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JuliusBrussee/cavekit

Frozen — compressed spec-driven development plugin for Claude Code. Still works; active development moved to JuliusBrussee/caveman. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/JuliusBrussee/cavekit · homepage · MIT (permissive) 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

Full methodology

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

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
JuliusBrussee/cavekitmain74

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