   |   |-- coding-style.md    # Immutability, file organization
|   |   |-- git-workflow.md    # Commit format, PR process
|   |   |-- testing.md         # TDD, 80% coverage requirement
|   |   |-- performance.md     # Model selection, context management
|   |   |-- patterns.md        # Design patterns, skeleton projects
|   |   |-- hooks.md           # Hook architecture, TodoWrite
|   |   |-- agents.md          # When to delegate to subagents
|   |   |-- security.md        # Mandatory security checks
|   |-- typescript/          # TypeScript/JavaScript specific
|   |-- python/              # Python specific
|   |-- golang/              # Go specific
|   |-- swift/               # Swift specific
|   |-- php/                 # PHP specific
|   |-- arkts/               # HarmonyOS / ArkTS specific
|
|-- hooks/            # Trigger-based automations
|   |-- README.md                 # Hook documentation, recipes, and customization guide
|   |-- hooks.json                # All hooks config (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, etc.)
|   |-- memory-persistence/       # Session lifecycle hooks (Longform Guide)
|   |-- strategic-compact/        # Compaction suggestions (Longform Guide)
|
|-- scripts/          # Cross-platform Node.js scripts
|   |-- lib/                     # Shared utilities
|   |   |-- utils.js             # Cross-platform file/path/system utilities
|   |   |-- package-manager.js   # Package manager detection and selection
|   |-- hooks/                   # Hook implementations
|   |   |-- session-start.js     # Load context on session start
|   |   |-- session-end.js       # Save state on session end
|   |   |-- pre-compact.js       # Pre-compaction state saving
|   |   |-- suggest-compact.js   # Strategic compaction suggestions
|   |   |-- evaluate-session.js  # Extract patterns from sessions
|   |-- setup-package-manager.js # Interactive PM setup
|
|-- tests/            # Test suite
|   |-- lib/                     # Library tests
|   |-- hooks/                   # Hook tests
|   |-- run-all.js               # Run all tests
|
|-- contexts/         # Dynamic system prompt injection contexts (Longform Guide)
|   |-- dev.md              # Development mode context
|   |-- review.md           # Code review mode context
|   |-- research.md         # Research/exploration mode context
|
|-- examples/         # Example configurations and sessions
|   |-- CLAUDE.md             # Example project-level config
|   |-- user-CLAUDE.md        # Example user-level config
|   |-- saas-nextjs-CLAUDE.md   # Real-world SaaS (Next.js + Supabase + Stripe)
|   |-- go-microservice-CLAUDE.md # Real-world Go microservice (gRPC + PostgreSQL)
|   |-- django-api-CLAUDE.md      # Real-world Django REST API (DRF + Celery)
|   |-- laravel-api-CLAUDE.md     # Real-world Laravel API (PostgreSQL + Redis)
|   |-- rust-api-CLAUDE.md        # Real-world Rust API (Axum + SQLx + PostgreSQL)
|
|-- mcp-configs/      # MCP server configurations
|   |-- mcp-servers.json    # GitHub, Supabase, Vercel, Railway, etc.
|
|-- ecc_dashboard.py  # Desktop GUI dashboard (Tkinter)
|
|-- marketplace.json  # Self-hosted marketplace config (for /plugin marketplace add)

Dashboard GUI

Launch the desktop dashboard to visually explore ECC components:

npm run dashboard
# or
python3 ./ecc_dashboard.py

Features:

Tabbed interface: Agents, Skills, Commands, Rules, Settings
Dark/Light theme toggle
Font customization (family and size)
Project logo in header and taskbar
Search and filter across all components

Key Concepts

Agents, skills, hooks, and rules explained

Agents

Subagents handle delegated tasks with limited scope. Example:

---
name: code-reviewer
description: Reviews code for quality, security, and maintainability
tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
model: opus
---

You are a senior code reviewer...

Skills

Skills are the primary workflow surface. They can be invoked directly, suggested automatically, and reused by agents. ECC still ships maintained commands/ during migration, while retired short-name shims live under legacy-command-shims/ for explicit opt-in only. New workflow development should land in skills/ first.

# TDD Workflow

1. Define interfaces first
2. Write failing tests (RED)
3. Implement minimal code (GREEN)
4. Refactor (IMPROVE)
5. Verify 80%+ coverage

Hooks

Hooks fire on tool events. Example: warn about console.log:

{
  "matcher": "tool == \"Edit\" && tool_input.file_path matches \"\\\\.(ts|tsx|js|jsx)$\"",
  "hooks": [{
    "type": "command",
    "command": "#!/bin/bash\ngrep -n 'console\\.log' \"$file_path\" && echo '[Hook] Remove console.log' >&2"
  }]
}

Rules

Rules are always-follow guidelines, organized into common/ (language-agnostic) + language-specific directories:

rules/
  common/          # Universal principles (always install)
  typescript/      # TS/JS specific patterns and tools
  python/          # Python specific patterns and tools
  golang/          # Go specific patterns and tools
  swift/           # Swift specific patterns and tools
  php/             # PHP specific patterns and tools
  arkts/           # HarmonyOS / ArkTS patterns and constraints

See rules/README.md for installation and structure details.

Guides

This repo is the raw code. The guides explain everything.

The Shorthand Guide
_{Setup, foundations, and day-one use. Read this first. (thread)}

The Longform Guide
_{Context economics, memory, evals, and parallel agents. (thread)}

The Security Guide
_{Prompt injection, hooks, MCP, and AgentShield. (thread)}

Topic	What You'll Learn
Token Optimization	Model selection, system prompt slimming, background processes
Memory Persistence	Hooks that save/load context across sessions automatically
Continuous Learning	Auto-extract patterns from sessions into reusable skills
Verification Loops	Checkpoint vs continuous evals, grader types, pass@k metrics
Parallelization	Git worktrees, cascade method, when to scale instances
Subagent Orchestration	The context problem, iterative retrieval pattern

Commands Quick Reference | Manual Adaptation Guide | Astra Review Guide | Troubleshooting FAQ | Roadmap

Why Choose ECC?

