| name | ai-cli |
| description | Canonical Claude Code authoring kit covering Skills, sub-agents, plugins, slash commands, hooks, memory, settings, sandboxing, headless mode, and advanced agent patterns. Use when creating Claude Code extensions or configuring Claude Code features.
|
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| compatibility | Designed for Claude Code |
| allowed-tools | Read Write Edit Grep Glob mcp__context7__resolve-library-id mcp__context7__get-library-docs |
| user-invocable | false |
| metadata | {"version":"5.0.0","category":"foundation","status":"active","updated":"2026-01-11","modularized":"false","tags":"foundation, claude-code, skills, sub-agents, plugins, slash-commands, hooks, memory, settings, sandboxing, headless, agent-patterns","aliases":"moai-foundation-claude"} |
| progressive_disclosure | {"enabled":true,"level1_tokens":100,"level2_tokens":5000} |
| triggers | {"keywords":["skill","agent","plugin","slash command","hook","sandbox","headless","memory","settings","claude code","sub-agent","agent pattern","orchestration","delegation"],"agents":["builder-agent","builder-command","builder-skill","builder-plugin"],"phases":["plan","run","sync"]} |
Claude Code Authoring Kit
Comprehensive reference for Claude Code Skills, sub-agents, plugins, slash commands, hooks, memory, settings, sandboxing, headless mode, and advanced agent patterns.
Documentation Index
Core Features:
- reference/claude-code-skills-official.md - Agent Skills creation and management
- reference/claude-code-sub-agents-official.md - Sub-agent development and delegation
- reference/claude-code-plugins-official.md - Plugin architecture and distribution
- reference/claude-code-custom-slash-commands-official.md - Command creation and orchestration
Configuration:
- reference/claude-code-settings-official.md - Configuration hierarchy and management
- reference/claude-code-memory-official.md - Context and knowledge persistence
- reference/claude-code-hooks-official.md - Event-driven automation
- reference/claude-code-iam-official.md - Access control and security
Advanced Features:
- reference/claude-code-sandboxing-official.md - Security isolation
- reference/claude-code-headless-official.md - Programmatic and CI/CD usage
- reference/claude-code-devcontainers-official.md - Containerized environments
- reference/claude-code-cli-reference-official.md - Command-line interface
- reference/claude-code-statusline-official.md - Custom status display
- reference/advanced-agent-patterns.md - Engineering best practices
Quick Reference
Skills: Model-invoked extensions in ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ (project). Three-level progressive disclosure. Max 500 lines.
Sub-agents: Specialized assistants via Task(subagent_type="..."). Own 200K context. Cannot spawn sub-agents. Use /agents command.
Plugins: Reusable bundles in .claude-plugin/plugin.json. Include commands, agents, skills, hooks, MCP servers.
Commands: User-invoked via /command. Parameters: $ARGUMENTS, $1, $2. File refs: @file.
Hooks: Events in settings.json. PreToolUse, PostToolUse, SessionStart, SessionEnd, PreCompact, Notification.
Memory: CLAUDE.md files + .claude/rules/*.md. Enterprise to Project to User hierarchy. @import syntax.
Settings: 6-level hierarchy. Managed to file-managed to CLI to local to shared to user.
Sandboxing: OS-level isolation. Filesystem and network restrictions. Auto-allow safe operations.
Headless: -p flag for non-interactive. --allowedTools, --json-schema, --agents for automation.
Skill Creation
Progressive Disclosure Architecture
Level 1 (Metadata): Name and description loaded at startup, approximately 100 tokens per Skill
Level 2 (Instructions): SKILL.md body loaded when triggered, under 5K tokens recommended
