Dev Methodology
Documentation-driven development methodology for Claude Code projects. Enforces a disciplined 5-phase development cycle with 14 skills, 3 agents, and project memory templates.
Installation
/plugin marketplace add abilityai/abilities /plugin install dev-methodology@abilityai
Development Cycle
Initialize the methodology in your project with /dev-methodology:init My Project. This scaffolds all memory files, CLAUDE.md, workflow docs, and testing templates.
Skills
Setup
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /init [name] | Initialize methodology in current project |
Core Workflow
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /read-docs | Load project context at session start |
| /update-docs | Update changelog, architecture, requirements |
| /commit [message] | Stage, commit, push, link GitHub Issues |
| /validate-pr <number> | Validate PR against methodology |
Feature Development
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /implement <source> | End-to-end feature implementation |
| /feature-flow-analysis <name> | Document feature from UI to database |
| /sync-feature-flows [range] | Batch-update feature flows from changes |
| /add-testing <name> | Add testing section to feature flow |
Code Quality and Security
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /security-check | Pre-commit secret detection |
| /security-analysis [scope] | Full OWASP-based security audit |
| /refactor-audit [scope] | Identify complexity and refactoring candidates |
| /tidy [scope] | Audit and clean up repository structure |
Project Management
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /roadmap [command] | Query GitHub Issues for priorities |
Agents
| Agent | Purpose |
|---|---|
| test-runner | Tiered test execution (smoke/core/full) with reports |
| feature-flow-analyzer | Traces and documents feature vertical slices |
| security-analyzer | OWASP Top 10 security analysis |
Memory Files
After initialization, your project will have:
docs/memory/ ├── requirements.md # SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH for features ├── architecture.md # Current system design ├── roadmap.md # Prioritized task queue ├── changelog.md # Timestamped change history ├── feature-flows.md # Feature flow index └── feature-flows/ # Individual feature documentation