great_cto

Name: great_cto Review
Item: great_cto
Rating: 3.4
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Communication Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Eliminates engineering process friction that typically requires dedicated ops/management overhead. Keeps small technical teams shipping without bureaucracy.

The engineering process for solo founders and teams up to 50 engineers - without the overhead.

Define sprint planning and code review workflows without Jira complexity
Standardize on-call and incident response for growing teams
Document architectural decisions and technical debt tracking

58 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

Eliminates engineering process friction that typically requires dedicated ops/management overhead. Keeps small technical teams shipping without bureaucracy.

Best for

Solo founders and engineering teams under 50 people who need structured processes but lack dedicated ops/management bandwidth.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/avelikiy/great_cto

By avelikiy

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 avelikiy/great_cto

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

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First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me define sprint planning and code review workflows without Jira complexity

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars58Contributors3Last updated2026-07-23LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

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3 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

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

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 58 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.40 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 58 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

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