Developer Kit Core Command Guide

Complete reference for all 16 commands available in the Developer Kit Core plugin.

Command Overview

Commands are reusable workflows that guide Claude through specific procedures with mandatory confirmation gates. They support multi-phase workflows with user checkpoints.

Invocation

/developer-kit:devkit.<command-name> [arguments]

Core Workflow Commands

devkit.feature-development

Purpose: Guided feature implementation with architecture focus

Arguments: [--lang=...] [feature-description]

Workflow: 7-phase process with mandatory user confirmation gates:

1. Feature analysis and scoping
2. Architecture design
3. Implementation planning
4. Code generation
5. Testing
6. Verification
7. Documentation

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.feature-development "Add user authentication with JWT tokens"

devkit.refactor

Purpose: Guided code refactoring with deep codebase understanding

Arguments: [--lang=...] [--scope=...] [refactor-description]

Features:

• Compatibility options (backward, forward)
• Comprehensive verification
• Multi-phase workflow

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.refactor --lang=java "Refactor UserService to use dependency injection"

devkit.fix-debugging

Purpose: Guided bug fixing with systematic root cause analysis

Arguments: [--lang=...] [issue-description]

Workflow: 8-phase systematic debugging:

1. Issue reproduction
2. Log analysis
3. Stack trace examination
4. Root cause identification
5. Fix design
6. Implementation
7. Verification
8. Regression prevention

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.fix-debugging "Login fails with 500 error on POST /api/auth/login"

devkit.verify-skill

Purpose: Validates a skill against DevKit standards

Arguments: [skill-name]

Checks:

• Required fields (name, description)
• Template structure compliance
• Dependency validation

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.verify-skill spring-boot-actuator

Documentation Generation Commands

devkit.generate-document

Purpose: Generate professional documents

Document Types:

• Assessments
• Feature specifications
• Analysis reports
• Process documentation
• Custom documents

Features:

• Multi-language support (en, it, es, fr, de, pt)
• Professional formatting
• Structured output

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.generate-document --type=assessment "Security Assessment for API"

devkit.generate-changelog

Purpose: Generate and manage project changelog

Standards:

• Keep a Changelog format
• Git integration for automatic change detection
• Semantic versioning guidance

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.generate-changelog

devkit.generate-security-assessment

Purpose: Generate comprehensive security assessment document

Use Case: After completing a security audit

Output:

• Executive summary
• Vulnerability findings
• Risk assessment
• Remediation recommendations

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.generate-security-assessment

GitHub Integration Commands

devkit.github.create-pr

Purpose: Create GitHub pull request with branch creation and commits

Features:

• Automatic branch naming (feature/, fix/, refactor/)
• Detailed PR description from changes
• Commit message guidance
• Base branch detection

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.github.create-pr

devkit.github.review-pr

Purpose: Comprehensive PR review

Areas Covered:

• Code quality
• Security vulnerabilities
• Best practices
• Performance concerns
• Documentation completeness

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.github.review-pr https://github.com/org/repo/pull/123

Long-Running Agent (LRA) Workflow Commands

LRA commands manage multi-session development for projects spanning hours or days.

devkit.lra.init

Purpose: Initialize LRA environment for a new project

Creates:

• .lra/feature-list.json — All features with status
• .lra/progress.txt — Session log
• .lra/init.sh — Environment setup script

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.init "Build chat app with user auth and AI responses"

devkit.lra.add-feature

Purpose: Add a new feature to the feature list

Arguments: [category] [priority] [description]

Categories: core, ui, api, database, auth, testing, other

Priorities: critical, high, medium, low

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.add-feature api high "Add user preferences endpoint"

devkit.lra.start-session

Purpose: Start a new coding session with full context restoration

Protocol:

1. Load progress and features
2. Check git status and health
3. Select next feature
4. Display implementation approach

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.start-session

devkit.lra.checkpoint

Purpose: Create session checkpoint with git commit and progress update

Actions:

1. Stage all changes
2. Create git commit
3. Update progress log
4. Tag session milestone

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.checkpoint "Implemented user registration with validation"

devkit.lra.mark-feature

Purpose: Mark feature as completed or failed

Arguments: [feature-id] [passed|failed]

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.mark-feature F001 passed
/developer-kit:devkit.lra.mark-feature F002 failed

devkit.lra.status

Purpose: Display current project status and progress

Output:

• Total features (completed/pending)
• Completion percentage
• Recent commits
• Active feature details
• Next features to implement

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.status

devkit.lra.recover

Purpose: Recover from broken state with diagnostics

Options:

• --diagnose — Analyze issues without changes
• --revert — Revert to last known good state

Example:

/developer-kit:devkit.lra.recover --diagnose
/developer-kit:devkit.lra.recover --revert

Command Selection Guide

Language Support

Commands support --lang parameter to use specialized language-specific agents:

See Also

• Agent Guide — All available agents
• LRA Workflow Guide — Complete LRA documentation
• Installation Guide — Installation instructions