abide

Name: abide Review
Item: abide
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Enforces project-specific coding standards and constraints on AI agents, reducing review cycles and preventing non-compliant code generation that wastes engi…

Make your coding agent abide by all your project rules

Ask Claude to enforce your project's coding standards automatically during code generation
Generate code that adheres to specific linting rules and naming conventions consistently
Automate validation of Claude's outputs against your organization's technical guidelines

87 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enforces project-specific coding standards and constraints on AI agents, reducing review cycles and preventing non-compliant code generation that wastes engineering time and introduces technical debt.

Best for

Teams using AI coding agents who need guardrails to ensure generated code meets project conventions, linting rules, and architectural constraints.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/coldteadotai/abide

By coldteadotai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install coldteadotai/abide

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Enforce my project's coding standards automatically during code generation

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars87Last updated2026-09-19LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-09-19 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 87 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedSep 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 87 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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