# Commander > CC Commander — Master Claude Code instantly. The Fable Method: 12 enforceable gates so any model delivers Fable-shaped results. 71 plugin skills, 22 specialist agents, 23 lifecycle hooks (39 handlers). Free for now. commanderplugin.com - **Type:** MCP server - **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-kevinzai-commander` - **Verified:** Pending review - **Seller:** [KevinZai](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/kevinzai) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [KevinZai](https://github.com/KevinZai) - **Source:** https://github.com/KevinZai/commander - **Website:** https://commanderplugin.com ## Install ```sh agentstack add mcp-kevinzai-commander ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # CC Commander — AI PM for Claude Code · 71 Skills · 22 Agents · Free for Now > **Ship faster with Claude Code and Cowork Desktop.** One plugin install activates 71 skills, 22 specialist AI agents, and 23 lifecycle hooks across Claude Code Desktop, Claude Code CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, and every MCP-capable IDE. **Install in 30 seconds:** ``` Settings → Plugin Marketplace → Add from GitHub: KevinZai/commander → Install ``` **What you get:** 71 click-first `/ccc-*` plugin skills · 22 specialist sub-agents (architect, reviewer, debugger, designer, and more) · 23 lifecycle hooks · 2 bundled MCP servers · 502+ ecosystem skills · Free for now. > **🖥️ Primary surface: Claude Code Desktop (aka Cowork Desktop).** Install once via Settings → Plugin Marketplace. All 71 plugin skills, 22 agents, 23 lifecycle hooks (39 handlers), and 2 credential-free bundled MCP servers (+16 opt-in via `/ccc-connect`) appear inside every session automatically — no terminal needed. > > Cowork Desktop and Claude Code Desktop are the same app, two UI modes. The plugin works identically in both. All screenshots in `docs/screenshots/` were taken in Desktop. [](https://github.com/KevinZai/commander/stargazers) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://twitter.com/kzic) [](./SKILLS-INDEX.md) [](./commander/cowork-plugin/README.md) [](#️-who-its-for) [](./CHANGELOG.md) Powered by: · affiliate disclosure **[Kevin Zicherman](https://kevinz.ai)** · **[@kzic](https://x.com/kzic)** · Built from 200+ community sources · Aggregates 19 vendor packages **[Why CC Commander](#-why-cc-commander)** · **[The 70 skills](#the-70-plugin-skills)** · **[Browse Skills](SKILLS-INDEX.md)** · **[Agent Bible](docs/BIBLE-AGENT.md)** · **[Ecosystem](docs/ECOSYSTEM.md)** · **[BIBLE](BIBLE.md)** · **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)** ### 🎯 Who it's for | If you are... | CC Commander is... | |--------------|-------------------| | 👋 **New to AI coding agents** → using **Claude Cowork Desktop** | Your onboarding buddy — `/ccc` pops up a native chip picker: **Build · Review · Ship · Design · Learn · More**. Click. No typing. 28 guided workflows, zero config. | | 💻 **A developer** → using **Claude Code Desktop** or **Claude Code CLI** | Your project manager — routes complexity, compounds knowledge across sessions, Kevin Z Method built in. `/ccc-plan` → spec interview → plan file. | | 🔧 **In Cursor / Windsurf / Cline / Continue / Codex** | One hosted MCP endpoint unlocks all 459+ skills in your IDE of choice | | 📱 **On Claude mobile or iPad** | Same skills, same license, synced across devices (hosted MCP) | --- ## ⭐ 30-second install > **For Cowork Desktop or Claude Code Desktop users (99% of people).** No terminal needed. 1. Open **Settings → Plugin Marketplace** 2. Click **Add from GitHub** → enter **`KevinZai/commander`** → **Add** 3. Find **`commander`** in the marketplace → click **Install** 4. Cmd+Q, reopen the app, type **`/ccc`** — you're live ✅ 71 plugin skills activate. ✅ Zero config. ✅ Zero API keys. **Power-user CLI install:** ```bash /plugin marketplace add KevinZai/commander /plugin install commander ``` Or full dev environment + `ccc` binary: ```bash curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KevinZai/commander/main/install-remote.sh | bash ``` --- ## 🌐 One plugin, every agent > **Commander is a PM layer for whichever AI coding tool you use.