devteam

DevTeam: Multi-Agent Autonomous Development System

A Claude Code plugin providing 127 specialized AI agents with:

• Interview-driven planning - Clarify requirements before work begins
• Codebase research - Investigate patterns and blockers before implementation
• SQLite state management - Reliable session tracking and cost analytics
• Model escalation - Automatic haiku → sonnet → opus progression
• Bug Council - 5-agent diagnostic team for complex issues
• Eco mode - Cost-optimized execution mode for simpler tasks
• Quality gates - Tests, types, lint, security, coverage enforcement

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How This Works

This is a Claude Code plugin composed of:

• Markdown agent instructions (agents/*.md) — Claude Code reads these and follows them as subagent prompts via the Task tool
• YAML configuration (.devteam/*.yaml) — defines capabilities, thresholds, and agent selection triggers
• Shell scripts (scripts/*.sh, hooks/*.sh) — handle state persistence (SQLite), event logging, hook lifecycle, and database management
• Slash commands (commands/*.md, skills/*/SKILL.md) — user-facing commands that orchestrate agent workflows

There is no separate executable orchestrator. Claude Code itself is the runtime — it reads the agent markdown files, selects appropriate agents based on task characteristics, and executes them as subagents. The shell scripts provide supporting infrastructure (database, hooks, state tracking) but the orchestration logic lives in the agent instructions themselves.

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Key Features

Autonomous Development with Task Loop

Task Loop is the iterative quality enforcement system that ensures every task is completed to specification:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                       TASK LOOP                              │
│                                                              │
│   Execute → Quality Gates → Pass? → Complete                 │
│      ↑           │                                           │
│      │          Fail                                         │
│      │           ↓                                           │
│      └─── Fix Tasks ← Model Escalation (if needed)          │
│                                                              │
│   Loop until: ALL QUALITY GATES PASS                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Features:

• Automatic model escalation (haiku → sonnet → opus) after failures
• Stuck loop detection with Bug Council activation
• Quality gates: tests, types, lint, security, coverage
• Anti-abandonment system prevents agents from giving up
• Maximum 10 iterations with human notification

Intelligent Agent Selection

The /devteam:implement command automatically selects the best agents for your task:

/devteam:implement "Add user authentication with JWT tokens"

The /devteam:implement command analyzes your task description, file types involved, and project context to select appropriate agents. It considers keyword matches, file extensions, task type (feature vs. bug), and detected language/framework.

Bug Council: Multi-Perspective Debugging

For complex bugs, the Bug Council convenes 5 specialized analysts:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                       BUG COUNCIL                            │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Root Cause Analyst    │ Error analysis, stack traces       │
│  Code Archaeologist    │ Git history, regression detection  │
│  Pattern Matcher       │ Similar bugs, anti-patterns        │
│  Systems Thinker       │ Dependencies, integration issues   │
│  Adversarial Tester    │ Edge cases, security vectors       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              ↓
                    Synthesized Solution

Activation Triggers:

• Critical/high severity bugs
• 3+ failed opus attempts
• Complexity score ≥ 10
• Explicit bug_council: true flag

Scope Enforcement

Agents are strictly confined to their assigned scope:

scope:
  allowed_files:
    - "src/auth/*.py"
  forbidden_directories:
    - "src/billing/"
  max_files_changed: 5

6 Enforcement Layers:

1. Task scope definition in YAML
2. Agent prompt constraints
3. Scope validator agent with VETO power
4. Pre-commit hook blocking
5. Runtime file access control
6. Out-of-scope observations logging

Anti-Abandonment System

Agents cannot give up. The persistence system ensures completion:

Abandonment Attempt → Detected → Re-engagement Prompt
         ↓
    Still stuck?
         ↓
    Model Escalation (haiku → sonnet → opus)
         ↓
    Still stuck?
         ↓
    Bug Council Activation
         ↓
    Still stuck?
         ↓
    Human Notification (but keep trying)

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127 Specialized Agents

Enterprise Roles