The core plugin that powers all Catalyst development workflows. Always install this one.
- 10 research agents for codebase and infrastructure analysis
- 22 commands covering the full development lifecycle
- 3 skills for browser automation, code prototyping, and Linear CLI reference
- Automatic workflow context tracking via hooks
- ~3.5K context footprint (lightweight MCPs: DeepWiki, Context7)
| Command | Description |
|---|
/research-codebase | Parallel codebase research with specialized agents |
/create-plan | Interactive implementation planning |
/iterate-plan | Revise existing plans with feedback |
/implement-plan | Execute plans with validation |
/validate-plan | Verify implementation completeness |
/oneshot | All-in-one: research, plan, and implement with context isolation |
| Command | Description |
|---|
/commit | Conventional commits with Linear integration |
/ci-commit | CI-aware commits with pre-flight checks |
/create-pr | Pull requests with auto-description |
/describe-pr | Generate/update PR descriptions |
/ci-describe-pr | CI-aware PR descriptions |
/merge-pr | Safe merge with verification |
| Command | Description |
|---|
/create-handoff | Save session context for later |
/resume-handoff | Resume from a handoff document |
| Command | Description |
|---|
/linear | Ticket management and workflow |
/create-worktree | Isolated workspace creation |
| Agent | Purpose | Model |
|---|
codebase-locator | Find files and patterns | Haiku |
codebase-analyzer | Deep code analysis | Sonnet |
codebase-pattern-finder | Find reusable patterns | Sonnet |
thoughts-locator | Search thoughts repository | Haiku |
thoughts-analyzer | Analyze documentation | Sonnet |
external-research | External repos and docs | Sonnet |
The plugin includes Claude Code hooks that automatically track documents written to thoughts/shared/:
- Research documents → tracked as
research type
- Plans → tracked as
plans type
- Handoffs → tracked as
handoffs type
- PR descriptions → tracked as
prs type
Ticket numbers are auto-extracted from filenames and directory names.
/plugin marketplace add coalesce-labs/catalyst
/plugin install catalyst-dev
- Required: HumanLayer CLI (thoughts system)
- Optional: Linearis CLI (
npm install -g linearis)
- Optional: GitHub CLI (
gh)