Getting started

Installation

One command installs everything â Claude Code, 153 skills, 47 commands, a professional CLAUDE.md, and a monthly auto-updater. Pick the command for your OS.

Before you run this â you need two things: your Anthropic API key and a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope. The installer will ask for both.

PowerShell

PS C:\Users\you> irm https://aikit.originforge.net/install.ps1 | iex

bash

$ curl -fsSL https://aikit.originforge.net/install.sh | bash

1

Prerequisites check

Verifies Node.js v18+, npm, and git. If Node is missing, you'll get the download link and the installer exits cleanly.

2

Install Claude Code

Runs npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code and confirms the version.

3

Enter your API key

Your Anthropic API key is entered masked and saved to your user environment â never written to a file on disk.

4

Clone the skills library

Your GitHub token authenticates the clone of this private repo into ~/.claude/aikit-skills/.

5

Install skills and commands

153 skills copied to ~/.claude/skills/. 47 commands copied to ~/.claude/commands/. Both are immediately discoverable by Claude Code.

6

Register monthly updater

Windows: a Scheduled Task fires on the 1st of each month. Mac/Linux: a cron job. Keeps your library current with zero manual work.

Overview

What's included

Item	Location	Count
/skills	`~/.claude/skills/`	153
/commands	`~/.claude/commands/`	47
CLAUDE.md template	`~/CLAUDE.md`	â
settings.json	`~/.claude/settings.json`	â
Monthly updater	Task Scheduler / cron	â

Getting started

First steps

After installation, open any project folder in your terminal and start Claude Code.

Shell

# Open a project
$ cd my-project
$ claude

# In the Claude Code session, try your first skill
/code-reviewer

# Or your first command
/review

Type / in any Claude Code session to see all available skills and commands with descriptions. Skills appear alongside your built-in tools.

Reference

Skills 153 included

Skills give Claude Code a deep expert mode for a specific domain. Invoke them with /skill-name at the start of a session or task.

Category	Skills
Engineering	react-expert, vue-expert, angular-architect, nextjs-developer, typescript-pro, javascript-pro, python-pro, golang-pro, rust-engineer, cpp-pro, java-architect, kotlin-specialist, swift-expert, php-pro
Frameworks	fastapi-expert, django-expert, rails-expert, laravel-specialist, nestjs-expert, spring-boot-engineer, dotnet-core-expert, flutter-expert, react-native-expert
Infrastructure	kubernetes-specialist, terraform-engineer, devops-engineer, sre-engineer, cloud-architect, microservices-architect, monitoring-expert, chaos-engineer
Data & AI	rag-architect, ml-pipeline, fine-tuning-expert, pandas-pro, spark-engineer, postgres-pro, sql-pro, database-optimizer, graphql-architect
Code quality	code-reviewer, debugging-wizard, test-master, secure-code-guardian, security-reviewer, performance-profiler, legacy-modernizer
C-level advisory	ceo-advisor, cfo-advisor, coo-advisor, cmo-advisor, cto-advisor, cpo-advisor, ciso-advisor, chro-advisor, vpe-advisor, chief-of-staff
Marketing & growth	growth-marketer, content-strategist, copywriting, seo-audit, linkedin-strategy, social-media-manager, campaign-analytics, competitive-intel, market-research, cold-email, email-sequence
Product & PM	product-manager, product-discovery, agile-product-owner, scrum-master, prd, user-story, epic-design, sprint-plan, roadmap-communicator, pricing-strategy, okr
Compliance	gdpr-audit-prep, soc2-audit-prep, iso27001-audit-prep, ai-act-readiness
Finance & research	financial-analyst, saas-metrics-coach, stock-analysis, deep-research, competitor-alternatives
AI & agents	agent-designer, agent-protocol, memory-engineering, llm-cost-optimizer, eval, prompt-engineer-toolkit, prompt-engineer
UX & design	ux-researcher-designer, design-system, a11y-audit, frontend-design, canvas-design, brand-guidelines

Reference

Commands 47 included

Commands operate on the code or context in your current session. They're written for real workflows â not scraped from GitHub.

