The Forge

AI-native product management for Claude Code

Manage products, track tasks, capture knowledge, debate decisions, generate reports, and configure Atlassian agents — all from your terminal.

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What is The Forge?

The Forge is a suite of 8 Claude Code plugins backed by a shared Python data layer and a Tauri desktop app for visual dashboards. It brings structured product management into your AI coding workflow — no context switching, no separate tools.

Plugins handle conversation and workflow. A deterministic Python CLI (forge-lib) handles all file operations, validation, and indexing. Forge Shell gives you a desktop GUI to browse everything the plugins create.

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Plugins

	Plugin	What it does
	Product Forge	Initiatives, epics, stories — full product hierarchy with auto-linked relationships
	Tasks Forge	Sequential task tracking with status workflow and priority management
	Cognitive Forge	Multi-agent debates and explorations with 5 specialized reasoning agents
	Forge Memory	Organizational knowledge with taxonomy — products, modules, teams, integrations
	Report Forge	8 report types generated via multi-agent orchestration
	Rovo Forge	Interactive builders for Atlassian Rovo Jira & Confluence agents
	Slack Forge	Channel intelligence harvester — surfaces tasks, knowledge, and JIRA activity
	Outlook Forge	Outlook intelligence harvester — surfaces tasks, knowledge, and meeting context

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Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph CC ["Claude Code"]
        A["LLM Reasoning Layer"]
    end

    A --> B["Plugin Commands · 80–100 lines each"]

    subgraph PL ["Plugins"]
        direction LR
        subgraph col1 [" "]
            C1["Product Forge"]
            C2["Tasks Forge"]
            C3["Cognitive Forge"]
            C4["Forge Memory"]
        end
        subgraph col2 [" "]
            C5["Report Forge"]
            C6["Rovo Forge"]
            C7["Slack Forge"]
            C8["Outlook Forge"]
        end
    end

    B --> PL

    subgraph FL ["forge-lib · Python CLI"]
        D["forge.py"] --> E1["Validation"] & E2["Templates"] & E3["Indexing"] & E4["Relationships"]
    end

    PL --> FL

    FL --> F["cards/ · tasks/ · sessions/ · memory/ · reports/"]

    G["Forge Shell · Tauri Desktop App"] -.->|reads| F

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Key design principle: LLM handles conversation, Python handles data. Commands dropped from 250–300 lines (v1) to 80–100 lines (v2) by delegating all file operations, validation, and templating to forge-lib.

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Forge Shell — Desktop Dashboards

A Tauri desktop app that gives you visual dashboards for everything the plugins create.

	Product Forge — Browse initiatives, epics, and stories in a filterable grid
	Tasks Board — Kanban-style board with status columns and priority filters
	Roadmap — Timeline visualization of your product roadmap

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Quick Start

# 1. Install the Python data layer
cd forge-lib && pip install -r requirements.txt

# 2. Verify
python forge.py --help

# 3. Add marketplace to Claude Code
ln -s /path/to/the-forge ~/.claude/marketplaces/forge

# 4. Launch Forge Shell (optional)
cd forge-shell && npm install && npm run tauri dev

See individual plugin READMEs for detailed workflows and command references.

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Documentation

Resource	Description
forge-lib CLI Reference	Full CLI docs, usage patterns, examples
Product Forge	Card hierarchy, relationships, workflows
Tasks Forge	Task workflow, status transitions
Cognitive Forge	Multi-agent reasoning sessions
Forge Memory	Knowledge taxonomy and recall
Report Forge	8 report types, multi-agent generation
Rovo Forge	Atlassian Rovo agent builders
Slack Forge	Slack channel intelligence harvester
Outlook Forge	Outlook intelligence harvester
Forge Shell	Desktop app build and usage

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Author

Jeremy Brice

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