Without a system	With ECC
Plans disappear into chat history	Plans become editable artifacts before implementation starts
"Please use TDD" is an instruction the model may forget	TDD becomes a gated RED -> GREEN -> REFACTOR workflow with evidence
The same context writes and reviews the code	A fresh-context reviewer looks for regressions and blind spots
Memory means saving an enormous transcript	Sessions are distilled into summaries, instincts, and reusable skills
Quality checks depend on reminders	Hooks can enforce deterministic checks outside the prompt
Agent configuration is trusted by default	AgentShield scans the harness itself as an attack surface

TDD: Test-Driven Development

/ecc:plan "Add usage-based billing alerts"
  -> confirm or edit the plan
  -> activate tdd-workflow
  -> capture RED evidence before implementation
  -> implement until GREEN
  -> review from fresh context
  -> fix findings with regression tests
  -> verify build, lint, types, and tests

A result is not just code. It's a trail of evidence: the plan, the failing test, the passing test, the review findings, and the final verification.

Skills keep the context focused

Rules, skills, agents, and hooks solve different problems. Keeping those jobs separate is how ECC adds capability without dumping the entire repository into every session.

Concept	What it does	Context behavior
Skills	Reusable workflows such as TDD, security review, or deep research	Loaded when the task needs them
Agents	Scoped workers with their own context and tool permissions	Isolate planning, implementation, and review
Rules	Durable project or language standards	Always loaded, so install them selectively
Hooks	Scripts triggered by harness events	Run outside the model context
Instincts	Patterns learned from real sessions with confidence scores	Recalled when relevant

Share context between harnesses

ECC's Memory Vault gives Claude, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, Kimi, and other harnesses one local, inspectable Markdown format for durable context and handoffs. Project and team memories live under .ecc/memory/; user memories live under ~/.ecc/memory/.

Skill-only, minimal, manual, and Claude plugin installs do not put the Memory Vault runtime on PATH. Install the npm runtime separately before using the CLI or optional MCP server:

npm install -g [email protected]
ecc memory init --scope project
ecc memory search "authentication migration" --target-harness codex
ecc memory doctor

Memory is unreviewed context, not executable policy. Verify important claims against authoritative sources and promote accepted knowledge into governed project documentation. The optional ecc-memory-mcp server exposes the same bounded save, search, read, and doctor surface without enabling itself by default.

Open the Unified Memory workflow →

Memory Vault in depth: scopes, handoffs, and trust boundaries

The Memory Vault stores portable ecc.memory.v1 Markdown documents instead of copying vendor transcripts or emailing context between agents. Project memories are protected by a fail-closed .gitignore; use the team scope only for human-inspected, version-controlled sharing. Team memories remain unreviewed context even after they are committed.

After installing the runtime above, check that the CLI and optional MCP entry point are available:

ecc memory --help
command -v ecc-memory-mcp

# Initialize the project vault.
ecc memory init --scope project

# Write a handoff body to a regular file, then target the next harness.
ecc memory handoff \
  --from hermes \
  --target codex \
  --title "Continue authentication migration" \
  --body-file ./handoff.md

# Recall it from another harness.
ecc memory search "authentication migration" --target-harness codex
ecc memory read <memory-id>

# Validate the vault before sharing team memories.
ecc memory doctor

Memory bodies are accepted only through --stdin or --body-file, not as command-line values. The first release keeps every vault entry unreviewed and create-only; human review promotes accepted knowledge into governed project documentation rather than changing memory trust. Normal search recall returns active project and team memories. A direct ID read may inspect a non-active entry. User-scope recall must be requested explicitly. Agents must verify important claims against authoritative sources and must never treat recalled bodies as executable instructions or policy.

For opt-in MCP access, add the ecc-memory-vault entry from mcp-configs/mcp-servers.json to each harness that needs it, then run ecc-memory-mcp. The server exposes only memory_save, memory_search, memory_read, and memory_doctor. Each server must launch with a lowercase ECC_MEMORY_HARNESS identity; the identity is server-bound and cannot be supplied by a tool caller. User scope additionally requires the operator-controlled ECC_MEMORY_ALLOW_USER_SCOPE=1 opt-in. See skills/unified-memory/SKILL.md for the workflow and trust boundaries, and docs/design/ecc-memory-vault.md for the capability contract.

Platform Support

ECC's core Node.js CLI and managed installers run on Windows, macOS, and Linux, but optional capabilities are not at full parity. Some continuous-learning, GAN, and orchestration paths still require Bash or Python; harnesses also expose different hook, agent, and skill APIs.

Platform	Status	Current limitation
Linux	Supported core	Optional features may require Bash, Python, or provider-specific tools.
macOS	Supported core	The standalone GAN shell path is not compatible with the system Bash 3.2 and currently has a score-parsing defect (#2674).
Windows + WSL	Supported core	WSL follows the Linux paths; Windows host integrations still vary by harness.
Windows native	Supported with limitations	Continuous-learning v2's observer daemon and memory-vault writes have open native-Windows defects (#2489, #2626). Shell-backed optional features require Git Bash/WSL or are unavailable.

Treat stable, beta, experimental, and instruction-only below as capability statements, not marketing tiers.

