kc-plugin-forge-help

Plugin Forge Help — Interactive Guide

Help users discover, understand, and improve the Plugin Forge pipeline.

Invocation

/kc-plugin-forge-help                        # Overview of all commands
/kc-plugin-forge-help <topic>                # Deep dive into a topic
/kc-plugin-forge-help --feedback "<message>" # Report a doc gap or feature request
/kc-plugin-forge-help --list-topics          # Show available help topics

Phase 1 — Parse Args

Arg	Mode
(none) or --list-topics	Overview
<topic>	Topic deep dive
--feedback "<message>"	Feedback collection

Phase 2 — Overview Mode (no args)

Present a complete command reference by reading live skill data:

Read → ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/*/SKILL.md  (extract name + description from frontmatter)
Read → ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/*.md      (extract filenames for topic mapping)

Use the template below as a formatting guide only. Populate the Commands table from the live reads above — do not emit hardcoded rows that differ from what the file system contains.

Present:

# Plugin Forge — Quick Reference

## Commands

| Command | What it does |
|---------|-------------|
| `/kc-plugin-forge <path>` | Full pipeline: validate → TDD → agents → report |
| `/kc-plugin-forge new <name>` | Scaffold a new plugin, then full pipeline |
| `/kc-plugin-forge validate-only` | Phase 1 only — structure check |
| `/kc-plugin-forge skill-tdd-only` | Phase 2 only — TDD cycle per skill |
| `/kc-plugin-forge agent-verify-only` | Phase 3 only — verify agent definitions |
| `/kc-plugin-forge self-forge` | Forge audits itself (Phase 2 + 4) |
| `/kc-plugin-forge-help` | This help screen |

## Pipeline Phases

| Phase | What it does |
|-------|-------------|
| 1. Structure | Validate plugin.json, file layout, agent frontmatter |
| 1.5 Autonomy | A: Self-Learning (D1/D2) + B: Doc Self-Iteration |
| 2. Skill TDD | RED/GREEN/REFACTOR cycle per skill |
| 3. Agent Verify | Check examples, tools, prompts per agent |
| 4. Report | Re-validate + summary + learning capture |

## Topics (use `/kc-plugin-forge-help <topic>` for details)

| Topic | Covers |
|-------|--------|
| `getting-started` | Install, prerequisites, first forge run |
| `phases` | Deep dive into Phase 1 → 4 |
| `routes` | All routes explained (full, validate-only, skill-tdd, etc.) |
| `self-improvement` | D1/D2 learning framework, learned-patterns.md |
| `doc-sync` | Template-based doc self-iteration |
| `self-forge` | Running forge on itself |
| `gotchas` | Common pitfalls from quality-pipeline.md |
| `prerequisites` | Required marketplace plugins |

## Quick Start

**First time? Validate an existing plugin:**
1. Install prerequisites: `superpowers` + `plugin-dev` marketplace plugins
2. `/kc-plugin-forge path/to/my-plugin` → runs full 4-phase pipeline
3. Review report → fix any FAIL items

**Creating a new plugin?**
`/kc-plugin-forge new my-plugin` → scaffold + full pipeline

**Just checking structure?**
`/kc-plugin-forge validate-only` → Phase 1 only

**Periodic self-audit?**
`/kc-plugin-forge self-forge` → forge audits its own skill quality

Always end with:

---
Missing something? `/kc-plugin-forge-help --feedback "<description>"` to report a gap.
Contribute: https://github.com/iamcxa/kc-claude-plugins

Phase 3 — Topic Deep Dive

Map topic names to reference files:

Topic keyword(s)	Source	Section
getting-started, install, setup, prerequisites	reference/quality-pipeline.md	Prerequisites
phases, pipeline, phase-1, phase-2, phase-3, phase-4	skills/kc-plugin-forge/SKILL.md	Phase 1 → Phase 4
routes, commands, flags	skills/kc-plugin-forge/SKILL.md	Routing + Route Selection Rules
self-improvement, learning, d1, d2, evolution	reference/skill-evolution.md	Full file
doc-sync, documentation, doc-iteration	reference/doc-sync-templates.md	Full file
self-forge, self-audit	skills/kc-plugin-forge/SKILL.md	Route Selection Rules → self-forge
gotchas, pitfalls, lessons	reference/quality-pipeline.md	All Gotcha sections
patterns, learned	reference/learned-patterns.md	Full file

1. Resolve topic keyword → source file: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/<source>
2. Read the file (or relevant section)
3. Present content with a summary header

If topic not found:

Topic "<topic>" not recognized.
Available: getting-started, phases, routes, self-improvement, doc-sync, self-forge, gotchas, prerequisites, patterns

After presenting, always append:

---
> Want more detail? Source file: `<source-path>`.
> Found a gap? `/kc-plugin-forge-help --feedback "<what's missing>"`
> Know a better pattern? PRs welcome: https://github.com/iamcxa/kc-claude-plugins

Gap Detection

If answering the user's question required reading a SKILL.md section that has no corresponding reference doc, note this:

This answer came from internal skill definitions, not reference docs.
This suggests a documentation gap. Want me to:
1. Add a section to the relevant reference? (I'll draft for your review)
2. Create a tracking issue?
3. Skip — one-off question

Phase 4 — Feedback Mode

When --feedback "<message>" is provided:

1. Read the message
2. Classify: doc-gap (missing/unclear docs), feature-request (new capability), or bug (broken behavior)
3. Present proposed action:

## Feedback: <type>

**Message**: "<user message>"

### Proposed GitHub Issue

**Title**: [kc-plugin-forge] [<type>] <summary>
**Body**: <details with context>
**Labels**: documentation, kc-plugin-forge (or enhancement, bug)

Create this issue? (y/n/edit)

4. On confirmation, attempt:

gh issue create \
  --repo iamcxa/kc-claude-plugins \
  --title "<title>" \
  --body "<body>" \
  --label "<labels>"

5. If gh is unavailable or fails:
   • Append feedback to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/feedback-log.md (local persistence)
   • Suggest: "Saved locally. Submit manually: https://github.com/iamcxa/kc-claude-plugins/issues/new"

Phase 5 — Knowledge Loop

After any interaction, check for improvement opportunities:

• User asked about undocumented feature → Suggest doc update or issue
• User shared a useful pattern → Suggest adding to reference/learned-patterns.md
• User found confusing wording → Offer to draft a rewrite

Never auto-modify docs. Always present draft and ask for confirmation.