configure-ecc

Configure Everything Claude Code (ECC)

An interactive, step-by-step installation wizard for the Everything Claude Code project. Uses AskUserQuestion to guide users through selective installation of skills and rules, then verifies correctness and offers optimization.

When to Activate

• User says "configure ecc", "install ecc", "setup everything claude code", or similar
• User wants to selectively install skills or rules from this project
• User wants to verify or fix an existing ECC installation
• User wants to optimize installed skills or rules for their project

Prerequisites

This skill must be accessible to Claude Code before activation. Two ways to bootstrap:

1. Via Plugin: /plugin install everything-claude-code — the plugin loads this skill automatically
2. Manual: Copy only this skill to ~/.claude/skills/configure-ecc/SKILL.md, then activate by saying "configure ecc"

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Step 0: Clone ECC Repository

Before any installation, clone the latest ECC source to /tmp:

rm -rf /tmp/everything-claude-code
git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code.git /tmp/everything-claude-code

Set ECC_ROOT=/tmp/everything-claude-code as the source for all subsequent copy operations.

If the clone fails (network issues, etc.), use AskUserQuestion to ask the user to provide a local path to an existing ECC clone.

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Step 1: Choose Installation Level

Use AskUserQuestion to ask the user where to install:

Question: "Where should ECC components be installed?"
Options:
  - "User-level (~/.claude/)" — "Applies to all your Claude Code projects"
  - "Project-level (.claude/)" — "Applies only to the current project"
  - "Both" — "Common/shared items user-level, project-specific items project-level"

Store the choice as INSTALL_LEVEL. Set the target directory:

• User-level: TARGET=~/.claude
• Project-level: TARGET=.claude (relative to current project root)
• Both: TARGET_USER=~/.claude, TARGET_PROJECT=.claude

Create the target directories if they don't exist:

mkdir -p $TARGET/skills $TARGET/rules

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Step 2: Select & Install Skills

2a: Choose Scope (Core vs Niche)

Default to Core (recommended for new users) — copy .agents/skills/* plus skills/search-first/ for research-first workflows. This bundle covers engineering, evals, verification, security, strategic compaction, frontend design, and Anthropic cross-functional skills (article-writing, content-engine, market-research, frontend-slides).

Use AskUserQuestion (single select):

Question: "Install core skills only, or include niche/framework packs?"
Options:
  - "Core only (recommended)" — "tdd, e2e, evals, verification, research-first, security, frontend patterns, compacting, cross-functional Anthropic skills"
  - "Core + selected niche" — "Add framework/domain-specific skills after core"
  - "Niche only" — "Skip core, install specific framework/domain skills"
Default: Core only

If the user chooses niche or core + niche, continue to category selection below and only include those niche skills they pick.

2b: Choose Skill Categories

There are 7 selectable category groups below. The detailed confirmation lists that follow cover 45 skills across 8 categories, plus 1 standalone template. Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true:

Question: "Which skill categories do you want to install?"
Options:
  - "Framework & Language" — "Django, Laravel, Spring Boot, Go, Python, Java, Frontend, Backend patterns"
  - "Database" — "PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, JPA/Hibernate patterns"
  - "Workflow & Quality" — "TDD, verification, learning, security review, compaction"
  - "Research & APIs" — "Deep research, Exa search, Claude API patterns"
  - "Social & Content Distribution" — "X/Twitter API, crossposting alongside content-engine"
  - "Media Generation" — "fal.ai image/video/audio alongside VideoDB"
  - "Orchestration" — "dmux multi-agent workflows"
  - "All skills" — "Install every available skill"

2c: Confirm Individual Skills

For each selected category, print the full list of skills below and ask the user to confirm or deselect specific ones. If the list exceeds 4 items, print the list as text and use AskUserQuestion with an "Install all listed" option plus "Other" for the user to paste specific names.