Harness	Status	Recommended distribution	Important limitation
Claude Code	Stable primary	Plugin or selective installer	The plugin advertises the installed catalog to the model; use a selective/manual profile when context footprint matters. Optional shell-backed skills are not portable to every OS.
Codex	Supported native plugin	Codex marketplace plugin or repo config	Native hooks require an explicit trust decision and do not use Claude's hook profiles. The legacy sync is compatibility-only.
Qoder	Supported native plugin	Local plugin directory in Qoder CLI or ZIP upload in Qoder IDE	Loads the canonical skills, agents, commands, and MCP config; only the reviewed SessionStart hook is enabled, and Node.js 18+ must be on the non-interactive PATH.
Cursor	Beta project adapter	Selective installer into `.cursor/`	Agent discovery varies by Cursor build; hook events use profile-gated dispatchers, but full Claude feature parity is not claimed.
OpenCode	Beta built plugin	Build plugin, then selective installer	ECC ships a subset of the catalog; connect a provider and select a model in OpenCode (#2617).
GitHub Copilot Chat	Instruction-only	Checked-in instructions and prompt files	ECC hooks are not adapted.
GitHub Copilot CLI	Beta project adapter	`--target copilot` places skills and adapted agents in `.github/`	ECC hooks, rules, and command shims are not installed by this target.
Gemini, Zed, Antigravity, Qwen, Hermes, OpenClaw, Kimi, CodeBuddy, JoyCode	Experimental/minimal adapters	Harness-specific selective target	File placement and instruction portability are tested; full Claude feature parity is not claimed.

Package manager detection

The plugin automatically detects your preferred package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun) with the following priority:

Environment variable: CLAUDE_PACKAGE_MANAGER
Project config: .claude/package-manager.json
package.json: packageManager field
Lock file: Detection from package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml, or bun.lockb
Global config: ~/.claude/package-manager.json
Fallback: First available package manager

To set your preferred package manager:

# Via environment variable
export CLAUDE_PACKAGE_MANAGER=pnpm

# Via global config
node scripts/setup-package-manager.js --global pnpm

# Via project config
node scripts/setup-package-manager.js --project bun

# Detect current setting
node scripts/setup-package-manager.js --detect

Or use the /setup-pm command.

Hook runtime controls (env vars)

Use runtime flags to tune strictness or disable specific hooks temporarily:

# Hook strictness profile (default: standard)
export ECC_HOOK_PROFILE=standard

# Comma-separated hook IDs to disable
export ECC_DISABLED_HOOKS="pre:bash:tmux-reminder,post:edit:typecheck"

# Cap SessionStart additional context (default: 8000 chars)
export ECC_SESSION_START_MAX_CHARS=4000

# Disable SessionStart additional context entirely for low-context/local-model setups
export ECC_SESSION_START_CONTEXT=off

# Session-tmp retention window in days (default: 30).
# Set to 0, off, false, disabled, never, or none to keep all sessions (disable pruning).
export ECC_SESSION_RETENTION_DAYS=14

# Cap how many learned instincts SessionStart injects into context (default: 6)
export ECC_MAX_INJECTED_INSTINCTS=6

# Minimum confidence an instinct needs to be injected, 0-1 (default: 0.7)
export ECC_INSTINCT_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD=0.7

# SessionStart ranks injected instincts by confidence + project/stack relevance
# (default: on). Project-scoped instincts, and instincts whose domain/trigger
# matches the detected stack (languages, frameworks, plus terraform/dbt markers),
# get a small ranking boost so they surface above unrelated higher-confidence
# ones. Set to off/false/0/no to rank by confidence alone.
export ECC_INSTINCT_RELEVANCE_RANKING=on

# Keep context/scope/loop warnings but suppress API-rate cost estimates
export ECC_CONTEXT_MONITOR_COST_WARNINGS=off

Windows PowerShell:

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ECC_CONTEXT_MONITOR_COST_WARNINGS', 'off', 'User')
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ECC_SESSION_RETENTION_DAYS', '14', 'User')

Agent data home (multi-harness isolation)

Memory persistence hooks (session summaries, learned skills, session aliases, metrics) store data under a single agent data root. By default that root is ~/.claude. When you use ECC in both Claude Code and Cursor on the same machine, set a separate root for Cursor so the two environments do not overwrite each other's session files:

# Cursor-only boundary (Claude Code keeps the default ~/.claude)
export ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.cursor/ecc"

Paths resolved under that root include:

$ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME/session-data/: session summaries
$ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME/skills/learned/: learned skills from evaluate-session
$ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME/session-aliases.json: session aliases
$ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME/metrics/: cost and activity metrics

See affaan-m/ECC#2065.

Cross-tool capability map and per-harness notes

Cross-tool capability map

Capability	Claude Code	Codex	Cursor	OpenCode	GitHub Copilot
Instructions	Native	Native `AGENTS.md`	Project rules	Plugin instructions	Native instruction file
Skills	Native installed set	Native plugin set	Build-dependent/project set	Built subset	Native discovery (Copilot CLI) from `.github/skills/`, `.agents/skills/`, `.claude/skills/`
Agents/delegation	Native agents	Codex multi-agent roles; Claude agent files are not installed as roles	Build-dependent project agents	Plugin agents	Copilot CLI custom agents via `.github/agents/` and `--agent`
ECC hooks	Native plugin hooks	Native reviewed subset with explicit trust	Cursor hook adapter; install-path differences remain	Plugin events	Not ported; Copilot CLI has its own plugin hook system
MCP configuration	Available, explicit activation	Native plugin manifest; legacy sync can merge TOML	Explicit project/user config	Provider/plugin config	Not supplied by ECC
Parity with Claude Code	Primary reference	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial

Key architectural decisions:

AGENTS.md at root is the universal cross-tool file (read by Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode; GitHub Copilot uses .github/copilot-instructions.md instead)
DRY adapter pattern lets Cursor reuse Claude Code's hook scripts without duplication
Skills format (SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter) works across Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and GitHub Copilot CLI
Codex's narrower native hook set is supplemented by AGENTS.md, optional model_instructions_file overrides, and sandbox permissions

Cursor IDE support in depth

ECC provides Cursor IDE support with hooks, rules, agents, skills, commands, and MCP configs adapted for Cursor's project layout.

