JuliusBrussee/cavekit
Frozen — compressed spec-driven development plugin for Claude Code. Still works; active development moved to JuliusBrussee/caveman. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 12
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6
- age_days: 172
- days_rel: 137
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1141 stars · 86 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cavekit is a frozen (August 2026) Claude Code plugin that implements compressed spec-driven development via a single SPEC.md file and a small command loop (spec, build, check, plus optional grill/research/review/deepen skills). It emphasizes token efficiency through 'caveman encoding' and durable specs that survive context resets, with no sub-agents.
Use cases
- run spec-driven development in claude code without agent swarms
- keep a durable spec file that survives context resets
- reduce token usage in ai coding workflows
- enforce test-driven development with an ai coding agent
- turn a fuzzy idea into a sharp spec before building
- detect drift between spec and implementation
When to choose
- you use Claude Code and want a lightweight, token-efficient spec-driven workflow
- you want plan-then-execute discipline without sub-agent overhead
- you want test failures recorded as invariants the spec remembers
When to avoid
- you need active maintenance, new features, or bug fixes - development moved to caveman
- you don't use Claude Code or a compatible skills-based agent
- you prefer heavyweight multi-agent SDD frameworks with dashboards
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
prompt-engineering agent-framework testing documentation developer-tools developer-tools large-language-models cli cross-platform claude-code spec-driven-development test-driven-development token-efficiency skills frozen parallel-agents automation ai-agents nodejs
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/cavekit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1ff850f453b6
- homepage: https://caveman.so/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ceb307b7e99b
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so · fetched 2026-08-29 · 30c3cb3aee57
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/engine · fetched 2026-08-29 · a8f9999a105b
- site_page: https://caveman.so/products/caveman · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8bc8aefe4c8e
- site_page: https://caveman.so/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1dded1269300
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| JuliusBrussee/cavekit | main | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="JuliusBrussee/cavekit")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem