the-bulwark

Validates Claude Code assets (skills, hooks, agents, commands, MCP servers, plugins) against official Anthropic standards. Fetches latest docs dynamically and produces structured validation reports.

Real output verification vs mock calls. Use when transforming T1-T4 violating tests to verify observable behavior.

Curated edge case test data for boundary testing, verification scripts, and test generation. Provides pre-curated reference data organized by data type with context-specific loading guidance.

Role-based brainstorming with dual modes: --scoped (sequential Task tool, 5 roles) and --exploratory (Agent Teams peer debate, 4 roles). Use for feasibility assessment and idea validation.

Structured multi-viewpoint research using 5 parallel Sonnet sub-agents. Use when deep research is needed on a complex topic before implementation planning.

Initialize Bulwark infrastructure in a project: language-aware Justfile (8 langs), bun + eval-framework toolchain, logs/ subdirectories, and optional hooks.

Configure the Bulwark status line for Claude Code. Supports init, preset switching, and customization.

Generate runnable verification scripts for components. Orchestrates assertion-patterns and component-patterns to produce executable scripts.

Comprehensive code review with distinct aspect based sections. Use when reviewing code, checking for security issues, finding type safety problems, auditing code quality, or when user asks to review code, PRs or changes. Three-phase workflow runs static tools, LLM judgment, and writes diagnostic log.

Per-component-type verification approaches. Use when generating verification scripts for different component types.

Identifies improvement targets from accumulated session learnings and proposes concrete skill/agent modifications. General-purpose pipeline for any Claude Code project.

Generates Claude Code skills from requirements using adaptive interview, complexity classification, and iterative validation. Use when creating new skills, scaffolding skill structure, or generating skills with sub-agent orchestration.

Generates single-purpose Claude Code sub-agents for use via the Task tool. Use when creating dedicated sub-agents, scaffolding agent definitions, or generating agents with diagnostics and permissions setup.

Run the Fix Validation pipeline to investigate, fix, and validate a bug. Ensures deterministic pipeline execution with IssueAnalyzer, FixWriter, TestWriter (conditional), TestAudit (conditional), and FixValidator stages.

Session governance protocol injected at startup via SessionStart hook

Initialize, verify, or update Bulwark governance in a project. Sets up CLAUDE.md, rules.md, and optional tooling (statusline, LSP, scaffold). --update reviews canonical template changes interactively per-section.

Systematic methodology for issue debugging including root cause analysis, impact mapping, tiered validation plans, and confidence assessment. Use when analyzing bugs, fixing issues, or validating fixes.

Deep mock appropriateness analysis for Test Audit pipeline

Pre-defined F# pipe workflows for multi-agent orchestration. Provides code review, fix validation, test audit, new feature, research & planning, and test execution pipelines. Triggered via PostToolUse hook after significant code changes.

Create structured implementation plans via a 4-role scrum team (Product Owner, Architect, Eng/Delivery Lead, QA/Critic) with optional Agent Teams peer debate mode.

Transform a plan_creation plan_v{N}.md into a structured tasks.yaml + per-WP workpackages/*.yaml using parallel Sonnet sub-agents. Use after plan-creation finishes when you need execution-friendly task structure.

Evaluates product ideas through a six-agent research pipeline producing BUY/HOLD/SELL recommendations backed by market analysis, competitive intelligence, and segment targeting. Use when assessing product viability, researching markets for new ideas, or deciding whether to pursue a product concept.

Create consistent session handoff documents for context transfer between sessions. Use when closing a session, reaching 75% token consumption, or when user requests handoff. Ensures proper YAML headers for metrics collection, LF line endings, and complete documentation of progress, decisions, and next steps.

Configures Language Server Protocol integration for Claude Code projects. Use when setting up LSP servers, verifying post-restart initialization, or troubleshooting broken LSP configurations.

Audits a WP brief for drift against current code — extracts claims, verifies each, emits PROCEED/STOP verdict. Use when starting a new WP, before consuming a spec as binding, or when a doc references paths/lines/functions.

Template for structured sub-agent output including YAML log format, task completion reports (WHY/WHAT/TRADE-OFFS/RISKS), and summary constraints. Use when defining how sub-agents should report results.

Template for structured sub-agent invocation using 4-part prompting (GOAL/CONSTRAINTS/CONTEXT/OUTPUT) and F# pipeline notation. Use when orchestrating sub-agents or designing multi-agent workflows.

Audit test suites for T1-T4 violations using AST analysis, mock detection, and multi-stage synthesis. Invoke when user asks to audit tests, check test quality, find mock violations, review test effectiveness, or inspect test suites for over-mocking. Triggers automatic rewrites when quality gates fail.

Prompt template for test classification stage in Test Audit pipeline

Guidelines for creating unbiased test fixtures that integrate with project infrastructure. Use when creating fixtures for manual testing, setting up E2E test scenarios, or building code samples with deliberate issues for LLM review. Ensures fixtures work with hook automation and pass Phase 1 checks.