** Same 71 skills, same 22 specialist agents, same lifecycle hooks — different install path per platform. The package name stays `commander` everywhere; the surrounding UI (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.) provides the platform context. | Platform | Status | Install | |---------|--------|---------| | **Claude Code Desktop / Cowork Desktop** ⭐ | Shipping (primary) | Settings → Plugin Marketplace → Add from GitHub: `KevinZai/commander` | | **Claude Code CLI** | Shipping | `/plugin marketplace add KevinZai/commander` then `/plugin install commander` | | **Cursor / Windsurf / Cline / Continue / Codex** | Shipping (hosted MCP) | Point MCP client at `mcp.commanderplugin.com` | | **Codex / Gemini native plugin runtimes** | Roadmap | Same repo, platform-specific adapter (planned v4.2+) | One brand: **Commander**. One tagline: **The guided AI PM for every AI coding agent.** One repo: `KevinZai/commander`. Everywhere. --- ## 🎯 Why CC Commander Stock Claude Code is a blank terminal with amnesia. Every other plugin solves one slice. CC Commander is the first **guided AI PM** — click-first UX, an intelligence layer that thinks before you do, and the whole ecosystem pre-wired. One install, everything active. ### 🥇 What no competitor has | Moat | CC Commander | Cursor / Windsurf / Copilot | OSS (Cline / Continue / Aider) | |------|--------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------| | **Lifecycle hooks (23 × 39 handlers)** | ✅ SessionStart, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, PreCompact, Notification, etc. | ❌ None | ❌ None | | **22 specialist agent personas** | ✅ Architect, Security-Auditor, TypeScript-Reviewer, Designer, Debugger, etc. | ❌ None ship pre-built | ❌ None ship pre-built | | **18 MCP servers (2 bundled + 16 opt-in)** | ✅ Zero-config — Notion, Slack, Supabase, Figma, Linear, GitHub, Vercel, Fly… | ⚠️ Manual MCP setup required | ⚠️ Manual MCP setup required | | **Spec-first planning** (/ccc-plan → interview → spec → multi-agent execution) | ✅ Native | ❌ No planning primitive | ❌ No planning primitive | | **Cross-platform** (CLI + Desktop + VS Code path + hosted MCP) | ✅ Same brain everywhere | ❌ IDE-locked | ⚠️ IDE-locked | | **Pricing transparency** | ✅ Free for now — no signup, no card, no gates | ⚠️ Cursor $20+ confusing tiers; Windsurf credit confusion | ✅ BYOK free | **The marketing angle:** *Set it once, the AI works smarter every session.* Lifecycle hooks fire automatically. Specialist agents already know your codebase conventions. The MCP ecosystem is pre-wired. No other tool ships any of this out of the box. - 🖱️ **Click-first UX** — every menu is a native `AskUserQuestion` chip picker. No typing. No numbered menus. No ASCII prompts. Works identically in Cowork Desktop, Claude Code Desktop, and the CLI. - 🧠 **`/ccc-suggest` intelligence layer** — Opus-class real-time recommendation. Scans your project state, recommends **one starred next step** with reasoning + named 3rd-party plugins. Kills info-paralysis. - 🧩 **71 plugin skills including 13 `/ccc-*` specialist workflows** — plain slash commands (no `commander:` prefix), skill-based architecture: `ccc`, `ccc-start`, `ccc-browse`, `ccc-plan`, `ccc-build`, `ccc-review`, `ccc-ship`, `ccc-design`, `ccc-learn`, `ccc-xray`, `ccc-linear`, `ccc-fleet`, `ccc-connect` + `/ccc-e2e`, `/ccc-save-session`, `/ccc-resume-session`, `/ccc-changelog`, `/ccc-doctor`, `/ccc-tuneup`, `/ccc-upgrade`, `/ccc-yolo-setup`, `/ccc-ecc` and 11 domain routers. - 🧭 **Orchestrator / Executor model** — `/ccc-orchestrate` has Fable/Opus write a Skill.md-style goal file, GPT-5.5 via `codex` or a Sonnet subagent execute it, and the orchestrator verify acceptance criteria. Pair it with `/ccc-handoff` for frequent fresh-chat resets and `/ccc-adopt` to bring the doctrine into any existing project. Pay for Fable on the thinking, not the typing. - 🎭 **22 specialist agents with persona voices** — architect, security-auditor, performance-engineer, content-strategist, data-analyst, designer, product-manager, technical-writer, devops-engineer, qa-engineer, reviewer, builder, researcher, debugger, fleet-worker, typescript-reviewer, python-reviewer, go-reviewer, rust-reviewer, java-reviewer, kotlin-reviewer, csharp-reviewer. Each with a distinct voice layer in `commander/cowork-plugin/rules/personas/`. - 🔌 **2 credential-free bundled MCP servers** — `context7` (library docs) + `sequential-thinking`. Opt-in via `/ccc-connect`: 16 more including Tavily, GitHub, Supabase, Figma, Playwright, Slack, Notion, claude-mem, Exa, Firecrawl, Zapier, Google