# nxtg-forge

A Claude plugin with 33 agents, 24 slash commands, security hooks and MCP tools that score project health.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 6
- Author: nxtg-ai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/nxtg-ai/forge-plugin
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/nxtg-forge

## What it does

The plugin lands in Claude as agent definitions, command templates, skill documents and hook scripts. Nothing gets compiled. Governance hooks fire on their own: pre-task hooks check that the work fits the project's constraints, post-task hooks look at the output. Eight MCP tools expose health scoring, code metrics and security scanning to anything that speaks the Model Context Protocol.

Some parts need software you may not have. The four blocking guards — dangerous commands, secrets access, code injection, SQL injection — rely on `jq` or `awk`. With neither installed they block every call they cover. Health scoring and `governance-mcp` want Node.js 20 or newer, with npm on first start; without Node, `/nxtg-forge:status` reports “Not scored”. The L2 orchestrator is optional and needs the `forge` binary.

\`/nxtg-forge:gap-analysis` and `/nxtg-forge:crucible-audit` are review prompts and claim no accuracy — a clean report is not proof that nothing is broken. For stricter control there is an opt-in enforced-task mode: `/nxtg-forge:task begin` records the test files and the test command, and from then on the agent cannot edit existing tests or call the work done until the project's own tests pass unchanged.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install nxtg-forge@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- check project health without leaving the session
- surface gaps in coverage and architecture
- run a feature through several agents at once
- stop dangerous commands and secret access before they run
- snapshot restorable project state before a risky change

## Example prompts
- Show me the project health score
- Run a gap analysis on the current codebase
- Start an enforced task and record the test files and test command

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# forge-plugin

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**Stage: Alpha.** The Forge plugin and orchestrator are in alpha. On 2026-10-15 (UTC) a separate NXTG.AI team (product-oracle) ran the pre-registered core-job test on a clean install of the plugin (v3.14.0) and the orchestrator (forge 1.7.0). The test passed; each repeated check passed 3 of 3 (run 7). The evidence is attached to the forge-plugin v3.14.0 release. No SLA; interfaces may change without notice.

**Zero-dependency governance for Claude Code.** *(Today, health scoring needs Node.js 20+; build B3, target 2026-10-20.)*

This is L1: Vibe Coder.

Inside Claude Code, agents already coordinate well. They share orchestration and context. What's missing is judgment: automated checks that catch problems before they reach production, skills that encode your conventions, and hooks that validate before and after every task.

The plugin adds health scoring, gap analysis, quality gates, and specialized agents. Install in 30 seconds. No config. Health scoring needs Node.js 20 or newer; [what each part needs](#what-each-part-needs) is below.

Every governance feature traces to a real failure mode. Hooks that validate before and after every task exist because I've watched audit findings pile up from shortcuts nobody caught in real time. Knowledge skills that encode project conventions exist because I've watched the same context re-explained across dozens of sessions. Gap analysis exists because the most expensive bugs are the ones you discover at deployment.

## Install

```bash
# Add the NXTG-Forge marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add nxtg-ai/forge-plugin

# Install the plugin
claude plugin install nxtg-forge
```

That's it. No build step. No config files.

### What each part needs

| Part | Needs | Without it |
|------|-------|------------|
| Commands, agents, skills, advisory hooks | Claude Code and bash | — |
| 4 blocking security guards | `jq`, or `awk` (present on Linux and macOS) | With neither, the guards block every call they cover, and Forge says why |
| Health score and governance tools (`governance-mcp`) | Node.js 20 or newer, with npm on first start | `/nxtg-forge:status` shows "Not scored", and Forge says Node is missing |
| Orchestrator, L2 (`orchestrator-mcp`) | The `forge` binary: `curl -fsSL https://forge.nxtg.ai/install.sh \| sh` | Optional. Status shows "Not connected" with the install line; once installed, "Connected; not initialized here" until you run `forge init` |
| Semgrep tools (`semgrep-mcp`) | `uv` (for `uvx`) or `pip install semgrep-mcp` | Optional |

A server whose runtime is missing still connects, with no tools and a message that names the fix, so it never shows as a failed install. Whatever you install later is picked up by your next new Claude Code session. The plugin finds `forge` in `~/.local/bin` even when that directory is not on your PATH.

Either init sets a project up. `/nxtg-forge:init` writes `.claude/governance.json` (project vision, goals and quality gates), and `forge init` writes `.forge/governance.json`. The plugin accepts either one and reads `.claude/` first, so after `forge init` you are never asked to run a second init.

## What You Get

| Component | Count | What It Does |
|-----------|-------|-------------|
| Slash commands | 24 | Project health, gap analysis, feature planning, checkpoints, deployment, testing |
| Specialized agents | 33 | Builder, guardian, planner, detective, security, testing, refactor, docs, and more |
| Knowledge skills | 27 | Architecture, coding standards, OWASP security, testing strategy, git workflow |
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