robotijn

CTO Chief
The CTO your AI never had.

CTO Chief is a Claude Code plugin that turns AI coding from "generate and pray" into disciplined engineering. Every feature follows a 16-step Iron Loop — plan before code, test before ship, secure before deploy. 86 specialist agents handle everything from TDD to security scanning while 4 human gates ensure you approve every decision. The result: AI that writes production-quality code on the first try.

Install

/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/robotijn/ctoc
/plugin install ctoc

[!TIP] Enable auto-update: /plugin → Marketplaces tab → robotijn → Enable auto-update

Quick Start

1. Start Claude Code:

claude

2. Open the dashboard:

/ctoc

That's it. CTO Chief detects your stack and shows a dashboard.

3. Tell Claude what you want to build:

I want a SaaS product with AI to help creative writers when they get stuck

CTO Chief starts with ideation — agents explore your idea with you, ask clarifying questions, and shape it into actionable plans. Steps 1-7 are collaborative: agents ask, you decide. Steps 8-16 are automated: agents execute, you review the result. Use numbered menus ([1], [2], [3]) to navigate.

Already know exactly what you want? Just be specific: "Add a /health endpoint returning 200 OK" — CTO Chief skips ideation and goes straight to planning.

[!NOTE] CTO Chief is open source and actively developed. Issues, PRs, and skill improvement suggestions are welcome.

[!TIP] For autonomous agent workflows, use claude --dangerously-skip-permissions to avoid repeated tool-call prompts. This is safe on feature branches where git can revert changes. Add --continue to resume a previous session.

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Project Init

To set up CTO Chief methodology on an existing project:

ctoc init

This runs an interactive setup that:

1. Detects your stack — scans for languages (12), frameworks (20+), and tools (linters, test runners, bundlers)
2. Generates a tailored CLAUDE.md — project-specific instructions including detected tools, quality commands, and Iron Loop steps
3. Configures .ctoc/settings.yaml — quality gates, enforcement mode, and agent settings tuned to your stack
4. Creates plans/ directory structure — vision/, functional/, implementation/, todo/, review/, done/
5. Initializes Iron Loop state in .ctoc/state/

The generated CLAUDE.md becomes the single source of truth for how Claude works in your project — CTO persona, planning pipeline, test commands, and quality standards.

[!TIP] You don't need to run ctoc init manually. If you just start talking to Claude with CTO Chief installed, it will guide you. ctoc init is useful when you want to pre-configure a project or customize the generated CLAUDE.md.

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Why CTO Chief?

Without CTO Chief — AI writes code immediately, skips tests, ignores security. You spend hours debugging, refactoring, and adding missing error handling.

With CTO Chief — You start with an idea. A product-owner agent explores it with you, asks the right questions, and shapes it into a plan. Only then does AI write code — tests first, security scanned, with your approval at every checkpoint.