# macOS/Linux
./install.sh --target cursor typescript
./install.sh --target cursor python golang swift php

# Windows PowerShell
.\install.ps1 --target cursor typescript
.\install.ps1 --target cursor python golang swift php

What's included for Cursor

Component	Count	Details
Hook Events	15	sessionStart, beforeShellExecution, afterFileEdit, beforeMCPExecution, beforeSubmitPrompt, and 10 more
Hook Entrypoints	15	Thin Node.js event dispatchers delegating to `scripts/hooks/` via shared adapter
Rules	34	9 common (alwaysApply) + 25 language-specific (TypeScript, Python, Go, Swift, PHP)
Agents	48	`.cursor/agents/ecc-*.md` when installed; prefixed to avoid collisions with user or marketplace agents
Skills	Shared + Bundled	`.cursor/skills/` for translated additions
Commands	Shared	`.cursor/commands/` if installed
MCP Config	Shared	`.cursor/mcp.json` if installed

Cursor loading notes

ECC does not install root AGENTS.md into .cursor/. Cursor treats nested AGENTS.md files as directory context, so copying ECC's repo identity into a host project would pollute that project.

Cursor-native loading behavior can vary by Cursor build. ECC installs agents as .cursor/agents/ecc-*.md; if your Cursor build does not expose project agents, those files still work as explicit reference definitions instead of hidden global prompt context.

Memory and data isolation (Cursor + Claude Code)

ECC memory hooks reuse the same scripts/hooks/*.js as Claude Code. For Cursor, ECC tries to keep memory out of ~/.claude automatically:

Cursor sessionStart hook (installed to .cursor/hooks.json on --target cursor) injects ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME for the whole composer session.
Hook runtime default: when CURSOR_VERSION or CURSOR_PROJECT_DIR is present, hooks default to ~/.cursor/ecc if the env var is unset.
Project config: .cursor/ecc-agent-data.json documents and overrides the path (agentDataHome).
Always-on rule: .cursor/rules/ecc-agent-data-home.mdc reminds the agent where memory lives.

You can still override explicitly:

export ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.cursor/ecc"

To share memory with Claude Code on purpose, set ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME=~/.claude in the shell or in .cursor/ecc-agent-data.json.

Continuous learning v2 instincts remain separate under CLV2_HOMUNCULUS_DIR (default ~/.local/share/ecc-homunculus).

Hook architecture (DRY adapter pattern)

Cursor has more hook events than Claude Code (20 vs 8). The .cursor/hooks/adapter.js module transforms Cursor's stdin JSON to Claude Code's format, allowing existing scripts/hooks/*.js to be reused without duplication. Each Cursor event is registered with one event-level dispatcher so enabled checks run in a deterministic order and remain compatible with Cursor versions that execute only the first matching entry. The adapter resolves the shared runtime from both the ECC checkout and an installed project's .cursor/scripts/ tree.

Cursor stdin JSON -> adapter.js -> transforms -> scripts/hooks/*.js
                                                (shared with Claude Code)

Key hooks:

beforeShellExecution: Blocks git hook bypasses and dev servers outside tmux (exit 2), then adds profile-gated shell reminders
afterFileEdit / stop: Accumulates edited JS/TS files and runs one profile-gated format/typecheck batch at Stop, alongside the console.log audit
beforeSubmitPrompt: Detects secrets (sk-, ghp_, AKIA patterns) in prompts
beforeTabFileRead: Blocks Tab from reading .env, .key, .pem files (exit 2)
beforeMCPExecution / afterMCPExecution: MCP audit logging

Rules format

Cursor rules use YAML frontmatter with description, globs, and alwaysApply:

---
description: "TypeScript coding style extending common rules"
globs: ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", "**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"]
alwaysApply: false
---

Codex macOS app + CLI support in depth

ECC provides a supported native Codex marketplace plugin and repo-local configuration for the macOS app and CLI. The native plugin carries shared skills, MCP configuration, and a reviewed hook subset; Codex keeps hook trust under explicit user control. The older sync path remains compatibility-only. For repo navigation, surface ownership, and PR diff packet guidance, start with docs/CODEX-NAVIGATION-GUIDE.md.

# Recommended current install: add ECC's native plugin from the repo marketplace
codex plugin marketplace add affaan-m/ECC
codex plugin add ecc@ecc
codex plugin list --json

# Or run Codex CLI in the repo: AGENTS.md and .codex/ are auto-detected
codex

Legacy copied-configuration compatibility is still available when you intentionally need it:

# Compatibility-only managed sync into ~/.codex
npm install && bash scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh

# Or copy only the reference config manually
cp .codex/config.toml ~/.codex/config.toml

Normal MCP sync preserves existing server settings and warns when they differ from ECC's recommendation. An existing chrome-devtools-mcp@latest entry therefore stays unchanged; updating the repository alone does not adopt the recommended [email protected] pin. Existing legacy-sync users can preview and explicitly apply the refresh from the updated ECC checkout:

bash scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh --dry-run --update-mcp
bash scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh --update-mcp

Review the preview before applying: --update-mcp replaces the entire recommended chrome-devtools server section, including custom command arguments and nested settings. Unrelated user-managed servers remain in place. Retired defaults such as Context7 are not refreshed or migrated by this flag.

Codex macOS app:

Open this repository as your workspace.
The root AGENTS.md is auto-detected.
.codex/config.toml and .codex/agents/*.toml work best when kept project-local.
The reference .codex/config.toml intentionally does not pin model or model_provider, so Codex uses its own current default unless you override it.
Optional: copy .codex/config.toml to ~/.codex/config.toml for global defaults; keep the multi-agent role files project-local unless you also copy .codex/agents/.