Drive, Vercel, Neon, Fly.io, Upstash. - 🪝 **23 lifecycle hooks × 39 handlers** — SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, Notification, PreCompact, SubagentStop, PermissionRequest. Schema-compliant, 100% pass on `claude plugin validate`. - 🗺️ **`/ccc-cheatsheet` live Mermaid map** — reads the filesystem as single source of truth, renders the whole plugin as a flow diagram. Never drifts. - 🔄 **Weekly vendor auto-sync** — 19 vendor submodules auto-update via GitHub Actions. The ecosystem stays current without you touching a thing. - 🌐 **Cross-client, one license** — Cowork Desktop, Code Desktop, Code CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, Codex, mobile (hosted MCP). - 🚁 **Fleet orchestration** — `/ccc-fleet` runs multiple Sonnet agents in parallel **git worktrees**. Fan-out, pipeline, FOR/AGAINST, background modes. - 🆓 **Free for now** — no credit card, no signup. No feature gating, no paywalls. - 🧬 **Shared brain: plugin + CLI** — same intelligence layer, same skill catalog, same personas. Install either, get both. - 📖 **The Kevin Z Method** — `BIBLE.md` ships with the plugin. 7 rules, 200+ sources, 14 months of production methodology. - 📄 **Printable cheat sheets** — [`docs/cheatsheets/`](docs/cheatsheets/) ships 3 print-ready PDFs: [CC Commander Essentials](docs/cheatsheets/ccc-essentials.pdf), [The Orchestrator/Executor Method](docs/cheatsheets/orchestrator-executor.pdf), and [Agents & Model Tiers](docs/cheatsheets/agents-model-tiers.pdf). - 📚 **459+ skills across 11 CCC domains** — design, marketing, SaaS, DevOps, SEO, testing, security, data, research, mobile, makeover. Plus the vendor ecosystem. - 🎯 **Plugins-name-plugins** — `/ccc-suggest` calls out specific 3rd-party plugins by name (`claude-mem`, `superpowers`, `caveman`, `impeccable`, `graphify`, and more) at the right moment. You learn the whole ecosystem through CC Commander. ### 🧠 The Fable Method **The operating doctrine distilled from Anthropic's frontier Fable 5 model, encoded as 12 enforceable gates** — so ANY model running CC Commander produces Fable-shaped results, not just the flagship one. Arm it with `/ccc-fable on`, self-check with `/ccc-fable audit`. Full doctrine: [`commander/cowork-plugin/rules/fable-method.md`](commander/cowork-plugin/rules/fable-method.md). - **Never trust a single pass** — the agent that does the work never grades it. Every finding gets adversarial verification from a fresh context. - **Loops need verifiers, state, and stops** — repetition without a real verifier, a state file, and a deterministic stop condition is just an agent agreeing with itself on repeat. - **Prove it before you alarm** — a scary number is a hypothesis until you run the exact check, open real samples, and hunt the disconfirming case. - **Context is disposable, state is durable** — the durable record is handoff docs, memory, and the tracker, never the live chat. **The method IS the moat.** A mid-tier model following all 12 gates reliably out-delivers an ungated frontier model on any task longer than one turn. ### 💡 How the intelligence works (the beginner headline) **New to Claude Code? Start here:** `/ccc-suggest`. Every time you run it, CC Commander reads your project state — detected stack, current branch, last 5 commits, open todos, recent errors — and returns **one starred recommendation** with plain-English reasoning. If another plugin would serve you better right now (e.g. `claude-mem` for persistent memory, `superpowers` for structured thinking, `caveman` for token-heavy iteration), it names it. Three reasoning tiers fire in order: 1. **Strong signals** — an open PR, a failing test, a dirty worktree, a mid-plan session 2. **Stack signals** — nextjs + Stripe detected → suggest `ccc-saas`; mobile repo → suggest `ccc-mobile` 3. **User intent** — pattern-match your recent prompts against the 502-skill catalog One click → one next step. No info paralysis. --- ## Built on Claude Agent SDK primitives CC Commander is built on Anthropic's 2026 Claude Agent SDK sub-agent architecture — the same primitives that power agentic workflows across Claude Code Desktop, Cowork Desktop, and the CLI. The **brain/hands** pattern separates orchestration (the PM layer: planning, routing, decision-making) from execution (22 specialist sub-agent personas that each embody a distinct role, model, and voice). 