/review

Code review with severity ratings and fixes

/test

Generate comprehensive tests

/debug

Systematic root-cause debugging

/refactor

Improve clarity without changing behaviour

/perf

Performance analysis and fixes

/security

Security audit with OWASP coverage

/doc

Generate documentation and docstrings

/types

Add or improve TypeScript types

/deps

Audit dependencies for issues

/coverage

Find gaps in test coverage

/pr

Write a pull request description

/commit

Craft a conventional commit message

/changelog

Generate a Keep a Changelog entry

/branch

Branch naming and strategy

/plan

Break a task into implementation steps

/spec

Write a technical specification

/estimate

Effort estimate with confidence range

/ship

Pre-ship checklist

/standup

Daily standup from git activity

/retro

Sprint retrospective analysis

/architect

Architecture review

/schema

Database schema design

/api

API contract design

/migrate

Zero-downtime migration plan

/stack

Technology stack recommendation

/readme

Generate a professional README

/announce

Product announcement in 4 formats

/blog

Technical blog post

/okr

Write OKRs for a goal or quarter

/pitch

Investor pitch bullet points

/compete

Competitive analysis

/pricing

Pricing strategy recommendation

/metrics

Define key metrics and North Star

/onboard

Design an onboarding flow

/prompt

Write or improve an AI prompt

/eval

Design an LLM evaluation suite

/agent

Design an agent architecture

/cost

Estimate and optimise LLM costs

/query

Write or optimise database queries

/seed

Generate realistic seed data

/incident

Incident response process

/postmortem

Blameless post-mortem write-up

/runbook

Operational runbook

/ux

UX review of a feature or screen

/a11y

WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility audit

/seo

Technical and content SEO audit

/legal

Common legal risk review

Reference

Personalising your CLAUDE.md

Your ~/CLAUDE.md controls how Claude Code behaves across every project. AIKit installs a professional template with sensible defaults. You own the bottom section.

Markdown

# ~/CLAUDE.md â your global Claude instructions

## AIKit Pro defaults (updated monthly â do not edit above this line)
...

## Local Overrides
# Everything below this heading is yours.
# Monthly updates never touch this section.

- Always use TypeScript, never plain JavaScript
- Preferred test framework: Vitest
- Database: Postgres only â never SQLite in production
- My stack: Next.js + Prisma + tRPC + Tailwind
- Response style: concise, no filler phrases

Monthly updates merge the template above the ## Local Overrides heading and preserve everything below it. Your rules are never overwritten.

Reference

Monthly auto-updates

A scheduled task runs on the 1st of each month, pulling the latest skills and commands and merging your CLAUDE.md.

OS	Mechanism	Log
Windows	Windows Task Scheduler â "AIKit Monthly Update"	`~/.claude/update.log`
macOS / Linux	cron â `0 9 1 * *`	`~/.claude/update.log`

To run an update manually:

PowerShell

~/.claude/aikit-skills/scripts/auto_update.ps1

bash

$ bash ~/.claude/aikit-skills/scripts/auto_update.sh

Reference

Directory structure

~/.claude/ âââ skills/ # Claude Code reads these 153 skills â âââ ceo-advisor/ â âââ react-expert/ â âââ ... âââ commands/ # Claude Code reads these 47 commands â âââ review.md â âââ pr.md â âââ ... âââ aikit-skills/ # this repo, cloned here â âââ skills/ â âââ commands/ â âââ scripts/ â âââ auto_update.ps1 â âââ auto_update.sh âââ settings.json # Claude Code settings âââ update.log # monthly update log ~/CLAUDE.md # your global Claude instructions

Help

Troubleshooting

Skills not showing up after install

Check that ~/.claude/skills/ is populated. Run the updater script manually. If the directory is empty, re-run the installer â it won't overwrite your CLAUDE.md overrides.

claude command not found after install

Restart your terminal. The npm global PATH update takes effect in a new session. On macOS/Linux you may also need to run source ~/.zshrc or source ~/.bashrc.

Monthly update failed

Check ~/.claude/update.log for details. Common causes: GitHub token expired (generate a new one and update the env var GIT_TOKEN), no internet, or git not in PATH for the scheduled task user.

Can I re-run the installer?

Yes, it's safe to run again. It will update the skills library and skip creating CLAUDE.md if it already exists, preserving your Local Overrides.

commands not appearing in Claude Code

Verify ~/.claude/commands/ contains .md files. In Claude Code, type / and wait for the autocomplete â commands appear alongside skills. If the directory is empty, run the updater manually.

Help

Support

Having a problem not covered here? Reach out directly.

Email â kai.kpbg@gmail.com

Website â aikit.originforge.net