Category: Framework & Language (21 skills)

Skill	Description
backend-patterns	Backend architecture, API design, server-side best practices for Node.js/Express/Next.js
coding-standards	Universal coding standards for TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js
django-patterns	Django architecture, REST API with DRF, ORM, caching, signals, middleware
django-security	Django security: auth, CSRF, SQL injection, XSS prevention
django-tdd	Django testing with pytest-django, factory_boy, mocking, coverage
django-verification	Django verification loop: migrations, linting, tests, security scans
laravel-patterns	Laravel architecture patterns: routing, controllers, Eloquent, queues, caching
laravel-security	Laravel security: auth, policies, CSRF, mass assignment, rate limiting
laravel-tdd	Laravel testing with PHPUnit and Pest, factories, fakes, coverage
laravel-verification	Laravel verification: linting, static analysis, tests, security scans
frontend-patterns	React, Next.js, state management, performance, UI patterns
frontend-slides	Zero-dependency HTML presentations, style previews, and PPTX-to-web conversion
golang-patterns	Idiomatic Go patterns, conventions for robust Go applications
golang-testing	Go testing: table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing
java-coding-standards	Java coding standards for Spring Boot: naming, immutability, Optional, streams
python-patterns	Pythonic idioms, PEP 8, type hints, best practices
python-testing	Python testing with pytest, TDD, fixtures, mocking, parametrization
springboot-patterns	Spring Boot architecture, REST API, layered services, caching, async
springboot-security	Spring Security: authn/authz, validation, CSRF, secrets, rate limiting
springboot-tdd	Spring Boot TDD with JUnit 5, Mockito, MockMvc, Testcontainers
springboot-verification	Spring Boot verification: build, static analysis, tests, security scans

Category: Database (3 skills)

Skill	Description
clickhouse-io	ClickHouse patterns, query optimization, analytics, data engineering
jpa-patterns	JPA/Hibernate entity design, relationships, query optimization, transactions
postgres-patterns	PostgreSQL query optimization, schema design, indexing, security

Category: Workflow & Quality (8 skills)

Skill	Description
continuous-learning	Auto-extract reusable patterns from sessions as learned skills
continuous-learning-v2	Instinct-based learning with confidence scoring, evolves into skills/commands/agents
eval-harness	Formal evaluation framework for eval-driven development (EDD)
iterative-retrieval	Progressive context refinement for subagent context problem
security-review	Security checklist: auth, input, secrets, API, payment features
strategic-compact	Suggests manual context compaction at logical intervals
tdd-workflow	Enforces TDD with 80%+ coverage: unit, integration, E2E
verification-loop	Verification and quality loop patterns

Category: Business & Content (5 skills)

Skill	Description
article-writing	Long-form writing in a supplied voice using notes, examples, or source docs
content-engine	Multi-platform social content, scripts, and repurposing workflows
market-research	Source-attributed market, competitor, fund, and technology research
investor-materials	Pitch decks, one-pagers, investor memos, and financial models
investor-outreach	Personalized investor cold emails, warm intros, and follow-ups

Category: Research & APIs (3 skills)

Skill	Description
deep-research	Multi-source deep research using firecrawl and exa MCPs with cited reports
exa-search	Neural search via Exa MCP for web, code, company, and people research
claude-api	Anthropic Claude API patterns: Messages, streaming, tool use, vision, batches, Agent SDK

Category: Social & Content Distribution (2 skills)

Skill	Description
x-api	X/Twitter API integration for posting, threads, search, and analytics
crosspost	Multi-platform content distribution with platform-native adaptation

Category: Media Generation (2 skills)

Skill	Description
fal-ai-media	Unified AI media generation (image, video, audio) via fal.ai MCP
video-editing	AI-assisted video editing for cutting, structuring, and augmenting real footage

Category: Orchestration (1 skill)

Skill	Description
dmux-workflows	Multi-agent orchestration using dmux for parallel agent sessions

Standalone

Skill	Description
project-guidelines-example	Template for creating project-specific skills

2d: Execute Installation

For each selected skill, copy the entire skill directory:

cp -r $ECC_ROOT/skills/<skill-name> $TARGET/skills/

Note: continuous-learning and continuous-learning-v2 have extra files (config.json, hooks, scripts) — ensure the entire directory is copied, not just SKILL.md.

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Step 3: Select & Install Rules

Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true:

Question: "Which rule sets do you want to install?"
Options:
  - "Common rules (Recommended)" — "Language-agnostic principles: coding style, git workflow, testing, security, etc. (8 files)"
  - "TypeScript/

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