PopKit

Development workflows that actually work

Start each day knowing your project is healthy.
End each day with context saved for tomorrow.
Know exactly what to do next.

Get Started · Morning Routine · What's Next · Docs

What is PopKit?

PopKit organizes your Claude Code sessions around workflows, not tools.

Most AI coding assistants give you a prompt and say "figure it out." PopKit gives you:

Morning routines that check your project health before you write code
"What's next?" recommendations based on your actual git status, failing tests, and open issues
Guided development that walks you through feature implementation phase by phase
Session capture so you can pick up exactly where you left off

It's the difference between "here's an AI" and "here's how to use AI to build software."

Command Tiers

PopKit intentionally exposes two layers:

Layer	Prefix	Purpose	Default
Workflow commands	`/popkit-`	User-facing orchestration across commands, skills, and hooks	Yes
Direct skills	`/pop-`	Low-level primitives for targeted/advanced invocation	Advanced

Example: /popkit-dev:next uses pop-next-action internally, then adds mode handling, reporting, and command-level guidance.

Get Started

Claude Code Plugin (recommended)

# Add the PopKit marketplace
/plugin marketplace add jrc1883/popkit-claude

# Install the plugins you need
/plugin install popkit-core@popkit-claude   # Foundation
/plugin install popkit-dev@popkit-claude    # Development workflows

# Restart Claude Code, then run your first morning routine:
/popkit-dev:routine morning

VS Code / Copilot (one-click install)

Requires pip install popkit-mcp first, then click the badge above.

PyPI (for MCP server or standalone use)

# MCP server only — for Cursor, Codex CLI, Copilot, or any MCP client
pip install popkit-mcp
popkit-mcp --transport stdio

# Full install — CLI + shared utilities + MCP server
pip install popkit[full]

# Or install individual packages
pip install popkit-shared   # Core utilities only
pip install popkit-cli      # CLI only
pip install popkit[mcp]     # Core + CLI + MCP server

Morning Routine

Every morning, PopKit checks your project's vital signs:

/popkit-dev:routine morning

■ Session Restored
  Last: Fixed authentication flow (2h ago)

■ Ready to Code Score: 87/100

  ✓ Git status clean
  ✓ Tests passing (142/142)
  ✓ CI green on main
  ⚠ 2 dependencies outdated
  ✓ No TypeScript errors

■ Context Loaded
  Active issue: #47 Add password reset flow
  Branch: feat/password-reset (3 commits ahead of main)

Ready to continue.

The "Ready to Code" score tells you if something needs attention before you start coding. 87 means you're good to go. 45 means something's broken.

What's Next

When you're not sure what to work on:

/popkit-dev:next

PopKit analyzes your git status, test results, GitHub issues, and TypeScript errors to recommend prioritized actions:

Recommended Actions:

1. Merge main into branch (Score: 85)
   Branch is 5 commits behind main

2. Fix TypeScript error in src/auth.ts:47 (Score: 78)
   Type 'string | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'

3. Continue issue #47 (Score: 72)
   Password reset flow - implementation started

4. Review PR #51 (Score: 65)
   Dependency update, waiting 2 days

No more staring at your terminal wondering what to do.

Guided Development

Start a feature with /popkit-dev:dev:

/popkit-dev:dev "Add password reset via email"

PopKit walks you through seven phases:

Discovery — What exactly are we building?
Exploration — What patterns exist in this codebase?
Questions — What do we need to clarify before coding?
Architecture — How should we structure this?
Implementation — Write the code, phase by phase
Review — Check what we built
Summary — Document what changed

Each phase has checkpoints. You approve before moving forward.

Nightly Routine

End your day with context saved:

/popkit-dev:routine nightly

■ [Sleep Score](https://popkit.unjoe.me/features/routines/#nightly-routine): 92/100

  ✓ All changes committed
  ✓ Branch pushed to origin
  ✓ Tests passing
  ✓ No uncommitted stashes
  ✓ Session branches clean

■ Session Captured
  Work: Implemented password reset email flow
  Next: Add reset token validation endpoint

■ Dependencies
  2 security updates available (non-breaking)

Sweet dreams.

Tomorrow's morning routine will restore this context automatically.

The Philosophy

PopKit tries to be programmatic where possible, AI where needed.

Approach	What it means
Programmatic git	Status checks are scripts, not AI guesses
Rule-based validation	TypeScript errors come from `tsc`, not prompts
Explicit state	Session context is JSON, not memory
AI for judgment	Architecture decisions, code review, prioritization

This reduces token usage, makes workflows reproducible, and keeps AI focused on what it's actually good at.

Parallel Development

Work on multiple features simultaneously with worktree management:

/popkit-dev:worktree list

PopKit adds batch operations and health analysis on top of git worktrees:

update-all — Pull latest changes across all worktrees at once
analyze — Get recommendations for stale worktrees, uncommitted changes
init — Auto-create worktrees from branch patterns

No more manual worktree juggling when you're working on multiple features.

More Plugins

PopKit is modular. Install what you need:

Plugin	What it adds
popkit-core	Project setup, Power Mode (multi-agent), session management
popkit-dev	Git workflows, worktrees, routines, `/next` recommendations
popkit-ops	Quality assessments, security scanning, debugging, deployment pipeline
popkit-research	Knowledge capture, research notes, documentation sync

/plugin install popkit-ops@popkit-claude      # Quality & security
/plugin install popkit-research@popkit-claude # Knowledge management

Requirements

Claude Code 2.1.33+ (tested through 2.1.80)
Python 3.11+
Git
GitHub CLI (gh) for GitHub integration

Documentation

Documentation Site — Guides and references
CHANGELOG.md — Version history
CONTRIBUTING.md — How to contribute

Status

Version: 1.0.0-beta.12
Status: Public beta — core features stable, actively improving

License

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 — see LICENSE

This software is free for personal, educational, and noncommercial use.

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