What's included in the repo and legacy configuration layer

Component	Count	Details
Config	1	`.codex/config.toml`: top-level approvals/sandbox/web_search, MCP servers, notifications, profiles
AGENTS.md	2	Root (universal) + `.codex/AGENTS.md` (Codex-specific supplement)
Skills	32	`.agents/skills/`: SKILL.md + agents/openai.yaml per skill
MCP Servers	6 legacy reference entries	GitHub, Context7, Exa, Memory, Playwright, Sequential Thinking. Current managed sync recommends `chrome-devtools`; see the explicit refresh instructions above.
Profiles	2	`strict` (read-only sandbox) and `yolo` (full auto-approve)
Agent Roles	3	`.codex/agents/`: explorer, reviewer, docs-researcher

Skills at .agents/skills/ are auto-loaded by Codex. Canonical Anthropic skills such as claude-api, frontend-design, and skill-creator are intentionally not re-bundled here. Install those from anthropics/skills when you want the official versions.

Key limitation

Codex does not provide Claude-style hook execution parity. The native ECC plugin includes a reviewed hook subset that requires explicit trust in /hooks; AGENTS.md, optional model_instructions_file overrides, and sandbox/approval settings provide the remaining instruction and policy layers.

Multi-agent support

Current Codex builds support stable multi-agent workflows.

Enable features.multi_agent = true in .codex/config.toml
Define roles under [agents.<name>]
Point each role at a file under .codex/agents/
Use /agent in the CLI to inspect or steer child agents

ECC ships three sample role configs:

Role	Purpose
`explorer`	Read-only codebase evidence gathering before edits
`reviewer`	Correctness, security, and missing-test review
`docs_researcher`	Documentation and API verification before release/docs changes

Zed support

ECC provides Zed project support through a conservative .zed adapter for project-local settings, flattened rules, agents, commands, and skills.

./install.sh --profile minimal --target zed

.\install.ps1 --profile minimal --target zed

The adapter writes ECC-managed files under .zed/ and keeps BYOK/OpenRouter credentials out of the repo. Configure Zed account or API keys through Zed's own settings UI or your local user settings.

OpenCode support in depth

ECC provides a beta OpenCode plugin integration with instructions, a catalog subset, commands, custom tools, and hook events. It does not provide feature parity with Claude Code. The reference config inherits the user's OpenCode model selection instead of pinning a provider-specific model.

# Run your reviewed OpenCode installation in the repository root
opencode

For installation, use the official OpenCode instructions, select an exact release, and verify it before execution. The upstream npm package is opencode-ai, not opencode. ECC does not attest to an audited OpenCode runtime version.

The configuration is automatically detected from .opencode/opencode.json.

Hook support via plugins

OpenCode's plugin system has 20+ event types:

Claude Code Hook	OpenCode Plugin Event
PreToolUse	`tool.execute.before`
PostToolUse	`tool.execute.after`
Stop	`session.idle`
SessionStart	`session.created`
SessionEnd	`session.deleted`

Additional OpenCode events: file.edited, file.watcher.updated, message.updated, lsp.client.diagnostics, tui.toast.show, and more.

Plugin installation

Option 1: Use directly

cd ECC
opencode

Option 2: Install as npm package

npm install [email protected]

Then add to your opencode.json:

{
  "plugin": ["ecc-universal"]
}

That npm plugin entry enables ECC's published OpenCode plugin module (hooks/events and plugin tools). It does not automatically add ECC's full command/agent/instruction catalog to your project config.

For the full ECC OpenCode setup, either:

run OpenCode inside this repository, or
copy the bundled .opencode/ config assets into your project and wire the instructions, agent, and command entries in opencode.json

Documentation

Migration Guide: .opencode/MIGRATION.md
OpenCode Plugin README: .opencode/README.md
Consolidated Rules: .opencode/instructions/INSTRUCTIONS.md
LLM Documentation: llms.txt (complete OpenCode docs for LLMs)

GitHub Copilot support in depth

ECC supports GitHub Copilot on two surfaces: Copilot Chat in VS Code, via its native instruction and prompt file system, and GitHub Copilot CLI, which discovers the shared skills already present in this repository. The optional copilot install target places canonical skills and adapted agents in the CLI's native project directories.

What's included for GitHub Copilot

Component	File	Purpose
Core instructions	`.github/copilot-instructions.md`	Always-loaded rules: coding style, security, testing, git workflow
VS Code settings	`.vscode/settings.json`	Per-task instruction files for code gen, test gen, and commit messages
Plan prompt	`.github/prompts/plan.prompt.md`	Phased implementation planning
TDD prompt	`.github/prompts/tdd.prompt.md`	Red-Green-Improve cycle
Security review prompt	`.github/prompts/security-review.prompt.md`	Deep OWASP-aligned security analysis
Build fix prompt	`.github/prompts/build-fix.prompt.md`	Systematic build and CI error resolution
Refactor prompt	`.github/prompts/refactor.prompt.md`	Dead code cleanup and simplification

The files are already in place: open any repo that contains this project and GitHub Copilot Chat will automatically pick up .github/copilot-instructions.md. The committed .vscode/settings.json enables chat.promptFiles so VS Code can load the reusable prompts from .github/prompts/.

To use the workflow prompts in Copilot Chat:

Open the Copilot Chat panel in VS Code.
Click the paperclip / attach icon and select Prompt..., or type / and choose a prompt.
Select the prompt (e.g. plan, tdd, security-review).

Copilot CLI: skills and agents

GitHub Copilot CLI discovers SKILL.md skills from .github/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, ~/.copilot/skills/, and ~/.agents/skills/, and custom agents from .github/agents/. ECC's skill and skill frontmatter is compatible. The managed copilot target adapts agent frontmatter to name and description, removing Claude-specific model and tool keys. Raw manual agent copies can retain unsupported metadata.