23 lifecycle hook events with 39 handlers fire automatically throughout every session — from `SessionStart` initialization through `SubagentStop` result aggregation — so the right agent is always running at the right moment without you lifting a finger. --- ## Using Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, or Codex? [Hosted MCP setup](./mintlify-docs/features/browse-modes.mdx) — one URL + license key unlocks all 459+ skills in your editor. --- ## 🌟 What's new in v5.1.0 - 🧠 **Opus 4.8 session default** — `claude-opus-4-8`, $5/$25 per MTok, Fast mode 2.5× at $10/$50. New `ultra`/`xhigh` effort levels. `thinking: {type: "adaptive"}` replaces deprecated `budget_tokens`. - ⚡ **Dynamic workflows** (research preview, requires Claude Code v2.1.154+) — 4 bundled JS workflow scripts spawn parallel subagents that cross-check findings: `ccc-audit` (backs `/ccc-xray`), `ccc-deep-review` (backs `/ccc-review`), `ccc-migrate`, `ccc-fleet`. Skills fall back to `Agent()` on older clients. - 🚀 **`/ccc-ultracode`** — new skill for `xhigh` effort + automatic workflow orchestration. Or add `workflow:` to any prompt for a one-off run. - 🪝 **Hooks 9 → 23 events** — 14 new lifecycle events: `SessionEnd`, `PostCompact`, `SubagentStart`, `TaskCreated`, `TaskCompleted`, and 9 more. Handlers: 24 → 38. Correctness fix: `session-save` moved `Stop` → `SessionEnd`. - 🎯 **71 plugin skills** — recent channel/CI/ECC/setup skills (`/ccc-brainstorm`, `/ccc-qa`, `/ccc-loop`, `/ccc-hermes`, `/ccc-nightwatch`, `/ccc-ci`, `/ccc-yolo-setup`, `/ccc-ecc`) + 5 language reviewer agents (Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#) + `/ccc-ultracode`. - 🔐 **4 security mediums resolved** — telemetry scrubber hardened, error messages sanitized. - 🤖 **22 specialist sub-agent personas** — 5 new language reviewers added (Go · Rust · Java · Kotlin · C#). - 📦 **15 vendor pins refreshed** — ECC v1.7.0, oh-my-claudecode v4.14.4, repomix v1.14.1, and 12 more. - 🧪 **284 tests passing** — +5 security regression tests added. - 🖥️ **Desktop-first positioning throughout** — all docs now lead with "Claude Code Desktop is the primary surface." ## 🚀 What's new in v6.0.0 - 🧠 **Selective Fable 5 deep-mode** — Opus 4.8 stays session default (everyday), Fable 5 escalation-tier via `/model claude-fable-5` with once-per-day deep-reasoning nudge. Motto: *pay for Fable on the thinking, not the typing.* - 🎛️ **Smart model routing** — selectModelForComplexity(score) auto-assigns: 0-29 Haiku, 30-65 Sonnet, 66-85 Opus, 86-100 Fable. Dispatch tiers: power=Fable/Opus, assisted=Opus/Sonnet, guided=Sonnet/Haiku. - 💰 **Savings counter + `ccc --savings`** — every dispatch logs estimated cost vs baseline. Footer shows daily estimate (sv$X.XX); report command prints full breakdown to `~/.claude/commander/savings.json`. - 🎭 **4 deep personas on Fable** — architect, debugger, security-auditor, product-manager run claude-fable-5 for complex reasoning. ## ⚡ Dynamic Workflows + Ultracode > **Research preview — requires Claude Code v2.1.154+.** Skills fall back to standard `Agent()` dispatch on older clients. **Dynamic workflows** are JS scripts the runtime executes in the background, spawning many subagents that cross-check findings and merge results before returning. Four bundled workflows ship in `commander/cowork-plugin/workflows/`: | Workflow | Backs | What it does | |----------|-------|-------------| | `ccc-audit` | `/ccc-xray` | Repo-wide audit — security, performance, architecture, test coverage in parallel | | `ccc-deep-review` | `/ccc-review` | 4-dimension branch review (correctness · security · perf · maintainability) + reconciler | | `ccc-migrate` … ## Source & license This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [KevinZai](https://github.com/KevinZai) - **Source:** [KevinZai/commander](https://github.com/KevinZai/commander) - **License:** MIT - **Homepage:** https://commanderplugin.com Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** yes - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** yes - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: flagged — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-kevinzai-commander - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/kevinzai - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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