side-quest

Side Quest Plugins

Curated, verified Claude Code plugins for compound engineering workflows.

A marketplace of Claude Code plugins that encode expertise into reusable, composable units. Each plugin is self-contained with its own manifest, skills, commands, agents, and hooks. No hard dependencies between plugins.

Every plugin in this marketplace is verified -- it passes the acceptance checklist, installs cleanly, and has at least one working end-to-end flow. The "compound engineering" philosophy means plugins work well alone but compound when combined: git safety hooks protect your commits while enterprise orchestrates multi-agent builds and newsroom researches community sentiment.

Quick Start

Add the marketplace and install plugins:

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add nathanvale/side-quest-plugins

# Install a plugin
/plugin install git@side-quest

# Use it
/git:commit

V1 Plugins

Plugin	Category	Description
git	development	Git workflows with 10 commands, safety hooks, and session logging. Blocks force push, enforces conventional commits, preserves session memory across context compressions.
enterprise	development	Multi-agent engineering orchestrator with Star Trek metaphor. Spock coordinates Scotty (builder) and McCoy (validator) for documentation, code review, and refactoring. 9 commands, 8 skills, 3 agents.
newsroom	productivity	Multi-agent research across Reddit, X, and the web. Mickey "The Desk" Malone dispatches beat reporters in parallel with engagement metrics and source links. 2 commands, 2 skills, 1 agent.

Starter Packs (V1.1)

Starter packs group related plugins for common workflows. Each plugin installs independently -- packs are a discovery shortcut, not a bundle.

Pack	Plugins	Description
quality-gates	bun-runner, tsc-runner, biome-runner	Lint, type-check, and test your code
compound-engineering	git, enterprise, newsroom	Full CE stack -- safety, orchestration, research
code-intelligence	kit, claude-code	Semantic search, navigation, Claude Code knowledge

Install a pack by installing each plugin:

# Quality Gates
/plugin install bun-runner@side-quest
/plugin install tsc-runner@side-quest
/plugin install biome-runner@side-quest

Migrating from Symlinks

If you previously installed plugins via ln -s:

1. Remove old symlinks: rm ~/.claude/plugins/{git,enterprise,newsroom}
2. Add the marketplace: /plugin marketplace add nathanvale/side-quest-plugins
3. Install plugins: /plugin install git@side-quest (repeat for each plugin)

Plugins not yet in the marketplace can continue using symlinks.

Plugin Standards

See docs/plugin-standards.md for the acceptance checklist, category system, versioning policy, and contribution guide.

Roadmap

V1.1 adds core development tools (bun-runner, tsc-runner, biome-runner, kit). See docs/plugin-roadmap.md.

Development

git clone https://github.com/nathanvale/side-quest-plugins.git
cd side-quest-plugins
bun install
bun run validate               # Full gate: lint + typecheck + marketplace validation
bun run validate:marketplace   # Marketplace structure checks only

Individual checks:

bun run check      # Biome lint + format
bun run typecheck  # TypeScript type check

Branch naming: type/description (e.g., feat/add-plugin, fix/manifest-merge). Commits use Conventional Commits enforced by commitlint. CI runs bun run validate:marketplace --check-bump on PRs to enforce marketplace.json structure and version bumps. Run bun run validate before pushing.

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Nathan Vale

See LICENSE for full text.