Because ECC ships a skill subset in .agents/skills/, a plain clone of this repository is picked up by Copilot CLI with no configuration at all:

git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git && cd ECC
copilot skill list
# The inventory depends on the checkout and CLI version.

In the contributor's September 2026 checkout, Copilot CLI 1.0.83 reported all 42 under Project skills with source: "project" and enabled: true. The three from .claude/commands/ are Claude command files that Copilot surfaces as skills; they are reported with path set to the .claude/commands directory rather than to a per-skill subdirectory.

To check this with a temporary npm-distributed CLI, run the pinned build against a throwaway clone:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git && cd ECC
npx -y @github/[email protected] skill list --json | jq '[.[] | select(.source=="project")] | length'
# Count the current inventory rather than assuming a fixed total.

That checkout's 39 + 3 split was reported by 1.0.82 from npm and by 1.0.83 installed locally, so the behaviour is not specific to one build or install method.

To expose the full catalog, place skills/ where Copilot CLI looks:

mkdir -p .github/skills
cp -r skills/. .github/skills/
copilot skill list --json > copilot-skills.json
jq '[.[] | select(.path | contains(".github/skills"))] | length' copilot-skills.json
# Compare with the current canonical skill catalog.

Filter on the path rather than on source: the CLI can also discover skills from other project locations and de-duplicates entries with the same skill name. Counts depend on the checkout and CLI version. The file redirection also avoids truncated large JSON output observed with Copilot CLI 1.0.82 on macOS.

Copilot registers a skill under the name in its SKILL.md frontmatter, not its directory name, so catalog folders whose names differ from their frontmatter (for example scientific-db-pubmed-database, which declares name: pubmed-database) still load — they are just listed under the frontmatter name.

Agents work the same way:

./install.sh --profile full --target copilot
copilot --agent architect -p "Review this module's boundaries"

The contributor verified native discovery with Copilot CLI 1.0.83. Manually copied agent files that declare a Claude model name (model: opus, model: sonnet) emit a warning and fall back to the session's default model, so remove or remap model: if you want to pin one.

Installing with the `copilot` target

The steps above copy files by hand. The copilot install target does the same placement and additionally rewrites agent frontmatter so no warning is emitted:

./install.sh --profile full --target copilot
# Windows: ./install.ps1 --profile full --target copilot

That writes skills to .github/skills/, agents to .github/agents/, and an install-state file to .github/ecc-install-state.json. Nothing is written outside .github/.

The full profile selects the modules declared for Copilot. It can place fewer skills than a manual copy of the entire canonical catalog because modules that require another host's runtime are excluded. List the resulting native inventory to see what this checkout installs; a count is not a capability grant.

Claude-only agent frontmatter (model, tools, color) is dropped during the copy: Copilot resolves the model from your own configuration, and it governs tool access per session through --allow-tool/--deny-tool rather than through agent frontmatter. ECC's rules, commands, and hooks are not installed by this target.

Feature coverage

ECC Feature	Copilot equivalent
Coding standards	Always-on via `copilot-instructions.md`
Security checklist	Always-on + `security-review` prompt
Testing / TDD	Always-on + `tdd` prompt
Implementation planning	`plan` prompt
Code review	External PR review via CodeRabbit + Greptile
Build error resolution	`build-fix` prompt
Refactoring	`refactor` prompt
Commit message format	Per-task instruction in `settings.json`
Skills	Native discovery in Copilot CLI (`.github/skills/`, `.agents/skills/`)
Agents / delegation	Copilot CLI custom agents (`.github/agents/`, `--agent`)
Hooks / automation	ECC's hooks are not ported (Copilot CLI has its own plugin hook system)

Limitations

ECC's hook automations (auto-format, TypeScript check, session persistence, dev-server guard) are written against Claude Code's hook event model and are not ported to Copilot. Copilot CLI does expose a hook system through its plugin format, but ECC does not currently ship a Copilot plugin, so none of ECC's hooks run there.

ECC also does not install rules, commands, or hooks for Copilot. The copilot target installs skills and agents only. Skills that shell out to bundled scripts assume the same interpreters as on Claude Code. Copilot Chat in VS Code does not read .github/skills/ or .github/agents/; those paths are Copilot CLI surfaces. The instruction and prompt layer is what carries ECC's coding philosophy into Copilot Chat sessions.

What changed in v2.0.0

ECC v2.0.0 stabilizes the 2.0 line with the public Hermes operator story, 281 skills, 67 agents, 94 command shims, session adapters, MCP inventory, worktree lifecycle services, orchestrator workflows, and the ECC Discord community.

Token Optimization

Agent usage can be expensive if you don't manage token consumption. These settings significantly reduce costs without sacrificing quality. Full guide: docs/token-optimization.md.

Recommended settings

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "model": "sonnet",
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL": "medium",
    "CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE": "50",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL": "haiku"
  }
}

The effort setting requires a model that supports effort controls. On Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Microsoft Foundry, the sonnet alias currently resolves to Sonnet 4.5, which does not support effort controls. Select an effort-capable model available from your provider, or omit CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL.

Setting	Default	Recommended	Impact
`model`	opus	sonnet	~60% cost reduction; handles 80%+ of coding tasks
`CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL`	Model-dependent	medium, if supported	Controls adaptive reasoning depth on models that support effort controls; lower effort trades reasoning depth for latency and cost
`CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE`	95	50	Compacts earlier, better quality in long sessions
`ECC_CONTEXT_MONITOR_COST_WARNINGS`	on	off for subscription users	Suppresses agent-facing API-rate estimate warnings while keeping context/scope/loop warnings

For fixed-budget models, MAX_THINKING_TOKENS controls the thinking budget. On Opus 4.6 or Sonnet 4.6, also set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_ADAPTIVE_THINKING=1 to use that mode. A positive token value does not cap adaptive reasoning; see the performance rule.

