Installation

One command to install, then your first run end to end.

Quick start

npx slashforge

That installs the guide files and the four commands into ~/.claude/. Open Claude Code in any repo and type / — you should see /slashforge:setup, /slashforge:code, /slashforge:investigate, and /slashforge:review-pr.

Your first run

Start to finish, for a repo that has never used SlashForge.

1. Install SlashForge.

npx slashforge

2. Set up the repo. SlashForge ships every discipline skill the workflow uses, so there is no plugin step. See Skills for what runs at each phase.

3. Set up the repo. Open Claude Code in your project and run:

/slashforge:setup

It explores the codebase, asks you questions in batches, and generates CLAUDE.md plus .claude/ rules, agents, skills, and hooks. This is also where Graphify is offered, if your languages are supported — say no and it skips silently.

4. Do some work.

/slashforge:code

It asks what you want to build, then walks the ten phases, stopping at four points for your approval. For a small change, add -quick.

5. Check it landed.

npx slashforge status

That’s the whole loop. /slashforge:setup once per repo, /slashforge:code per change, /slashforge:review-pr to review someone else’s, and /slashforge:investigate when you need to understand a bug before touching it.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Claude Code

That is all SlashForge itself requires.

Optional integrations

Two, and neither has to be installed first. This trips people up, so to be explicit:

You do not need to prepare anything. Install SlashForge, run a command, and it will offer what it needs when it needs it.

More

The package has a small CLI beyond the install command — status, uninstall, project-mode vendoring, and the non-interactive flags for CI. All of it is on the CLI reference.