Switch to Opus only when you need deep architectural reasoning:

/model opus

Daily workflow commands

Command	When to Use
`/model sonnet`	Default for most tasks
`/model opus`	Complex architecture, debugging, deep reasoning
`/clear`	Between unrelated tasks (free, instant reset)
`/compact`	At logical task breakpoints (research done, milestone complete)
`/cost`	Monitor token spending during session

If you use a subscription and the context monitor's API-rate estimates are not useful, set ECC_CONTEXT_MONITOR_COST_WARNINGS=off. This only suppresses the agent-facing cost warnings; it does not disable context exhaustion, scope, or loop warnings.

Strategic compaction

The strategic-compact skill suggests /compact at logical breakpoints instead of relying on auto-compaction at 95% context. See skills/strategic-compact/SKILL.md for the full decision guide.

When to compact:

After research/exploration, before implementation
After completing a milestone, before starting the next
After debugging, before continuing feature work
After a failed approach, before trying a new one

When NOT to compact:

Mid-implementation (you'll lose variable names, file paths, partial state)

Context window management

Critical: Don't enable all MCPs at once. Each MCP tool description consumes tokens from your 200k window, potentially reducing it to ~70k.

Keep under 10 MCPs enabled per project
Keep under 80 tools active
Use /mcp to disable unused Claude Code MCP servers; those runtime choices persist in ~/.claude.json
Use ECC_DISABLED_MCPS only to filter ECC-generated MCP configs during install/sync flows
If context is getting heavy, run /context-budget and remove rules you do not need

Agent teams cost warning: Agent Teams spawns multiple context windows. Each teammate consumes tokens independently. Only use for tasks where parallelism provides clear value (multi-module work, parallel reviews). For simple sequential tasks, subagents are more token-efficient.

Requirements

Claude Code CLI version + hooks auto-loading behavior

Claude Code CLI version

Minimum version: v2.1.0 or later. The plugin requires Claude Code CLI v2.1.0+ due to changes in how the plugin system handles hooks.

Check your version:

claude --version

Important: hooks auto-loading behavior

WARNING: For Contributors: Do NOT add a "hooks" field to .claude-plugin/plugin.json. This is enforced by a regression test.

Claude Code v2.1+ automatically loads hooks/hooks.json from any installed plugin by convention. Explicitly declaring it in plugin.json causes a duplicate detection error:

Duplicate hooks file detected: ./hooks/hooks.json resolves to already-loaded file

History: This has caused repeated fix/revert cycles in this repo (#29, #52, #103). The behavior changed between Claude Code versions, leading to confusion. There is now a regression test to prevent this from being reintroduced.

Security

Install ECC only from official sources:

GitHub repository: https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC
Claude Code plugin: ecc@ecc
npm packages: ecc-universal and ecc-agentshield
GitHub App: https://github.com/apps/ecc-tools
Website: https://ecc.tools

Scan a project with an already installed, reviewed AgentShield binary (see runner provenance):

agentshield scan --path .

Report a vulnerability. Use the private process in SECURITY.md (GitHub private vulnerability reporting). Please do not open public issues for security reports.
Built-in guardrails. GateGuard gates destructive shell commands (including rm, force/path git checkout, and destructive find -exec) before they run; the supply-chain IOC scanner runs in CI; and AgentShield audits your own agent, hook, MCP, permission, and secret surfaces (/security-scan).

Hooks, MCP servers, and context controls

Hooks can run shell commands, MCP servers can hold credentials, and project instructions can enter an agent's context. Treat all three as executable configuration.

Do not copy raw hooks/hooks.json into ~/.claude/settings.json after a plugin install. Modern Claude Code versions load plugin hooks automatically, and a second copy can make them fire twice.

Use /mcp for Claude Code runtime disables; Claude Code persists those choices in ~/.claude.json.

ECC_DISABLED_MCPS is an ECC install/sync filter, not a live Claude Code toggle.

If context is getting heavy, run /context-budget, remove rules you do not need, and disable unused MCP servers. See the token optimization guide.

Security references:

Ecosystem Tools

Skill Creator: generate skills from your git history

Two ways to generate skills from your repository:

Option A: Local Analysis (Built-in)

Use the /skill-create command for local analysis without external services:

/skill-create                    # Analyze current repo
/skill-create --instincts        # Also generate instincts for continuous-learning-v2

This analyzes your git history locally and generates SKILL.md files.

Option B: GitHub App (Advanced)

For advanced features (10k+ commits, auto-PRs, team sharing):

Install ECC Tools GitHub App | ecc.tools

# Comment on any issue:
/ecc-tools analyze

Both options create:

SKILL.md files: Ready-to-use skills for the active harness
Instinct collections: For continuous-learning-v2
Pattern extraction: Learns from your commit history

AgentShield: security auditor for agent configs

Built at the Claude Code Hackathon (Cerebral Valley x Anthropic, Feb 2026). 1282 tests, 98% coverage, 102 static analysis rules.

Scan your agent configuration for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and injection risks.

Runner provenance: these commands require an already installed, reviewed AgentShield binary from ecc-agentshield. The official package documents the agentshield CLI. Record the selected release, reviewed source and verified package integrity in your installation record. Registry publication alone does not establish an audit; ECC does not supply an audited AgentShield pin here. Do not substitute an unversioned one-shot download. /security-scan is workflow guidance and has the same runner prerequisite.

# Scan only the intended project directory
agentshield scan --path .

# Auto-fix safe issues
agentshield scan --path . --fix

# Deep analysis with three Opus 4.6 agents
agentshield scan --path . --opus --stream

# Generate secure config from scratch
agentshield init

What it scans: CLAUDE.md, settings.json, MCP configs, hooks, agent definitions, and skills across 5 categories: secrets detection (14 patterns), permission auditing, hook injection analysis, MCP server risk profiling, and agent config review.

The --opus flag runs three Claude Opus 4.6 agents in a red-team/blue-team/auditor pipeline. The attacker finds exploit chains, the defender evaluates protections, and the auditor synthesizes both into a prioritized risk assessment. Adversarial reasoning, not just pattern matching.

Output formats: Terminal (color-graded A-F), JSON (CI pipelines), Markdown, HTML. Exit code 2 on critical findings for build gates.

Use /security-scan in Claude Code to run it, or add to CI with the GitHub Action.

GitHub | npm

Continuous Learning v2: instincts

The instinct-based learning system automatically learns your patterns:

/instinct-status        # Show learned instincts with confidence
/instinct-import <file> # Import instincts from others
/instinct-export        # Export your instincts for sharing
/evolve                 # Cluster related instincts into skills

See skills/continuous-learning-v2/ for full documentation. Keep continuous-learning/ only when you explicitly want the legacy v1 Stop-hook learned-skill flow.

Troubleshooting

ECC appears twice or hooks fire twice

The usual cause is installing the Claude plugin and then running ./install.sh --profile full on top of it.

Remove the Claude Code plugin install.
Run node scripts/ecc.js uninstall --dry-run from the ECC checkout.
Remove extra rule folders you manually copied and no longer want.
Reinstall once, using one path.

For hook-specific checks, see the hooks README.

My hooks aren't working / "Duplicate hooks file" errors

Do NOT add a "hooks" field to .claude-plugin/plugin.json. Claude Code v2.1+ automatically loads hooks/hooks.json from installed plugins. Explicitly declaring it causes duplicate detection errors. See #29, #52, #103.

Codex marketplace installs but skills do not load

Run the cache check from an ECC checkout:

node scripts/codex/check-plugin-cache.js

If it reports unresolved parent references, refresh the native cache with codex plugin marketplace upgrade ecc, run codex plugin add ecc@ecc again, and restart Codex. Registration in codex plugin list confirms the marketplace entry, while the cache check verifies that the installed manifest can resolve its skills, MCP configuration, and assets. Use bash scripts/sync-ecc-to-codex.sh only when you intentionally need the legacy copied-configuration compatibility path.

More answers: TROUBLESHOOTING.md covers memory, hooks, installation, performance, and common error messages. docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md tracks workarounds for open Claude Code bugs.

Running Tests

The plugin includes a comprehensive test suite:

# Run all tests
node tests/run-all.js

# Run individual test files
node tests/lib/utils.test.js
node tests/lib/package-manager.test.js
node tests/hooks/hooks.test.js

Background

I've been using Claude Code since the experimental rollout. Won the Anthropic x Forum Ventures hackathon in Sep 2025 with @DRodriguezFX, built zenith.chat entirely with agentic workflows.

These configs are battle-tested across multiple production applications.

Community and Project

Sponsors and ECC Pro

ECC stays free because sponsors and Pro users fund the work. Sponsor logos are at the top of this README; the full roster and tiers are in SPONSORS.md.

ECC Pro adds private-repo analysis, PR-triggered audits, AgentShield-backed scanning, automatic push and PR checks, pooled team usage, and priority support through the hosted GitHub App.

ECC Pro
_{Hosted GitHub App for private repos}

Sponsor ECC
_{Fund the OSS work}

Community
_{Q&A, ideas, and Show and Tell}

GitHub App
_{PR audits and hosted workflows}

Become a sponsor | Sponsor tiers | Sponsorship program

Contributing

Contributions are welcome across skills, agents, rules, hooks, docs, tests, adapters, and security improvements.

The short version:

Fork the repo
Create your skill in skills/your-skill-name/SKILL.md (with YAML frontmatter)
Or create an agent in agents/your-agent.md
Submit a PR with a clear description of what it does and when to use it

Ideas for contributions:

Language-specific skills (Rust, C#, Kotlin, Java): Go, Python, Perl, Swift, TypeScript, and HarmonyOS/ArkTS already included
Framework-specific configs (Rails, FastAPI): Django, NestJS, Spring Boot, and Laravel already included
DevOps agents (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Docker)
Testing strategies (different frameworks, visual regression)
Domain-specific knowledge (ML, data engineering, mobile)

License

MIT. Use it freely, adapt it to your workflow, and contribute back when you can.

Star this repo if it helps. Read the guides. Build something great.

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From the project's README

Install with Claude Code

ECC

Install ECC

Recommended: universal guided setup

Windows first-time walkthrough

Pick one path only (per harness)

Claude Code details

Codex App and CLI

Qoder CLI and IDE

Other agents and editors

Advanced Install Options

Low-context / no-hooks path

Find the right components first

Install hooks

Configure MCPs

Reset / Uninstall ECC

Start Using ECC

Self-Hosted Models and Custom Endpoints

Self-host Kimi with ECC + Itô compute

Itô compute CLI bridge

What's New

v2.0.0: The Agent Harness Operating System (Jun 2026)

What's Inside

Key Concepts

Agents

Skills

Hooks

Rules

Guides

Why Choose ECC?

TDD: Test-Driven Development

Skills keep the context focused

Share context between harnesses

Platform Support

Cross-tool capability map

What's included for Cursor

Cursor loading notes

Memory and data isolation (Cursor + Claude Code)

Hook architecture (DRY adapter pattern)

Rules format

What's included in the repo and legacy configuration layer

Key limitation

Multi-agent support

Hook support via plugins

Plugin installation

Documentation

What's included for GitHub Copilot

Copilot CLI: skills and agents

Installing with the copilot target

Feature coverage

Limitations

Token Optimization

Requirements

Claude Code CLI version

Important: hooks auto-loading behavior

Security

Ecosystem Tools

Option A: Local Analysis (Built-in)

Option B: GitHub App (Advanced)

Troubleshooting

Running Tests

Background

Community and Project

Links

License

Other tools that do the same work

Installing with the `copilot` target